River Study

For our geography topic on rivers we visited the local river in London Colney, the River Colne. At three different points along the river, we measured the width, depth and speed and recorded these in a table. We discussed key aspects of the life of a river, its usages and history, and spotted signs of misuse and pollution. 
 

When we returned to school, we were able to write up our investigation and turn our data into bar graphs for comparison and evaluation. The children had a great time being real geographers. 

Building numbers

Using base ten equipment, the children had to make a model of a creature and then find its numerical value. We then placed these on an unmarked number line, discussing how we knew which numbers were larger than others, and began to think about number magnitude and rounding. 

Electrical Circuits

LKS2 have spent this half term exploring circuits. They had to make a light bulb light up, problem solve issues with incomplete and broken circuits and make their own switches. The children explored materials that insulate and conduct, and applied this to how we use electricity safely. 

Rivers and flooding

We dug our own model of a river and observed how water flows around a meander. We discussed the causes and effects of flooding, simulating this by blocking part of the water course and imagining what it would be like to live in the flood plain of a river. We then compared this to photos of the River Colne in flood in London Colney and discussed both human and natural causes of floods. 

Maths through Tiddlywinks

We explored place value and addition using tiddlywinks. The children had to land their counters inside their goal and add up the ones, tens, hundreds and thousands to find their total. The children enjoyed this blast from the past!