Thursday 21 January 2016

Year 5 'Scream Machine!'

During Term 3, Year 5 pupils are studying a topic called 'Scream Machine!'. It is based on the fast and exciting world of rollercoasters. Holly Class have already created a database (using Excel) to record some amazing facts and statistics...the fastest, the tallest, the largest vertical drop, the longest track length and the ride duration all feature. Wow!

In the photos below, Year 5 are working with 'Lego Mindstorm'. Before they could begin programming, the children needed to build the robots...

Carefully reading and interpreting the instructions...

It's tricky! Be sure to check your understanding...