Dear Edgerley Parents,
The children have had a wonderful week continuing to explore
machines in our Unit of Inquiry "Marvellous Machines". They
have remained committed to deconstructing a variety of machines and are fascinated
to look at the inners of these. We have told them they have to ask permission
before deconstructing any machines at home!!
This week we have focused on
investigating machines we use in the kitchen in particular. The children
have compared machines that use electricity/batteries to those that are manual.
They have also discussed ways they might be able
to perform particular activities without machines to help us, which
has highlighted how helpful machines are.
"You push this button. You need power. I'm just doing it to
number 2. 5 will burn it. You press this button 'eject' to see if it is
ready" - Oscar explained of his toaster.
"You could use an oven to make your own toast if you didn't
have a toaster" David suggested.
"It's got a cord. It needs power. You turn on the switch and
it starts popping" Ella shared of her popcorn machine.
"It spins round and round. It makes coffees and milkshakes.
The power comes from the thing there (battery). If its flat then you put it in
charge and it gets more charged" Denver told us of his milk frother.
"A mixer needs electricity. Then it goes by itself" -
Andrei
"If you didn't have a mixer you need a whisk" - Stefan
suggested.
"A bottle opener has no batteries or electricity. It's for the
bottles that have corks in them" - Johnny described.
"A cupboard is not a machine because it has no
electricity" - Varish clarified.
Thank you to Rana Hamood for coming in and helping Ben make Nutri
Bullet smoothies for us all!
Best wishes,
Emma, Emma and Ty
