Week 4
This week the children have been learning all about Australia! We have learnt all about the climate, culture and animals of Australia. We decided our favourite Australian animal was either the koala or the kangaroo!
We found it very interesting that when we have our winter, it is summer in Australia! Did you know that in Australia they spend their Christmas on the beach?
We have also learnt all about the Aboriginal people, the very first people to live in Australia. We have looked at some Aboriginal artwork and have made our own Aboriginal artwork in this style, using lots of dot patterns! What a super week!
On Thursday we had a whole school 'Science Day' and it was great fun! In Castleton we spent the day exploring water based science and they loved it. We investigated objects that float and sink - and they were most suprised by the carrot! Then they got to test out different materials to discover which would make the best raft and hold the most people. In the afternoon they then designed, made and tested out their own boats.
One of the favourite experiments of the day was the 'Water displacement' investigation. After reading 'Mr Archimedes Bath' story and hearing his 'Eureka!' moment in the bath, they then got to discover for themselves using differnt sized containers, animals and pebbles - could they raise the water level and rescue the animals? What a fantastic day. Well done Castleton Cats.
Science Day!
