Blog by Tag: Investigation

This week we have been talking about the jobs farmers do in God’s wonderful world. We have looked closely at fruits and vegetables that grow at this time of year. We predicted what we might see when we cut the squashes open and if the colour on the outside made a difference to the inside.

Year 6 worked hard to investigate how the thickness of wires affected the brightness of bulbs within an electrical circuit.

Using three different thicknesses of wire, we found how bright the bulbs were by counting how many layers of tracing paper it took until the bulb's light was blocked…

Today we went into Dorrington Woods to use natural materials to create a floating raft that would carry pennies without sinking. 
We talked about what might float or sink and why first. Then working in small groups we collected natural materials and built a raft. The only thing Kate gave us was…

Today in Year 2 we have been using our senses and talking about the body parts linked to each sense. We tasted different foods, tried to guess what was in each smell pot, listened to some sounds and tried to identify them and built Lego towers while blindfolded. 

Today in Science we have been learning how to find and count our pulse rate in 4 different places on our body. 
We then went outside to investigate how our pulse rate changes during and straight after exercising. 

This morning in Year 5 we have recreated the journey of our breakfast through the digestive system. It was messy but fun for most of us. A few of us were a little squeamish and by the time we reached the end we couldn’t even look. 

Today in Science we have planned and carried out our own investigations. 
Using balls as rocks we tested whether larger rocks created larger craters. 
Some of us chose to investigate whether the height the rock (ball) fell from changed the crater size. 

Today in Science we have been finding out about day and night and how they occur. In pairs one of us was the Sun and the other the Earth. As Earth spun on its own axis we watched the Sun appear and day begin. England was warmed and lit by the Sun all day before night fell and it grew darker and…

Today in Year 3, we have been investigating what happens to a shadow when the light source moves further away.

The children worked in small groups using torches to cast shadows and rulers to measure the heights of the shadows.

We found out that when the light moves further away the shadow…