In Reception we have been looking at floating and sinking. The children learnt about what it means for objects to float or sink, made predictions and then did an experiment using the water trays to see which objects floated or sank.
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Year 2 Science
In Year 2 the children have been investigating materials. After looking at the different properties materials have, they designed and made a kite using the materials they thought would be the most suitable. This afternoon they tested their kites to see if their ideas were correct!
Year 4 – Science – teeth investigation
Year four have been learning all about teeth this half term and have set up an investigation to see what affect different liquids have on tooth decay. To do this, we have supplemented eggs in the place of real teeth as the shells are made of enamel! You can see some of the photos below after 7 days and we look forward to finding out the final results in our science lessons this week.
Year 6 Science
Year 6 have been investigating the law of reflection this week. When rays of light reflect, they obey the law of reflection: the angle of incidence always equals the angle of reflection. Children held a mirror on a piece of paper and made a very narrow slit in a piece of card. They dimmed the lights and shone a torch through the slit towards the mirror. On the white paper, they had to look for the incident ray and the reflected ray of light. They had to play around with the angle of the torch and the distance they held it from the mirror. Using a pencil and ruler they drew the incident and reflected rays on the paper. Then, they drew a dashed line perpendicular to the mirror, from the point where the incident and reflected rays met. This is the normal line. We were impressed with the children’s curiosity and teamwork!
Year 3 Science
Year 3 enjoyed exploring friction in Science today.
They completed an experiment to see which child’s shoe had the most friction. They thought about what a fair test is and measured using newton meters.
Year 3 Science
Year 3 enjoyed beginning their new topic on forces and magnets.
They learnt about the 2 different poles and what a magnetic field was.
Year 3- All about plants!
Year 3 spent the afternoon reflecting and recapping on their science learning from this half term – all about plants!
They remembered the different parts and functions, the life cycle and even our water transportation experiment!
Year 3 Science
Year 3 explored water transportation today.
They had to think about what a fair test was and work as a team to set up their celery and food dye.
We can’t wait to see the results later!
Dancing Raisins Y5
Last week in science we were continuing to explore the properties of materials. We carried out the ‘dancing raisin’ experiment and had great fun watching them! We had to make some predictions, observe closely and consider the reasons for the movement using scientific vocabulary
Y5 RHE
This week, we have been exploring sun safety. In RHE, we have been learning about how to keep safe in the sun and the effects of UV rays. In science, we learnt about processes involved with testing sunscreen and used UV beads to test the effectiveness of sunscreens with different factors. It helped us to understand the importance of wearing sun cream.
