During Science, we conducted an experiment called ‘Dancing Raisins’. We placed raisins in water and also in lemonade. The raisins in lemonade started to dance. The combination of raisin and gas is less dense than the raisin alone, so when many “bubbles” form on the raisin, they lift the raisin Read more
During Science this week, we looked at the digestive system. We thought it was very funny creating our own model with Mrs Downing. We could talk about the functions of the mouth, saliva, the esophagus, the stomach, the small intestine, the large intestine, the rectum and the anus. We are Read more
In science club we made walking rainbows using paper towels and food colouring. The children made predications and ensured they used scientific vocabulary to do so. The children worked in groups to plan and carry out their experiment. The children were fascinated to hear the science behind the experiment: The Read more
In Science this half-term, Year 2 have been learning about states of matter. This week we learnt what a mixture is. We then completed a mixture experiment to find out which substance (soap, washing up liquid or bubble bath) combined with water makes the best bubbles. We had lots of Read more
The Great Science Share is an annual event, aimed at inspiring children to share scientific questions with new audiences. Harwood Park hosted the event and 5 schools’ including ours attended. Each school had a group of 8 pupils’ conducting a range of different Science experiments. We had a great time Read more
Year 1 took part in the ‘Great Science Share’. We had to investigate the question, ‘Which solution makes the best bubble?’ We made our own bubble wands and tested a solution with a little bit of washing up liquid in it and then a solution with a lot of washing up Read more
Juniper had a fantastic day at Lytham St Anne’s Beach School yesterday. The weather was glorious and the children were so well-behaved. The children learnt about the wildlife that lives on the beach and in the sea around Lytham St Anne’s. They learnt about the tide and how waves play Read more
This week has been the big science share. Reception were challenged to build strong bridges for the Billy Goat’s Gruff goats. Whilst playing outside, the children have built their bridges using different resources such as the big wooden blocks, crates, wooden planks, chairs and the foam bricks. Some of the Read more
Year 5 had a great day at St Annes beach today. It was glorious weather and the children had lots of fun in the sunshine. The Lancashire Wildlife Trust set up camp for us and carried out some fantastic beach school workshops learning about the wildlife that live in the coastal habitat and how to protect them. The children explored the sand dunes using nets and found lots of minibeasts were living there. We also explored the strandline searching for signs of life such as egg cases and shells. We also carried out some practical activities to learn about the tides and why there is so much life on the beach. The children decided that they didn’t like the litter on the beach and carried out their own litter pick to clean the beach up. There was also some time to play on the beach. Everyone enjoyed building sandcastles, flying kites and frisbees. There was some fantastic teamwork going on.
we had lots of fun investigating the shaving foam rain cloud experiment. The children used shaving foam represented a cloud, the water represented the atmosphere and the food colouring represented the rain. The children found that as the cloud get heavier, gravity pulls the water down out of the clouds Read more
