Class 3

Friday, September 26, 2014

Gravity Fields Visit

On Friday 26th September we visited the Gravity Fields Festival in Grantham. We had 5 planned activities. The day started with a fabulous "Glorious Blood" show in the Guildhall. We learned lots about blood and how it travels round the body.
(photos to follow from class 2 camera!)
Before our visit to the 17th Century Apothecary, we looked at an exhibition of photos in the Grantham Museum.

We met an apothecary and learned about 17th Century medicines and how they cured illnesses!

We did not fancy the leech treatment for headaches!

Was the "sample " clear, bitter!... well it was a sign of melancholy!

Time to make our own cures-17th century style.

...making pills with a pestle and mortar.

using authentic tools of the trade

another group making potions

rose leaves, mint, cinnamon...

grind and mix

now to add liquid

ready to filter the potion

groups in turn add their potion

ready to bottle and name

Isabella named our mixture" Sourus Throatus".

sharing our concoctions...

No-one had any illness or ailments today !

A healthy class 3 -no need to try the remedies on offer!

Time for lunch-outside enjoying the Autumnal sun.

As we ate, Grantham College paraded some giant "puppets "on wheels.

Isaac Newton as you've never seen him before.

The colours of light, the planets, apple-all there.

Time for the Volatile Light Show...

the computer generated images from the light show

making our own light show-light sabres, light finger gloves, mobiles.... great fun

Let the force be with you!

On to the Science Fair at the George Centre...

learning how rivers flood and change their course.

controlling the speed of the train using cycle power!

lots to see and do...

a physics exhibition

how big cats are tracked

Time for our last session-Eye Magic and Camera Obscura...

looking at the eye magic stall

who needs digital cameras?

What were we going to see?

Once inside the tent we were amazed at the moving 3D images of everything around us using light, mirrors and glass lenses! fantastic?

At the end of the day-tired but a super day.

When asked what the best part of the day was, the reply was..."all of it!"

That sums it up beautifully!

A great day.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

New Term-New Class 3

At the start of term we played "people bingo"-we had to find different people in our class that fitted in with the statements on the sheet. eg My birthday is in the same month as yours, I was born in Lincolnshire, I have green eyes,I've visited a capital city...the same person could only sign 1 box!

In our sharing we also wanted to know some details-what capital city? Where in Lincolnshire?-just to check everyone was asking and not just wanting yes/ no responses!

We learnt a lot about our new class including-no-one had green eyes.