Light Fantastic

In Science this term we are focusing on light. We individually collected our thoughts to the following 5 questions:

- What things give us light?
- How does light help us to see?
- What is a shadow?
- How far does light travel?
- How does light travel?

In groups we categorised and summarised the class responses.
We have posted our 'wonderings' on our classroom blog below.
Have a look to see what we came up with.

What things gives us light

What things give us light ?

- Sun
- Bulbs
- Glow sticks
- Moon
- Candle
- Lightning
- Stars

By Jasmin , Vaishnavi and Sarah

How far does light travel

How far does light travel?

1. As far as it can go. x2
2. Faster than sound. X3
3. Hours x1, 24 hours x1, 9 hours x2.
4. By house to house. X3
5. A filliyen year. X1
6. As far as one room. X1

How does light travel?

- By wires
- It shines
- Electric
- Sun
- Slow
- Every way
- Battery
- Life
- A big Machine

by Jonathan, Jordan and Andrew

What is a shadow?

- When someone blocks the sun.
- A shadow from the sun.
- A shadow is a copy of you on the ground when there is sunlight.
- Shadow is a reflection of someone.
By Jason, Maxwell and Tanner.

How does light help us to see?

- The light helps you see in the dark.
- By giving light.
- The light helps you see the clock.
- See in the dark.
- By letting we see things.
- I see the light reflecting on the clock.
- By switch on.
- I see the clock.
- When it is dark put on the light.
- The light makes us see.
- The bulb reflects the clock.
- The light bulb makes you see the clock very well.

By Andy, Ammarin, Shane and Adam

The Great Egg Drop

In room 8 we have been working on getting along and working as a team. On Friday we participated in the ‘Great Egg drop’. The group worked to create something to protect the egg from breaking when dropped from 2 meters high.
We only had 30 straws and some masking tape to complete our mission, we wouldn’t have succeeded if we didn’t work together, so we learnt to listen to each others ideas and together we found the best way to protect the egg. Some groups used a lot of masking tape and straws to protect their egg, unfortunately most groups were not successful and ended up with scrambled eggs! Sarah and Vaishnavi, Alen and Shane, Jonathan and Andy and Tien and Jessie were the only groups to keep their eggs safe. We enjoyed working with our partners; room 8 is a great team.
By Room 8

Hi Everyone

Hi guys and girls,
We are room 8, we have 17 students in our class this year, 6 girls and 11 boys. We love to go outside for PE, and use the computers.
During the first two weeks of school we worked on the Flying Start program and learnt about working as a team and being organised and responsible for our own learning. We are Kool kids.
This term we are working on a science unit called Light Fantastic with Miss Gillis and Steph. Our classes will be working together and sharing our work through our blogs.
We are looking forward to a great year, make sure you check our blog for photos of our work.