Water Resistance
Oak Class learned about the force, water resistance and tested its effect through a practical investigation. We worked together to explore if the surface area of an object affects the time taken for an object to sink before concluding our findings!
Contact Forces
Willow have been exploring forces and magnets this week! We looked at the terms force and contact force, classifying a force as a push, pull or twist. We also created and labelled a diagram using arrows and scientific vocabulary!
Our five senses: taste
We had a fantastic Science lesson today investigating our sense of taste. We compared sweet, sour, salty and bitter foods. Marshmallows were our favourite! There were some interesting facial expressions when we tasted lemon!
Air Resistance!
In Science, Oak Class planned and carried out a fair test to investigate air resistance and its effects. They carefully considered the variables that needed to be controlled or measured and analysed their results to look for patterns and draw conclusions!
Gravity and Mass
In Science, Oak Class described the force of gravity and its effects. We used data to measure out the diameters of different celestial bodies on the playground before recording the gravity of each planet. We looked for trends in the data, regarded anomalies and concluded that the larger the mass…
Class Two: Shadows
In science this week Class Two investigated and described shadows based on materials. They were able to write a conclusion using the key vocabulary: opaque, transparent and translucent. Well done Class Two!
The Life Cycle of a Frog
In Science this week, Class Three continued with their learning about life cycles and reproduction. This week, we learned about amphibians, specifically the life cycle of a frog! The children explored differences amongst the species, including that of a tree frog. We then planned a…
Class Two: Reflective Surfaces
In science, Class Two explored reflective surfaces through a classroom hunt! Through this discovery learning, Class Two identified which properties makes an item reflective and understood how light bounces off them into a new direction. Well Done Class Two!
Measuring plant growth
We looked again at our sweetpeas to check if they were growing shoots and leaves.
In only a few days we spotted some real changes, helped along by the warm weather!
Class Two: ThinkTank!
Class Two had an amazing time on our school trip to the ThinkTank this week! Our little scientists explored the Planetarium, Our Changing Planet and Futures sections of the museum, as well as enjoying the outdoor science garden and a special light show to link to this terms science topic!
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Thinktank
We had an amazing day out in Birmingham visiting Thinktank. Lots of hands-on and practical activities to try! The science garden was fantastic!
Thinktank!
What a fabulous trip to the Thinktank! Class Three loved the science garden in particular! We enjoyed a forensic heist workshop, which involved taking our own fingerprints and examining different types of evidence (including trace, impression, biological and digital) to solve a crime!