Science

Earlier in the week we looked at different materials and predicted whether they would be waterproof or not. We discussed what waterproof meant, and why things are built using specific materials.

 

Yesterday we read 'The Three Little Pigs' and talked about who we thought the smartest pig was and why.  We discussed what materials were used in the story.  After this we were put in groups to make our own houses.  We had four groups - paper, straw (we talked about that these are actually plastic), sticks and dominos (pretending to be bricks).

After we had completed our 'houses' we talked about the challenges we faced building the house and working as a team.

Some groups said they found specific parts of the building difficult - getting the roof to stay on / making the walls stand up, while other groups main challenge was getting everyone in the group to work together.

Overall I was very impressed with how the majority of the students worked together and contributed.