Grebes have been making electrical circuits this week, learning to identify electrical components, create simple (and some not-so-simple!) circuits and conducting fair tests to identify problems with circuits that were not working.
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Using different types of nouns
Today we began to look at this book which explores the idea of fear.
Kingfishers collected synonyms for fear and talked about their own fears.
They learnt about types of nouns; abstract, common, collective and proper.
They used all these to experiment with constructing sentences to describe their fears.
Exploring the properties of rocks
We have been carrying out investigations and recording our findings. We have been exploring the properties of different rocks, considering: durability, density, texture, appearance and whether they are permeable or impermeable.
We are learning that it is important to know the properties of rocks when considering what they can be used for.
We have included measuring, predicting and explaining our findings.
Kingfisher Coding
We have learnt so much in our computing lessons this term!
Now we are creating sequences so that we can make the rocket follow a pathway.
We have learnt how to create backgrounds and add images. We can create programs where objects move, change direction, pause and disappear either as a result of a click on the mouse or pressing a particular key on the keyboard.
Next, we will be applying these skills using different programs and in different contexts.
Grebes Coding on Scratch
Year 4 have been adapting skills learnt on Espresso Coding to a new coding platform, Scratch. Their mission was to create simple games or animations using the Event, Control and Move blocks. Here are the first few games which you can play at home. You can also click ‘Look Inside’ to view the code and ‘Remix’ if you want to play around with the code yourself. Lots more to come!
‘Penalty Shootout’ by Matthew https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/960832219
‘What’s Your Name?’ by Mr. Leaver https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/962511100/
‘Where You Going?’ by James https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/962560810
‘Pong’ by Osker https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/961371420
‘Shootout Penalties’ by Jazz https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/962562646
Planet Clicker by Daniil https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/956983118
Dreamazon by Daniil https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/960538134
Don’t Get Rammed by Matthew https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/963473891
Squirrel Shootout by Harry https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/956798916
THE END IS NEAR! by Blossom https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/962775591
Escape the Human / Catch the Dog by Lily https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/956805065
Money Monster by Alexia https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/960313936
Yellow Card by Jonah https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/963869603
My Little World Doughnut Addiction by Freya and Noah https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/963866026
