Year 3 have been learning the recorder this year. They have learned to play B, A and G. Have a look at what they can do!

Spring term

Crime Scene Investigators

A rock was discovered in a National Park… it had a hand print on it. The area was sectioned off by a security guard who would only tell us that a team of specialist investigators were on the way. We wanted to learn more about what a National Park was and where in the United Kingdom we would find them. 
We begin to work in role as the team investigating this rock with the mysterious hand print. We were contacted by the National Parks as they needed to tell us that strange holes were being discovered next to the Standing Stones in 5 different parks. What did this mean? Our investigation began.

The team decided that people must be coming to dig these holes at night so they set up CCTV cameras to try and catch what was happening. We used our scientific knowledge of shadows to create the footage of what the cameras saw.

The team continued to work in the background developing their scientific skills. As we work a lot at night we need to wear clothes that will reflect light in order to keep us safe. We tested which materials reflected light the most.

This term we have been working as a team of Rockhounds specialising in all things to do with Rock. Our first task was to prove to our client, Dr Dora, that we were experts in different rock types. We tested lots of rocks to test their properties. She then asked us to travel to Heimaey in Iceland to find basalt. When we arrived the local people were upset that a carbon capture company were planning on pumping carbon into the basalt on the island. They believed this might cause earthquakes. We investigated tectonic plates and proved that them shifting would cause earthquakes, not the carbon capture which is in fact good for the environment.

Last term in mantle we looked at what life was like during the stone age, a part of that was looking at cave paintings. During our mantle sessions we had a go at recreating stone age cave paintings using charcoal from the skills and techniques we had learnt during art. 

Summer term!

In the final term in mantle our team were event planners! We had to create a name, website and logo so people would choose us to plan their events. We were contacted by a lady called Sophie who wanted our help in planning a surprise party for her friend Anne who lived in China and was coming over to visit. When we met with Sophie we had lots to discuss, we discovered her friend loves cheese and tomato tarts, she loves music and would like a Chinese dragon performance at the event! Once we had gathered all the information we got to work right away! However, we had a small problem, Sophie wasn't sure where we were going to host the event; she had three options: the Race-course, Wirehill woods or Woodrow first school. We were given a list of things we needed to look out for, such as were there bins to put our rubbish, was there shelter in-case it rained and was there parking in-case people had to travel by car to the event. We decided a likhert scale was the best way to  explore and discover which place was best and went to each location to investigate. After looking at all of our findings we decided Woodrow First school was the perfect place to host our event, we sorted the decorations, made our own music and tarts and the event was a great success; Sophie and Anne loved it!