Wednesday 13th January

English

Continue to write the first draft of your diary, from the perspective of Cameron, focusing on the main event and the conclusion. Remembering to use the diary planning sheet and the features checklist to support your writing.

Maths

Read through the PowerPoint that shows you how to ‘Four rules with fractions’.

Have a go at completing the worksheet.

Reading

Read through the Reading Booklet.  Answer the ‘Reading Comprehension’ questions in the answer booklet.

Science

Read through the PowerPoint and have a go at labelling the circulatory system, that we look at last lesson.

Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsz2oEWbNmQ to help you understand about blood and all its components.

The experiment – You will need: Cheerio style cereal pieces, a clear plastic bottle, a plastic food bad, red food colouring, a pinch of salt, mini-marshmallows and some purple pompoms.

 

Step 1: Make the plasma by filling a clear, plastic beaker ¾ full of water and adding 6 drops of food colouring and a pinch of salt to show the materials and chemicals are present.

Step 2: Place 2 handfuls of cheerio-type cereal into a plastic food bag and add red food colouring until the cereal is completely covered in order to represent the red blood cells. Then, add about 20 mini-marshmallows to act as white blood cells. Ask children questions to ensure they remembered the role and function of each component of blood.

Step 3: Next, add some small, purple pompoms to represent the platelets into the plastic beaker to finalise their blood samples.