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Newton Primary School, Primary 1: Sun, Moon and Stars...


This term, Primary One have been learning about the Sun, Moon and Stars. During National Science and Engineering Week, we were very fortunate to receive a visit from one of our parents, Mrs Bowie. The concept of gravity as a force was introduced through many practical activities. We put a toy teddy onto a ‘lazy Susan’ and spun it around slowly to see what would happen. We then spun it again with greater force. We learned that a stronger force made the teddy fall off and that the direction in which it fell was due to gravity. Mrs Bowie explained that there is very little gravity on the Moon and that is why astronauts find it very difficult to move around. Our last activity involved holding two balls, one lighter and one much heavier. We had to make sure we held the balls at exactly the same height and that we dropped them at exactly the same time. Most of us thought that the heavier ball would hit the ground first but, after lots of attempts, we came to realise that both balls hit the ground at the same time. Mrs Bowie explained that gravity is a very strong force that pulls everything downwards and it doesn’t matter how heavy the object is.


“Gravity keeps you on the ground.” Libby “We learned that the balls land on the floor at the same time.” Archie McO


On Friday 20th March, we were very fortunate to experience a partial solar eclipse. We researched how to safely observe the eclipse and each pupil made a pin-hole camera using two pieces of white card. We pierced a small hole into one piece of card and practised how to hold it correctly so the Sun could shine through the pin hole. At 9.20am, with much excitement, we all went into the playground to use our cameras but it was cloudy! However, there were a few breaks in the clouds and we did manage to see some of the eclipse. We now know that an eclipse happens when the Moon moves in its orbit between Earth and the Sun. The Moon cast a shadow over Earth.


“When the Moon moved in front of the Sun it got a bit colder.” Ana “It got darker and it felt like there was about to be a storm with heavy rain.” Brodie


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