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Enterprising Pupils swap

S2s in field for the

Soapbox classroom
S2 geographers spent a day out of
Challenge class at Holyrood Park and the National
Museum of Scotland, exploring and
I enjoyed making and designing logos, learning about the dramatic impact of
boxes and packaging for the soap. I earthquakes and volcanoes on the local
landscape, reinforcing what they had
also learned how to work better as a I enjoyed working with different been studying in class.
team. Finlay Fife (S2) people and creating ideas for our With favourable weather conditions,
company. I learned that working as a
I enjoyed being able to be creative company is stressful and you need to the budding geographers learned about
with the different themes. Being put have a lot of communication for it to the park’s geology with Mr Watson
in Camstone Quarry, the geological
into teams meant we got to work work! Carla Sinclair (S2) background with Miss Hay in Hunters
with people we didn’t know so well.
Bog, land uses and their impacts on
Winning was great! The Soapbox Challenge also inspired Haggis Knowe with Mr Ross and played
Hannah Reid (S2) creative writing as pupils grappled a game of geology Twister with Mrs
for the right words to describe their Hughes at St Anthony’s Chapel.
product. A selection is reproduced After a quick lunch stop we spent the
here. afternoon visiting various exhibits
at the National Museum, recording
It is wrapped in smooth, translucent interesting geographical and geological
paper and adorned with a purple facts and learning about changes in
sticker that features a bee. When Scotland over time.
unwrapped, it releases a sweet smell Mr Andy Ross
into the room and another bee is
carved onto it. It feels like bliss.
Magnus Horgan (S2)
The best soap in the world is pink
with gold sparkles. It feels smooth
and smells like flowers. It’s also
environmentally friendly.
Daisy Stevenson (S2)
Higher
My soap would be white with swirls of
gold. It would smell sweet, like honey geographers
and have a creamy texture.
Emily Lake (S2) model coastlines
Higher Geographers’ creativity was put
S6 mural to the test in making coastal landform
models to explain feature formation.
brightens corridor Wave cut platforms, headlands and
bays were created in playdough form.
Following proposals from Advanced Mrs Ali Hughes
Higher Art and Design pupils, Philippa
Lloyd’s idea was selected. Philippa spent
a week working on her mural at the
entrance to Castle Building. The image
represents the Business Studies/P6
corridor and links to the painting ‘Open
Window, Collioure’ by Henri Matisse.
Mrs Amanda Thomson

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