Author: helen08

Peak District 3 – Mam Tor

On the 3rd of September, we walked up Mam Tor. Where is Mam Tor? About the Walk The walk was 2½ miles long and took almost 2 hours. Lots of it on the way down was hilly and rough ground. In one part, the road had crumbled due to a landslide! What was there? The […]

Peak District 2 – Chatsworth Walk

Another walk we finished on our holiday in the Peak District was the walk overlooking Chatsworth House. Where is the walk? The walk was over lots of hills, but there was a resting point where Chatsworth House could be seen from the benches. We never visited Chatsworth House, however, because the booking was full. How […]

Peak District 1 – Milldale to Dovedale

During our holiday in the Peak District, we completed the Milldale to Dovedale walk. Where is it? How long did the walk take? The walk took about 3 hours and was to Dovedale and back. The walk was about 5 miles. At the end of the walk, there was a river and some stepping stones […]

North Cliff Walk

The North Cliff walk was long, but really fun and action-packed. There is parking available for the North Cliff Walk outside the residents’ homes. There is a sign outside that will guide you to a parking spot, either beside the hedge or on a patch of grass across the road. From the parking area, you […]

Balancing Experiment

Experiment 1: You will need: 12 Jenga bricks Method: Place 2 Jenga bricks down, parallel to each other. Put a brick on the top of them. Don’t put it exactly on top, or the experiment won’t work. Add bricks on top of the first one in an ‘L’ shape. Remove one of the bottom bricks, […]

Crunchie Experiment

Matthew experimented with baking soda and made a Crunchie! You will need: A tray A cup 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda 4 tablespoons of golden syrup Half a cup of sugar A pan A whisk A spatula Greasproof paper Method: Measure half a cup of sugar. Add the sugar to the pan. Put in […]

Bread – Yeast Experiment

Matthew made some bread today and explored yeast and it’s role in bread-making. You will need: 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter 2 teaspoons of caster sugar 625 grams of strong white flour 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt 1 1/2 teaspoons of yeast 400 millilitres of warm water 2 baking tins A bowl Some scales Method: […]

Heartbeat

Matthew decided to listen to his heart before an after excersise. Here’s what happened. You will need: A heart An obstacle course A big space to excersise in Method: Set up your obstacle course. Feel your heart – is it beating quickly or slowly? Try out your obstacle course and excersise. After excersising, feel you […]

Dancing Ghosts Experiment

Matthew made some dancing ghosts today. Let’s find out how he did it! You will need: Some toilet roll or tissue A balloon A pen Cellotape Scissors Method: With your scissors, cut out a ghost shape from the toilet roll/tissue. Draw two eyes and any other features you want to the ghost. Using the Cellotape, […]