Science with 3/4 White

This term our Guiding question for Science is ‘What effect does the movement of the Earth around the Sun have on the seasons, cycles and weather?’ Students came up with a wonderful list of questions that they are working on answering using their research skills. Some of their questions were:

How big is the sun?

What is the difference between the Sun, the Moon and the Earth in size?

What is the lowest temperature the Sun will get to?

Can anyone touch the Sun?

Can anyone pick up a rock on the Moon and what will happen if they bang the rock in the Moon?

What came first out of all the planets?

How does the Sun and the Moon make day and night?

Can you jump on the Moon?

What is the speed of the Earth?

Also, we have engaged in group work to model the movement of the Earth, Sun and Moon. Students were put you in small teams. One person was the Sun, one person was the Earth, one person was the Moon and the other person was an observer. Using their bodies, students were able to organise themselves to show how the Earth rotates (spins) and orbits around the sun at the same. This helped students understand the difference between rotating (spinning) and orbiting, and also showed how well everyone works together in a very cooperative manner (see photos).

Numbers with 1/2 Navy

Place value is a key ingredient to developing good number sense in Grade 1 and Grade 2. We have been learning about the place value and the value of digits all year! This term we have dived back into our learning by looking at how we represent numbers, the value of each digit and how we can change these, this is called renaming and rearranging.

During Maths Rotations, students have multiple opportunities to practise building fluency with making, reading, expanding, renaming and rearranging numbers. Some of the games we have played are renaming Snake and Ladders, number expanding bingo and matching and bullseye counting in 10s.

As a class we have spent time making numbers using different materials including bundles and MAB. We have also used this material to help us to rename numbers and rearrange them.