To kickstart our Science topic, Year 3 took a journey throughout the school buildings and grounds to see where we could find different rocks and identify their uses. We talked thoroughly about the properties of rocks and discussed how the properties affected the use of the rocks. Continuing on using our knowledge of properties, we used a Carroll diagram to sort rocks based on their properties.
To welcome the children back and hook them into our new topic, Great Gods and Mere Mortals, Year 3 had a Greek immersion day. As soon as the children arrived in the morning, we dressed them up as Ancient Greek citizens. We created leafy wreaths to wear and sang Greek themed songs. In the afternoon, we took the children into the hall and treated them to a culinary experience featuring a range of greek delicacies such as olives, feta cheese and tzatziki.
Fabulous categorisation of rocks, Year 3
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