Friday, September 16, 2011

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.

Friday, September 9, 2011

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.