Fairy Bread, Rock Collections and Mining!

In 2BP this week we learnt how to cut Fairy Bread into quarters. Of course we had to eat it when we finished - a quater at a time until the whole piece of bread was gone! Did you know that two quarters is the same as one half and four quarters is the same as one whole?

We also profiled the rocks in our class Rock Collection. We used magnifying glasses to look carefully at the rocks and then using a Rocks and Minerals chart we profiled our rocks by look, feel and type. What great scientific work 2BP!

And to finish the busy week off we had a parent visit the classroom who is also a Miner. He bought in some special mining equipment including a hard hat/light and a safety vest. We learnt about the type of rocks mined at the mines in Mt Isa and how hard it can be to find rocks with copper and lead in them.

Measuring MASS

This week in 2BP we investigated the MASS of different objects in our classroom. We had to use a Pan Balance and compare how much they weighed against flat and long maths blocks. Did you know that Mrs B's pencil case weighed as much as 5 flat blocks and 5 long blocks! WOW!!! And we also discovered that a table and the Earth would be heavier than us!

Geologists at work

This week in 2BP we all turned into GEOLOGISTS! We had name badges and white coats to really make us feel the part as we investigated a number of objects in our classroom. Students were given a worksheet and had to walk around the classroom looking at objects like bricks, fabric, paper, plastic, rocks and rubber. They had to discuss each item with other Geologists and decide if the object was a rock or not a rock. Great fun and super work by 2BP Geologists!

Rocks Rock!!!!

Hi and welcome back to a new term! We are so fired up about this unit that we are almost metamorphic!
Below we shall be gathering some Inquiry Questions during the term so that the children can present an Explantion Report on a question of their choice..

Let the fun begin... :)

Chinese Lunch Excursion

To finish off Term 1 and to celebrate our 'You, Me, Us' Unit, 2BP travelled by train to a local Chinese Restaurant. We all sat down with family and friends and ate spring rolls, chicken and vegetables, fried rice and deep fried icecream - Yummy! Children used their name placemats that they had produced in ICT lessons in the library. They looked fantastic and were very useful in catching all the bits of food that were dropped.