First Level, Other Curricular Areas Menu Week beginning 29th June 2020 – Summer Time!

 

 Science Seasons

With your current teacher, you have been through all 4 seasons!

You started your class in Summer 2019, and now it’s Summer 2020!

What are the 4 seasons? Can you name

them all? Go!

Watch this short clip on BBC education: www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zp397ty/articles/zbpc47h  

Fold a piece of paper in half, then fold it in half again and open it up. You should have 4 rectangles. At the top

of each rectangle write the name of a season.

Write and draw things we should look out for in each season. See how many

you can think of for each season. What is your favourite season?

This week we are going to be celebrating

Summer! What a strange term this has been!

It has been a very busy year! We have nearly made it! This is our last

few days of school before the Summer Holidays, and we are so proud of all of you for your efforts so far!

It’s going to be a slightly different summer holiday than we are used to,

because we still have to be careful, we must stay safe, we can’t travel too far, and we need to remember to wash our

hands as much as possible.

But, we are all ready for a big restful holiday! There are still lots of fun, safe activities we can enjoy in our local area.

 Science Shadows

You need a sunny day and chalk for this experiment. (If you don’t have chalk you can take photos, but you must stand in the exact same spot

to take your photos each time.)

Go outside in the morning and find shadows of objects – your garden or somewhere near your

house would be ideal. Pick one object and trace (or take a photo of) the shadow of it on the ground – you might use

a tree, a ball, a flower pot, a garden chair… Go back outside every hour throughout the day and trace (or photograph) the shadow of

the same object each time. (Don’t move the object – it must remain in the

exact same place!)

What do you notice? Where was the sun each time you studied your

shadows? What does this tell you?

First Level, Other Curricular Areas Menu Week beginning 29th June 2020 – Summer Time!

Science

The Sun, Earth and Moon Dance

What causes shadows to move and change size throughout the day?

After you complete the ‘Shadows’ activity,

watch this clip from BBC Education: www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zp397ty/articles/zdr72sg

You’ll need a volunteer for this next

task! Using a tennis ball for the Earth and a football for the Sun, try to show how the Earth moves. Add a squash or golf ball for an extra challenge to show our

Moon! Take a photo of your ‘dance’ and send it

to your teacher!

Make a poster to show what you’ve learned about the movement of the Earth and Moon around the sun.

Technology Picnic

Pick a nice day that suits your family and prepare a picnic lunch to have in

the garden or local park.

Think about: How many people are eating?

What does everyone like/dislike? The balanced plate:healthy eating

How will you prepare the food? What skills will you need?

What utensils will you all need?

To plan your picnic lunch, draw the outline of a picnic basket on a big piece of paper and draw/write

your plans inside it. Enjoy!

Cross Curricular Summer Flower/Natural Object Hunt

Go for a walk in your local area with a summer focus. You’ve got two tasks.

1. Using the ‘Summer Flower Hunt’ sheet, see how many of these beautiful summer flowers you can find. Some of them may be growing wild in public areas, and some might be growing in peoples’ gardens. Look carefully!

2. Using only natural materials collected on

your walk, make a life sized self-portrait. Try to make it as realistic as possible. Look in the mirror before you start! Take a bag on your walk and gather any materials that you could use.

Take photos and send them to your

teachers!