SATS Revision

Crime Suspicion Interrogation

Mathematics was on the agenda for Al Hijra boys school this week with pupils running through motion and movement tasks. The children completed questions on topics like percentages, angles, multiplication and division successfully using mindstorm robots and various software packages.

Also this week the CLC ran a 3D Forensics session for the pupils of Holy Trinity School. Pratical tasks were completed by each pupil which involved solving a murder by analysing hair, fabric, fingerprints, blood samples of both the victim and suspects. Also running toxicology experiments to determine the cause of death. This was a fun session where the pupils learn how science takes place in a working enviroment. Next week more on forensics along with pictures to demonstrate the tasks.

Movement, Motion, Mation.

This week proved to be a productive week for both the CLC and Al-Hijra Secondary School. Taking Animation to the next level, the pupils were given specific tasks to create both a story and then animation using Lego City Buildings. A hospital, airport, factory and house were among the various scenerios to choose from. The children worked enthusiastically editing the Lego masterpiece incorporating Garage Band music and Audio dialogue effectively.

Also this week, percentages, division, diameter and perimeter were some of the topics covered in our Maths in Movement and Maths in Motion sessions. Introducing fun tasks for the children to understand the concepts of mathematics made these sessions very much enjoyable. Next week we have more sessions in Maths and also some Forensics to look forward to.

Space And Beyond

Last week Bordesley Green Girls School attended a session on Space and it's Mysteries. Firstly, designing a Functional Space Station using Google Sketchup, the children were put through several rigourous tests to show a habitual enviroment for astronauts when up in space. The pupils went through tasting different types of food and attempting various exercises which then led them onto the final stage of the session. In this stage pupils added data modules to support extended scientific research such as Space tourism etc. All in all the day was very much enjoyed.

Operation Montserrat

This week Holy Trinity School conducted an e-Mission session collaboratively with National Space Centre, Leicester. Operation Montserrat is an electronic mission that challenges students to apply their science and math skills to an authentic crisis situation.
During the full day session, five teams are organised into groups, which are given various titles eg, Hurricane Team, Communication Team etc. Each group has to analyze data in order to avert possible disaster and save the lives of the people living in Montserrat. The pupils worked very hard and had a productful day. Also another outreach session to Golden Hillock in Textiles proved awarding. The pupils worked very hard on each of their projects producing some excellent pieces of work.

Crazy Climate

Climate change effects everybody and the Year 5 pupils of Nansen Primary School visited the CLC to learn what the causes are and what measures can be taken to minimise the risks.

By using Photostory the pupils created a presentation dipicting Climate Change and what we can do to slow the process down. The work they produced included audio, visual and musical skills, which was taken away with them at the end of the session. Also staff ran an outreach session at Golden Hillock Secondary School for Year 11 pupils to learn various techniques in Textiles using ICT.

BETTer Technology!

Members of the CLC visited the BETT show, which was hosted in London last week. They were quite impressed by the range of services and new technology which is now available. We will be sending details of some exciting links and software in our weekly bulletins over the next month.

Also, James Brindley School attended a session in Art and Design creating their own piece of Aboriginal Art. Once completed, the pupil's work was transferred onto T/shirts for them to take away. Some excellent work was produced by the class. To subscribe to our weekly bulletin's please contact us with an email address that will be added to our mailing list.