In expedition this week, we have been looking at the structure of volcanoes and what it is that causes them to erupt. We also spent time locating some of the largest, most active volcanoes in the world and placing them onto a map. We noticed that many of the world’s volcanoes can be found on the edges of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth’s crust.

In expedition, we have been carrying out a experiment to test seven different rocks in a number of different scenarios; chalk, sandstone, limestone, marble, slate, granite and basalt. We had to test the the hardness, durability, permeability and resistance to acid for each of the rocks and say whether or not they were suitable for certain scenarios before giving them a rating out of 5.

In maths this week, we have been looking at shape and geometry, more specifically triangles. We learnt that different triangles have different properties and began to sort them based on their properties. We then used art straws to create the different triangles; right-angled, equilateral, scalene and isosceles.

In our lesson this afternoon, we have been locating some of the major rivers across the United Kingdom. We used maps on the iPads to locate them before adding and labelling them to our own blank maps.