Ice Experiment

Today we did an experiment with ice, dye, and salt. Mrs Drummond froze water balloons and made ice balls to use in the experiment. We put a couple of ice balls in a bowl and dropped some food dye onto the ice. Then we put some salt onto the ice and watched it. It started to make little bumps when we added the salt. We learnt what happens when you add salt to ice. When you add salt to ice, it makes bumps. This is what it looked like:

Water Filters

This Week in Room Five for science, we have been focusing on water. We have done a lot of activities around the water cycle. Today We did an experiment with water filters. The goal of the experiment was to pour dirty water into a cup and get the cleanest water you can by filtering it. There was a selection of sand, bark, paper towels and cotton balls. Emelia and I chose to use cotton balls and paper towels. Here is what it looked like:

Bird Science

Pointed beak, flat beak and pelican beak are all the types of beaks we used for this discovery. But these things are also known as forceps, tongs and cups. First we learnt about the meanings of the words we need to know like, aim. Aim means trying to achieve something in the experiment we were trying to see what shape beak is the best for picking up food. And we learnt what will we change( the equipment), What we will measure ( the amount of food) and how we will keep it a fair test. The way we can make it a fair test by having a nice steady surface, by having the same person doing each type of food also by having the same amount of time of 30 seconds. We had an amazing time experimenting with rice, peppercorns, gummy worms and skittles and after we got to eat LOLLIES. Thank you Miss Down for this amazing experiment.

Evolution

In room six we have been learning to classify animals.  Scientists classify animals into groups in order to easily identify, sort, and name them.

Classify = SORT
there are many ways to group living things.  one way is according to how they use their food for energy.  You can classify animals into two main groups.  Vertebrate or invertebrate.
All vertebrates have...

• covering of skin that protects them
• Skeleton inside their body
• Muscles that help them move
• Blood moves through tubes
• Lungs or gills for breathing

Invertebrates

• 90% of animals are invertebrates!
• Invertebrates tend to be small because they don't have a backbone.
• Many live in the ocean because the water helps support their weight.
• Some have a hard covering or shell on the outside of their body for protection - insects, spiders, crabs, snails, clams.

Science Roadshow

Last week on Thursday the year 5 and 6 students of Good Shepherd School went to Edendale Primary School to experience the Science Roadshow! We learnt so much about ice and fire, the human body and other things that are related to science. We enjoyed watching the hosts do fascinating experiments like dropping an 8 ball into the metal stick with a hoop attached to it, before they dipped it into the liquid nitrogen the ball could thread through the hoop, but after they dipped the stick into the liquid nitrogen the ball couldn’t fit! We had a lot of fun, and recommend that everyone goes to the Science Roadshow if they get a chance.

The Royal Jelly Show

On Tuesday 29 of May the whole of Good Shepherd gathered in the hall to watch a show called “The Royal Jelly”. It gave us a lot of facts about bees and was really funny. Also three students were lucky enough to participate in the show answering questions from the “mayor”. Over all the show was fun and interesting and we all learned a lot.