Learning to be doctors!

We had a great visit to Sohar Medical University this week. The students sat in the laboratory where university students learn how to be doctors and they learnt more about the body systems. We even saw a real heart, brain and set of lungs and the students asked...

Measuring up

This week, the students engaged in some more practical activities to learn about measuring and the digestive system. We estimated and measured various items in the classroom as well as different body parts. In our UOI work, we conducted an experiment to explore what...

Healthy Choices

This week we have been looking at food and healthy choices. The students looked at their lunchboxes and decide whether it was healthy or not. We also explored the five food groups and created a healthy dinner plate. Next week, we will learn about the digestive system....

Have a great long weekend!

We have been working hard this week to write instructions for the pumping heart experiment. The students thought carefully about being specific about their instructions so that someone else could follow them. We have also been thinking about the Approaches to Learning...

How the heart works

This week we have been investigating the different parts of the heart and how it works. The students used clay to make a model, that they will then paint next week. How the heart works is a difficult concept but we have talked about how the arteries and veins act like...