Play script Writing

Watch out Shakespeare, because there are some budding play script writers in Primary 4!!

This week we have been learning all about play scripts. Although we had seen them before (in Panto Pandemonium and at class assemblies) we had a really close look at what information is given and how. For example, every stage direction needs to be in brackets so the actor knows not to say it out loud!

We then started planning plays of our own; we came up with an overall theme, then split this into a beginning, a middle and an end to give our play 3 scenes.

Today has been a busy day of practising and writing; it's really hard to remember to write down every action that needs to be done!

We should be able to give our plays their premier soon!

The Friction Test

We have been looking at the effects of friction on speed. We spoke about how friction can be a good thing and a bad thing. 

With our model cars we tested different road surfaces to see how far they went with more and less friction. We tested using the lino flooring in the classroom, with a carpet, with the underside of a carpet and with laminate flooring boards. Each time, we used the laminate flooring as a ramp to make sure the cars were going the same speed when they reached the surfaces.

The less friction - the further our cars went. We could guess which surfaces were going to be good by feeling how smooth they were. There was excellent team work, measuring skills, recording skills and explaining going on. Well done P4!