In which we learn how amazing camels are and discover a whole new creature…
As part of our topic 'Darwin's Delight', we have been looking at how animals are adapted to their environment. My homework was in two parts - To choose an animal and describe how it is adapted: To design a new beast and describe how it has evolved to suit its environment.read more
Darwin’s Journey on HMS Beagle
For our new topic at school, I have been very busy researching the journey that Darwin took on HMS Beagle. I hope that you find this SUPER interesting! I have created an interactive PowerPoint where you can click on each step of the journey to get more information. You will need to download it to try it properly.read more
Pearl-wrecked!
I woke up and everything was rocking up and down. Then I remembered where I was. I was on a boat going to… Pearl Island. I was going there to collect pearls for a jeweller that I knew. It was a dangerous mission but without it the jeweller would go bankrupt. With them, he might be able to sell enough necklaces and bracelets to feed his family. I knew that I couldn’t go back without them. The weather had been perfect for at least 6 days now. That’s not a good thing in sailing terms…read more
Pompeii Live
Here's my homework on Mount Vesuvius created in Nawmal and Jellycam. https://youtu.be/HTzdsQHuj8c The image of a stratovolcano in the video is a creative commons picture from Wikimedia Commons. The character of Claudia…read more
Elizabeth’s Kitchen, episode 3: Pizza
This holiday, my homework was to make pizza. Here is a video of me making it - it was very tasty!read more
All about trees – my science homework!
Here is my research about trees - I used a mix of what I already knew and the Internet. Mummy typed up my sentences for me (and is making me have a go at tracing over for my homework book - she's SO mean! :-) ).read more