Mr Dunlop's Class

Simple machines   make work easier for us by allowing us to push or pull over increased distances.  There are SIX simple machines:  Type Example Activity 1.    Pulley  -  How Stuff Works A pulley is a simple machine that uses grooved wheels and a rope to raise, lower or move a load. Pulleys 2.    Lever  -  Enchanted Learning animations A lever is a stiff bar that rests on a support called a fulcrum which lifts or moves loads.  Levers 3.     Wedge   - pictures using LEGO bricks A wedge is an object with at least one slanting side ending in a sharp edge, which cuts material apart. Wedges   4.    Wheel & Axle   - Activity using pencils and thread spools A wheel with a rod, called an axle, through its center lifts or moves loads. Wheels 5.    Inclined Plane  - pictures using LEGO bricks An inclined plane...

This February Our school is going to be skipping for the  Jump Rope for Heart foundation. All our students are invited to help with the fundraising for the Heart and Stroke Foundation throughout February. This will be done at school and can be done at home too.  If you would like to fundraise for the event, please follow the instructions below. To sign up for online fundraising and more information about Jump Rope for Heart please go to the website   www.jumpropeforheart.ca  and click on the following links and follow the instructions. • ‘Join school’ – search Copperfield School • Click ‘join school’ • ‘Join as new participant’ – fill in all your personal information, set a goal, invite your friends and start fundraising. The deadline for the Jump Rope for Heart fundraising is Thursday, February 28, So jump to it!!!

Click below to watch  Parliament building light show.

We have to select a charity that we will be donating to with the funds we raise during our BMO entrepreneurial challenge. Charity Choices Red Cross Disaster Relief for Australia https://www.redcross.ca/about-us/red-cross-stories/2020/red-cross-personnel-supporting-australia-bushfires-response CanadaHelps https://www.canadahelps.org/en/australian-fires/ Plastic Oceans Canada https://plasticoceans.ca/ CPAWS https://cpaws-southernalberta.org/ Alberta Ecotrust https://albertaecotrust.com/ Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area http://www.crossconservation.org/

On Feb 18th we have an in school presentation (Wheels in motion) in the morning. We will be transitioning into wheels and levers and building devices and vehicles that move (simple machines) units after this session. Here are the forms

Penguin Jump Multiplication

Light & Shadows: Click here==> shadows How we see things: And here==> How We see things Home viewing: What is Light? Light and colour Science Max: The Light Challenge Light optics Light spectrum Light &Shadow:(Translucent, Transparent & Opaque) The Eye (How we see colour) Optical illusions Game