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 On Tuesday afternoon, Giraffes enjoyed workshops with The History Van. The session focused on 3 historical figures whose ideas and inventions still impact our life today. It was certainly not just a History session as so much was woven in from across the curriculum. It was also a whole heap of fun as you can see from the photos.  Introduction to Philo, Sophocles and Pamphile Inventing Waterwheels with Philo The children learnt about the invention of the waterwheel and were set an engineering challenge. They had to first come up with their own hypothesis about the height and speed of the water that would make the waterwheel work most effectively, then test their theories.  We discussed the effect that gravity had on the effectiveness of the waterwheel, as well as why the water running too slow or too fast would make it less efficient.  Greek Theatre with Sophocles We learnt about how different theatre was in Ancient Greece and how Sophocles' introduction of masked actors portraying