Spring Term 1
CSI Science days
We really enjoyed finding out who stole the beautiful painting from school on our CSI Science days.
Year 5 were given the task to identify white powder found at the scene.
The white powders that we found in school were:
- Salt
- Sugar
- Corn Flour
- Baking Soda
Therefore, we had to do lots of different tests to find out properties of the powders that were in school at the time of the crime.
We investigated the following:
- Appearance
- Smell
- Texture
- Reaction to water
- Reaction to Iodine
- Reaction to vinegar
After we found out the above properties of each powder, we tested the powder found at the scene.
When we added Iodine to the powder, it turned black. We then knew the powder had to be Corn Flour as we found out Corn Flour turns black when Iodine is added (the starch reacts with the Iodine).
Mystery Solved!
Ancient Greek Day
We really enjoyed our Ancient Greek Day!
In the morning, we learned how to write like an ancient Greek and we learned about their numeral system. We also learned all about the famous Battle of Troy!
In the afternoon, we tasted and evulated different Greek foods.
We tasted and evaluated:
- Tzatziki (homemade by us)
- Hummus
- Olives
- Feta Cheese
- Pitta Bread
This week in topic we have been learning all about the Greek Gods!
To help us learn about the Greek Gods, we became one!
We used an app called YAKIT to make a picture of the God come to life.
Check out our videos below...
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This week we have been learning all about Ancient Greek Democracy.
We learned about the three different democratic systems; the Ekklesia, the Boule and the Dikasteria.
We also learned about who could and couldn't vote during this democracy in Ancient Greek times.
We interviewed different people who lived in Athens at the time about why they could or couldn't vote.
Check out our videos below:
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