Cave Painting (or drawing on the white chalk with a blackboard)

During our Unit of Inquiry on Materials, we started reading the book, 'Stig of the Dump' by Clive King. Stig is a caveman who lives at the bottom of an old quarry close to Barney's grandmother's house. Barney finds Stig one day when he falls through the roof of Stig's den. They become friends, even though they cannot talk to each other.

Since the quarry is no longer in use, people throw all their rubbish away down there; Stig is good at finding new ways in which to use old things.

On the same day that they cut down an enormous tree (getting warm once in the process) and then use it to start a fire (getting warm for the second time) Stig picks up a piece of charred (yes Matthew; it does sound a little like the word charcoal!) wood and uses it to draw an amazing hunting scene on the chalk wall of the den.

Then we had a go at using charcoal and chalks to make our own hunting scene. We dusted the paper with charcoal powder and smudged it to give it a greyish background. Then we used charcoal and chalk to make our scene.



"I like yours because it really looks as if the rocks are falling," said Joe.

fabric

This is a sweat band and it's made from cotton even though it doesn't have a label, because I know how it feels.



It is quite stretchy. It is made from a natural material. It comes from a cotton plant.

What is it like?

Say Hello to Fluffy
I brought Fluffy to school. It's because I thought it is made of material.



What's it like?
I think it is made of cotton.
It's kind of soft.

My Guitar
This is a guitar and it is made of shiny wood and you can see a reflection of my hand. It is made of wood but with lots of other materials, like plastic and metal. The screws are made of plastic and some of the strings are made of metal and some are made of plastic.


What is it like?
It is shiny and reflective.


My R2D2 Coin
This is R2D2 on a coin. The coin is shiny and made of metal, but not iron and not steel. When you drop it it makes a ringing sound.



What's it like?
It is very light.
It is very strong.

My Plastic Raptor
He is a raptor (which is a kind of dinosaur). I haven't seen him for a long time; I lost him. Also, he is a nice raptor.



What's it like?
He is hard and shiny.

My Glove
I wanted some show and tell but I didn't have any so I found my glove and I thought I could share that. It is made from a waterproof fabric. It is made from polyester which is made by humans.



What's it like?
It is waterproof and mostly non-stretchy.