Energy Conservation for Kids - Song

Where does electricity come from.....

http://www.switchedonkids.org.uk/what-is-electricity

What if we had no power for a day......

Today there is a power cut. Everyone has to work without electricity. No one can play with the computer. Everyone can’t have toast.

By Theo.

Today on news headlines there was a gigantic power cut in Christchurch at 1am in the morning. There was a storm in Christchurch and  the power lines got hammered! We have no electricity until tomorrow. This means we can’t message, do work or play Clash of the Clans!

By Jackson  
                                                                                                           

Today there was no electricity in the world. There was a power cut. The toaster wouldn’t go on. I couldn’t play on the iPad because it was flat. It was funny because mum washed me because there was no hot water.

By Summer

Today there was a power cut. Everyone didn’t get up . The toasters wouldn’t go. I had weetbix. Everyone was late. Everyone couldn’t use the computer.
By Matthew

How to keep safe around electricity

In Room 10 this week we have been thinking about how to be safe around electricity. If you are not careful with electricity you could get hurt or start a fire. Here are some ideas for how to keep safe:

You can’t cook in the kitchen without an adult.

Never put water near a TV or a computer or you could get an electric shock if it spills.

Don’t make the toaster jam or if you put something in it you might get an electric shock.

By Patrick

Never put water beside a TV or a computer because you can get an electric shock. Never put a hair dryer in water because you can get an electric shock. Only use a microwave if an adult is with you. Don’t cook something unless a grown up is with you.

Barnaby

Don’t put a sock on a light.

Liam

Never put water near electricity. They do not mix together. Do not let babies chew on wire. Never cook stuff when there is no grown up with you. Do not put metal things in the toaster.

Melissa

Electricity is very dangerous with water that’s spilt on the table. Do not have cables on the floor because a baby could bite it and get harmed. When you are in the kitchen you have to have an adult with you.

Annabel

By Charlotte

Spring Poems

Spring

Butterflies swooping in the air.

Blossoms growing in the branches.

Grass growing up out of the ground.

The sun is very hot like lava.

The leaves are very green when it is spring.

By Will

Spring

Rocks dazzling in the sunlight.

Blossoms bursting like a pearl that is freshly made.

Baby animals are born in spring.

Grass dancing through the wild wind.

By Annabel

Spring

Grass swaying in the strong stormy wind.

Daffodils dancing in the fireworks and talking to their friends.

Bees buzzing in the hot sun.

Branches swishing in the beautiful warm day

By Poppy.

Spring

Lambs frolicking around a paddock on their wobbly legs.

Grass that is so green that daisies are sprouting.

Trees are getting dressed from winter midnights and days.

Foals are galloping trying to go on the racecourse and horses are racing.

Daffodils are staring at the bright, bright sun.

Green leaves are sprouting like mad.

By Izzy

Science Alive Visit

Today the people from Science Alive visited us in our Learning Centre.  We had lots of fun making circuits, working with static electricity and working out what materials electricity can go through.  Astrid brought her robot Rosie along to meet us.  She was very cute and also helped us learn what we use electricity for: Heat, Light, Movement and Sound. Can you work out what we are doing in each of these photos?

Static electricity

Static electricity is awesome and very fun.
Yesterday we went to different classes to do different things with static electricity. We went to room 8,26,5, 7 and last of all Room 10. We had so much fun. My favourite one was the one where you rub the balloon on your hair and put a piece of plastic in the air. I nearly got it but the piece of plastic fell down.
By Melissa



"Hmmm, how does that work?"
In Room 10 we are learning about static electricity. We learnt that in everything there is a negative and positive charge. On the TV we saw a balloon and a T Shirt. Mrs O'C rubbed the balloon on the TShirt and all the negative went to the balloon. We tried putting them to more negatives but it just didn't work. Fact, the negatives don't like being with more negatives. They push each other away. The negatives go towards the positives.
By Charlotte

Wow, electricity is awesome. Yesterday we did five experiments in B1 and B2. First we went to Room 7 and tried to stick a balloon on our body parts and stick it to the wall. Next we went to Room 5 and rubbed a balloon on our head and tried to tilt water, some people could do it. In Room 26 we rubbed the balloon on something and tried to lift paper off the ground. After that we went to Room 8 and rubbed a balloon on our hair and it floated up. It was super fun.
By Tainui

I made a little bit of water move by rubbing a balloon on our hair. We made plastic fly. All of us made a person fly.

by Eddie