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Our science this term is focused in Forces and magnets. Here are a few things that we have found out. We all played ‘Furious forces’ where we looked at a range of items and thought about how we move them. throw bounce We came up with other 'forces' words like push, pull, turn, twist etc What objects are magnetic? This stapler is!! We explored lots of objects and found out that metal is magnetic. Do magnets work through liquids? We could move the paperclip up through some of the liquids, using a magnet. The syrup didn't always let you move the paperclip, we thought that this is because syrup is sticky and thick. The magnet worked through water, oil and apple juice. Magnet magic How can you make the ring magnet move without touching it? Can you make it attract or repel to another magnet? We used a ring magnet attached to a pyramid framework, and used another magnet to make the ring magnet move around like magic.

What would you do if you had to explain to a robot how to make a jam sandwich? Well, of course, you would write it a set of instructions (also known as an algorithm) to explain to the robot how to do it. Mrs Morris pretender to be a ‘jambot’ and let the children give her instructions on how to make a jam sandwich. But she went a bit wrong because the instructions were not clear and precise enough. The class soon realised that instructions have to be simple, clear, direct and in the correct order. They then wrote a set of instructions to explain how to make a jam sandwich. Many used numbers or arrows to order the instructions, and everyone remembered to use bossy words like put, turn, spread to start their instructions. Here are a few of us following our instructions to make our own jam sandwich. Were your instructions easy to follow? We had good fun making and eating our sandwiches!!