Floods, Floods, Floods!!!!!

PPR have been learning all about rain, thunderstorms and floods this week as part of their Unit Of Inquiry ' How the world works'. We have made rain gauges and graphed the amount of rainfall at AISS; solved maths problems to rescue people stranded in a flood; experimented with floating and sinking materials and used this knowledge to design our own rescue boats.

This is what the children have to say:

"We found out that blocks float" (matthew)

"I learnt that an empty drink bottle can float" (Eden)

" I didn't know that there are canals underneath Orchard Rd to take all the rain water away" (Toby)

"I learnt that sand bags can save people in a flood by soaking up the water" (Lucas)

"I learnt that floods carry soil onto the river bank which helps crops to grow" (Sebastian)

"I learnt that scissors sink" (Freya)