D.T. - Space Rockets

Our topic has been space and this week we have been looking at rockets.
First of all we looked at real rockets such as the A-Class that took the first living being into space. We identified the shapes used to make a rocket such as a cylinder and a cone.

Next we designed our own rockets using the same type of shapes. However our rockets were designed to take tourists into space. Then we made our rockets using junk materials and then we painted them.

Science - Shadow Investigation

During the day we have been investigating how shadows change in length and direction. We recorded our results carefully and presented them in a graph. Our results showed that shadows are longest at the beginning and end of the day. This is when the sun is at its lowest in the sky.

Badminton Festival

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Anyone for badminton? Year 5 were on Wednesday where they joined lots of other children from the local network of schools. They had a great time developing their skills and the sports leaders from the Blandford School put on a very well organised event.

Model Racing Cars

We've had a great time making model cars out of wood. The cars have sails and were blown along with a fan. Almost every car went approximately 3 metres.

D.T. & Science - Towering Temples

The Parthenon temple in Athens inspired us to create our own temples. We wanted to see how much weight our temples could support and most children succeeded in supporting 5kg or 5000g. However, the record was over an amazing 10kg or 10000g. It was so surprising that the paper columns could support so much. We found that the shorter, wider columns were the sturdiest and strongest.

Fairground Visit

As part of our topic 'All the fun of the fair' we went to the fair at Crown Meadows. We looked different types of ride, the artwork used and how the rides work (which parts move and in what direction). Thankfully it didn't rain but we took our coats just in case.