Fourth Class

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In science class we made our own stethoscopes and tested them .  We used plastic pipes , tape, and either a plastic bottle top or a funnel. The most difficult part was getting a good connection between the pipe and the  funnel or bottle top. We discovered this was also the most important part !  Some groups had to fix their connection and the trick was to use a pipe size that was a good fit with lots of tape. We used the stethoscopes to listen to heartbeats, pulse and digestion.  Digestion was very noisy !!  ( it was just after lunch break )

We tested the pipe end and the funnel end for listening.We  also got to use a real stethoscope and compared to it our own stethoscopes worked well.

We did a class project on the heart and with help from everyone in our class we knew 41 facts about the heart. Thank you to Mrs. Mc Mahon  who did a super job of displaying our project. Here are some photos ………

Testing the pipe end for listening - does it work ?
Testing the pipe end for listening – does it work ?

Listening to digestion ! Who has a grumbly tummy ?

Testing the wider end for listening

What can you hear?

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3rd and 4th class have been out and about and did  some Geography  field work on our local road.

We set off in our high viz jackets  with 2 trundle wheels, clip boards and record sheets. We measured the road width

and did a house count and vehicle use survey.  We recorded road signs and markings and drew a sketch of the junction at the church.

We had a great day out and also did some map work and route planning back in the classroom.