--- title: "Blog" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/index/tag:science/page:2" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Blog [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/62c8346c-ceb0-4469-b0fa-a7385b4b5b78.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-28-15-40-investigating-melting-points) 28 Jan #### [Investigating Melting Points ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-28-15-40-investigating-melting-points) This week, Year 4 put their research skills to the test by using the internet to find out the melting points of different materials. Working… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/047bba5b-648f-4dc1-83cb-350ebd6da558.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-27-15-49-year-4-melt-into-science) 27 Jan #### [Year 4 Melt Into Science!](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-27-15-49-year-4-melt-into-science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0561%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-27-14-58-year-1-science) 27 Jan #### [Year 1 Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-27-14-58-year-1-science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9798_fix.jpeg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-22-20-11-year-5-road-to-riat) 22 Jan #### [Year 5 Road To Riat](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-22-20-11-year-5-road-to-riat) Yesterday, Year 5 took part in an exciting *Road to RIAT* online workshop, exploring engineering, science, and sustainability. The children were challenged to design and create their own rockets, each capable of carrying a payload. They had to think carefully about how their rockets would… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0495%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-16-14-38-year-1-geography) 16 Jan #### [Year 1 Geography](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-16-14-38-year-1-geography) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_3942.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-13-15-30-y2-science-and-materials) 13 Jan #### [Y2 - Science and Materials](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-13-15-30-y2-science-and-materials) Year 2 have been investigating which material is the stretchiest and they have discovered that out of the 6 materials (paper, card, elastic band, wool, balloon and polystyrene) the stretchiest material was the balloon! They measured the length of the "stretch" in cubes and recorded this data in… 8 Jan #### [Winter](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-08-07-41-winter) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/thumbnail_IMG_0234.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-18-03-52-lighting-up-learning-our-torch-making-adventure) 18 Dec #### [Lighting Up Learning: Our Torch-Making Adventure](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-18-03-52-lighting-up-learning-our-torch-making-adventure) This term, our young scientists have been exploring the fascinating world of electricity. Starting with research into **electrical circuits**,… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0357.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-15-04-35-y6-chester-zoo-talk-with-mr-white) 15 Dec #### [Y6 Chester Zoo Talk with Mr White!](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-15-04-35-y6-chester-zoo-talk-with-mr-white) Wow! What a brilliant talk from Mr White (Max's dad) this week on endangered animals! In literacy, we have been learning about all sorts of different animals which are endangered for a variety of reasons. Mr White prepared a powerpoint presentation, armed himself with lots of animal models and… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8822.jpeg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-11-07-37-year-5-how-quickly-does-a-flame-go-out) 11 Dec #### [Year 5 - How quickly does a flame go out?](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-11-07-37-year-5-how-quickly-does-a-flame-go-out) Year 5 were busy being young scientists as we explored irreversible changes. Our question was simple but exciting: *How quickly will a candle flame go out when covered by different sizes of glass?* We set up a small candle and timed how long the flame lasted when we placed a small, medium,… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0343%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-09-02-03-year-1-science) 9 Dec #### [Year 1 Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-09-02-03-year-1-science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5985%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-09-01-53-year-3-science-rocks) 9 Dec #### [Year 3 Science Rocks](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-09-01-53-year-3-science-rocks) Year 3 classify rocks . ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ### Categories - [Year 1](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-1) - [Year 2](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-2) - [Year 3](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-3) - [Year 4](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-4) - [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5) - [Year 6](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-6) - [Nursery](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/nursery) - [Reception](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/reception) - [We Love Reading](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/we-love-reading) - [Eco-Warriors](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/eco-warriors) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)