This week we have talked about what a scientist is and what we think they look like. We created our own pictures of what we thought a scientist might look like and showed our pictures to our friends. During forest school we did our very own science experiment and used Read more…
This week we had lots of fun for British Science week exploring the topic of ‘Growth’. We created a wormy together and discussed the different features of a worm’s habitat. We then went into Kaden’s garden to search for worm’s. We were looking for Earthworms, Deep burrowers and Surface worms. Read more…
This week Year 4 Maple have been celebrating British Science week and thinking about what it means to be a Scientist. The children each drew a picture of what they think a scientist looks like and unsurprisingly we had a lot of Einstein style drawings. We want young people to Read more…
WOW! We are overjoyed with the amount of children who completed the science experiment at home last week. There will be a video this week of all your amazing work. Some of our teachers children even completed the experiment at home – see if you can spot Mrs Alderson’s son Read more…
We have been learning a lot about our new science topic ‘Habitats’. Our science expert Brody is always sharing lots of interesting facts about animals so he was the first to wear our class lab coat. Each week the child that impressed in science will get the chance to wear Read more…
Firstly, we would like to congratulate all of the children who took part in last weeks science experiment – volcano. We were so impressed to see all the images and videos! This weeks experiment for you to complete at home is called ‘walking rainbow’. This week you will visualise science Read more…
Are you ready for a challenge? This week will be the first of six different science experiments that you can do at home during Spring 2. Are you really enjoying your science topic in school? Do you want to become a scientist? Do you want to explore the world around Read more…
This half term year 4 will be learning all about space. During today’s lesson our focus question was ‘What are solar and lunar eclipses?’. To help us understand how an eclipse works we went into the playground and worked in groups of 3, with one person playing the role of Read more…
Today Year 4 started their new Science topic all about space. We made model to show how the Earth orbits the moon and the moon orbits the Earth. We also used Oreo biscuits to help us to understand the phases of the moon. We really enjoyed eating the Oreos after Read more…
Year 5 have started their new science topic studying magnetism. We have discussed the difference between contact and non-contact forces. We thought about the history of magnets and what they are used for. We then investigated what makes magnets attract and repel. We enjoyed using bar magnets, paper clips and Read more…