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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
