Smite Farm

 

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Carried out experiments to see where the best place to grow a seed would be.

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Is it moist enough ?

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Is the soil good? we used our noses to check !

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Was it sunny enough ?

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We recorded our findings. Each group had a different area to investigate.

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Wheat growing in a tyre !!  Why ?

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Looking for Minibeasts to see if they can survive in the area.

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Presenting the results. Which group had the best area ?

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Now we know how the wheat grows , we used it to make our own bread.

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But first we had to grind the wheat and make the flour.

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Can you remember the name of the equipment we used to grind the wheat ?

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Good waiting, turn taking and sharing boys !

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Let’s add some yeast .

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…and now the fun bit !

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Lunch time . We had a lovely picnic !

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After lunch we played a game to learn what a seed needs to be able to survive and grow, with a little help from our parent helpers.

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Sun

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Air

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Water

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soil.

Once we had all the ingredients for a seed to grow we took our seeds to the seed nursery .  

We enjoyed exploring the wheat fields.

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