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Year 2 Ocean have been testing materials to design a boat. We started by testing different materials to see which ones would float and were strong enough to hold weight. Then we tested the materials over time and designed our boats, planning which materials we would use. Then we finally made our boats. We tested them to see how fast they were and how strong they were. The first test involved adding a string with a weight at the end of it to pull the boats through the water. We timed them to see which one was the most hydrodynamic. Then we added weight to the boats to see which could hold the most weight before sinking. We were surprised to learn that the boat made out of grease-proof paper held the most weight and did not sink under over 1000 cubes! We discussed why we thought we got the results we got and thought about what we would do differently if we were to run the experiment again.
Michelle Simons
Year 2 Ocean Teacher
Year 12 have been spending a lot of time in Sports Hall One over the last week. Not doing sport, although they could tell you the science behind it…
There was a fun packed programme for the secondary students remaining on-site, which followed the 5 Co-Curricular strands. Students were immersed in languages, film-making, STEAM activities and cooking. They learned about children's rights and advocacy, and showed their creative talents through artwork. They hiked in the hills and formed friendships across year groups. See the Firefly page for further details and photographs
It has been a very memorable end of the primary journey for our Year 6 students. This last week of term has been jam packed. On Monday and Tuesday, the students performed the end of year production of ‘Olivia’, on Tuesday morning, there was a year group water fight and on Wednesday afternoon, they finally graduated with a special ceremony.
As a community, we've been actively promoting healthy eating habits through our weekly articles about life in the kitchen. With the summer holidays just a few days away and the heatwave this summer, we must all be more mindful of our fluid intake.
The British International School Budapest
1037 Budapest
Kiscelli köz 17
Hungary