Science Week Learning Challenge

To celebrate British Science Week (11th-15th March), we are running a whole school (KS1 & KS2) science based learning challenge where the children can pick one or more of the challenges below to complete at home. This year’s theme is ‘Journeys’. We want to encourage young people to think about the different scientific journeys that happen everyday and how they can discover science through their own lives and experiences. It is also a chance for young people to consider how journeys can help us experience more of the world around us.

There will be a prize awarded to the child with the best homework project from each year group. Please submit any completed work to Miss Winters in Scotland class by Friday 22nd March. Winners will be announced on Friday 5th April during the E for Excellence Assembly.

https://www.britishscienceweek.org/plan-your-activities/poster-competition/

Good luck! We look forward to seeing some fantastic entries this year.

Science Week 2018

Children across the whole school have been enjoying science this week as they have been participating in a variety of fun activities, investigations, assemblies and workshops.

Years 1-5 enjoyed a fun science show about bubbles with Gooey Stewie whilst Year 6 participated in his workshops.

From bubbles on fire to hundreds of tiny bubbles across the hall, the children loved finding out about how bubbles always form in a sphere regardless of the shape of the wand.

Some lucky children including Amelia N and Tobey R in Year 3 and 4 even got put inside a giant bubble!

Year 6 children enjoyed a hands on workshop where they created their own rockets out of a straw, paper and blu tac. Gooey Stewie took the classes outside to set off a big rocket launcher which the children loved!

Also, we have had some fantastic entries into the Science Week Learning Challenge competition from Year 1- Year 6. Some of the ideas and experiments children have done at home have been amazing, whilst lots of other children have opted for interesting research projects into some famous scientists! Winners and runner ups will be announced in assembly at the end of this week.

Y3 Scientists!

Year 3 have been loving their new Science topic on 'Light'.

Last week we discussed what light actually is and worked out where sources of light come from.
We learned some new scientific vocabulary...

"A luminous object is something that gives off it's own light. A non-luminous object doesn't give off light. It reflects or absorbs light." Kaylin Muwanda, Wales Class

We had a class circus where the children were able to go around the class exploring different objects and deciding whether they were luminous or non-luminous.
"I liked it when I got to touch the plasma ball because it looked like a mini lightning bolt on my finger!" Scarlett Deeble, Scotland Class

This week, we have been learning how light travels in a straight line. These lines are called “rays” and scientists use arrows to draw them.
Our investigation involved shining a torch through three pin holes and we observed that the light came out at the end.
"My prediction was right. The  light went through the three blocks because it travels in a straight line," Ricky Donovan, Scotland Class.

We finished the lesson using a transparent prism which reflects the light to make a hologram.
"The hologram was very very exciting because it looked like a mini 3D animal that was flying!" Mehmet Nevzat, Scotland Class.