Science Y4 Biology – Why are our teeth so important?

By Mrs H HEBDEN15th March 2022

 

Following on from the last enquiry, where we learned how our digestive system works, today we looked at the function of our teeth.

We explored the indentations left after we bit into an apple and how they varied within the class. Using the mirrors, we described the size, shape and position of our teeth.

Did you know that children have 20 teeth yet when we grow our adult set we have 32! We discovered the incisor teeth help us bite, the canines help us to tear and the molars chew and grind our food into smaller pieces that are easier to swallow.

Grinding the carrot between lego was a great way to model the function of these large teeth and it really helped us to remember it!

 

British Science Week in Year 2!

By Mandy Graves15th March 2022

Today, Year 2 enjoyed their parent workshop as part of British Science Week.

We were investigating how to make a strong bridge out of a piece of paper.

We made a prediction then tested our theories with the help of our extra adults. We discovered that folding the paper into a channel shape allowed us to put lots of weight on the bridge before it collapsed.

We repeated the investigation with tin foil and predicted which material would be stronger.

Finally, we did a whole class investigation with a large sheet of paper to see if that would hold the same weight as a small piece. We found out that it could only hold 3 coins before collapsing! Enes said he thought it was because we’d made the bridge too wide!

Lots of great science and engineering ideas were explored.

Year 5 Sirius Science Trip

By Olivia Mead15th March 2022

Year 5 had a brilliant afternoon at Sirius Academy West testing lots of chemicals to reveal their special colours! With this knowledge, the children also discussed how fireworks are made and which chemicals are used to create their colours.

Well done to our well deserved winners: Ethan Thomson and Hamdi Dogan! #ScienceWeek

Forest School Fun!

By Jodie Buss9th March 2022

The sun shone for ‘Forest School’ this week as we had great fun in our first session back!

We loved getting our hands dirty and muddy planting and sowing seeds in our outdoor area! We talked about good places to plant seeds and the things they needed to grow. We looked at lots of different texts about Spring and looked out for signs all around us as we planted ready for Summer. This week in Literacy we have been reading ‘Oliver’s Vegetables‘ so we used our knowledge to plant our very own carrots, peas, broad-beans, beetroot and sunflowers! We discussed what we thought might happen to them over the coming weeks and how we would care for them. We had a go at pretending to be sunflowers ourselves, starting as a small seed and shooting up tall with our hands as wide as leaves!

We also had great fun planting some trees, ready to expand our outdoor forest area! We loved finding out about different types of trees, Birch and Oak, and talked about the roots and the very important job they do!

We loved getting physical using trowels, spades and rakes and loved coming together to work as a team!

                                 

 

Performing simple tests to identify waterproof material.

By Mrs K SMITH8th March 2022

As scientists this week, Year 1 have been carrying out comparative tests to identify which materials are the most suitable to make a waterproof hat for Barney the Bear.

We begun by discussing which materials we though would be waterproof. Lots of us though tin foil, plastic and wood were going to not let water through them.

We recorded our predictions on a table before we carried out a fair test.

First we put Barney in a bowl, then we held materials above his head and put water on them with a pipette. We observed what happened to the water once it was on the material. Some materials soaked up the water and we knew this meant they weren’t waterproof. Other materials just made the water run off and we knew these were waterproof.

Lots of us were surprised that the wood was not waterproof. the water soaked in to the wood.

We observed very closely how the water soaked into the material and paper and how the water just sat in a puddle on top of the metal, plastic and tin foil.

We decided that Barneys hat should be made of plastic as this was the softest of the waterproof materials. We though wood would be too heavy and the tin foil would be very noisy in the rain.

Y6 Electricity – Identifying electrical symbols and describing functions of electrical components

By Miss T LITHERLAND1st March 2022

In Y6 this afternoon we revisited Electricity that we learned about in Y4.

We took part in a quiz and got to grips with all the specific vocabulary – we remembered that an insulator blocks the flow of electricity and a conductor can transmit electricity.

We looked at a variety of electrical components and had a go at building circuits – we quickly remembered that the circuit needed to be continuous and could not have any breaks in it. We were able to make circuits that included bulbs, switches and buzzers!

We then matched the component to the corresponding symbol and described what its function was. We then applied our new knowledge to draw circuit diagrams using the correct symbol.

Building a boat

By Mrs E WILKINSON29th January 2022

The F2 scientists have been busy again. This time, deciding on the right material for building the three little pigs a boat. The children thought about what a boat needed to be good at – floating. They then tested the materials to see which floated. They learnt lots of new words and had a great time exploring the materials and investigating them.

Take a look at the blog here

Floating sinking Blog