As part of the Movers and Shakers topic, Class LH continue to find out about significant people in history.
This week we have compared Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong thinking about their journeys and how through the different eras, transport has changed. We were also able to recap the facts about Ada Lovelace being so instrumental in first computer programming and coding and how Neil Armstrong would have used this skill with the computers which helped land Apollo 11 on the moon in 1969.
The challenge in science was to find out which material
would be good for Christopher Columbus to use as a mop on his decks on his
ships. We tested 4 different fabrics; knitted dishcloth (Christopher Columbus’s string vest!), J-cloth, paper towel and kitchen roll. After a fair test using the same
amount of water on the same size of fabrics, we decided that J-cloth was the best for Columbus to
use and that the dishcloth was the worst – due to the holes in it.
· Statement - Tabby noted, "The moon has so many rocks and is very dusty." and Viviana commented, "Neil Armstrong found a very special rock."
· Command - Willow ordered, "Get out and put the flag on the moon." and Maddie shouted, "Get my helmet."
· Question - Junior asked "Where is my helmet?" and Herbie questioned, "Why is it so dusty on the moon?"
· Exclamation - Ivy exclaimed, "What a lot of rocks there are here!" and Oliver thought, "We finally made it on to the moon!"
We finished off by doing an analytical astronaut quiz to see whether we would make the grade as an astronaut!! Mrs Hall was pleased to note that most of the class were able to – and wanted to – become astronauts!! Watch out NASA – there are some fabulous problem-solving, team players who are budding astronauts out there!!
