Electricity experiments - Let there be light...!

Today we explored electricity. We learned how tiny atoms were and we learned how tiny the nucleus of the atom itself is. We saw diagrams showing how electrons "orbit" around the nucleus and how when they flow, they create an electric current.
Using all this, we created simple circuits using bulbs, buzzers and motors. Lots of us created propellers and fans, one boy even made a hair dryer!

The classroom started to sound like a traffic jam in Time Square with all the beeping and buzzing!

Day 9 - Roll up, roll up for the Circus Extravaganza!

Finally, performance day came on Friday and all the hard work paid off. We had jugglers, amazing feats of balance and barrel rolls! We had acrobatics, tight-rope artists and human pyramids! Thankfully, the teachers escaped becoming human canon balls. Enjoy the show!

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Day 9 of the Community Circus - practice

Day 7 of the Community Circus

Crab Tip for a warm-up

Day 6 of the Community Circus

We had a really upside down day.....

Day 5 of the Community Circus

LEGO gorillas, crabs and other odd looking creatures

We had a very enjoyable time creating various animals with our LEGO WeDo kits. This involved following a series of steps to build them and then putting together a computer program to run the motors which spin the gears. See all our creations below.