by Jillian KEARNEY | Dec 1, 2015 | Grade 4, Uncategorized
Grade 4 had a special movie viewing this week. The feature film was WALL-E, a movie depicting the future of humanity starring a couple of robots seeking friendship. The premise of the film is that Earth is no longer inhabitable and humans are forced to live in a space...
by Jillian KEARNEY | Dec 1, 2015 | Grade 4, Uncategorized
Grade 4 looked at how energy sources and technology have transformed landscapes. We analyzed a variety of images that show machinery within natural contexts. We looked at the colors and lines in the images and tried to recreate them using oil pastels. We experimented...
by Jillian KEARNEY | Nov 1, 2015 | Grade 4
Grade 4 had an awesome time exploring how electricity works by building their own circuits. Students were encouraged to explore the materials and develop their own “challenge” questions, e.g. How can I make the bulb light up? How can I make it brighter?,...
by Jillian KEARNEY | Nov 1, 2015 | Grade 4
Grade 4 had an exciting visit from Jonathan Wilks, an electrical engineer with Majan Electric Company. He, along with his colleague, spoke with Grade 4 about the energy grid of Sohar and how we get our electricity at ABIS. To accompany his presentation, he showed the...
by Jillian KEARNEY | Oct 29, 2015 | Grade 4
This week Grade 4 started a new unit of Inquiry on energy, energy sources, and the global consequences (positive and negative) of energy use. Before diving into this huge topic, students first had to address a very fundamental question: What is energy? That simple...
