Blog by Tag: Science

Some year 5 and 6 children who spent time earlier in the year growing their own vegetables have been able to use our brand new kitchen to cook different healthy meals. These include flatbread with pea and mint dip, healthy pot noodles, potato cakes, garlic bread and even chocolate and beetroot…

In nursery this half term we are learning about growing. We will talk about plants as well as how animals and birds change as they grow.

Our caterpillars have arrived and we are so excited to watch them grow and the life cycle come to life.

Today, Year 4 had an amazing trip to Heysham Power Station. We learnt all about renewable and non-renewable energy, understood how nuclear power stations generate electricity and even had a tour of Heysham 2 Power Station! The hard hats and PPE vests were very exciting, even if they were a bit…

Today we got active in our learning. We did a wall quiz where we had to hunt for the answers to some key questions about microbes. We found out the 3 main groups, their typical features and how they can be classified. We discovered various ways in which microbes can be useful or cause us harm and…

This morning, Year 4 explored electricity with a fantastic session led by Electricity North West. We drew and built circuits, discussed electrical safety and even made a human circuit using the electricity in our bodies!
 

This afternoon, we were investigating what happened to our bodies when we exercise. It made our hearts beat faster, made us hotter and we were out of breath.

We also learned that exercise was good for our physical health and our mental health.

As part of out DT topic on structure, we have been investigating different techniques for making strong stable structures using a variety of materials. We want our final shelters to be able to withstand wind, rain, wear and tear and impact, so we used our science investigation skills to test how…

We wrote letters to Supertato asking for his help. We arrived into our classroom and found Evil Pea frozen in ice balloons. We then had a discussion about how he froze him and we need to make sure we don’t let the ice get warm or it will melt. 

We have been learning about how sedimentary rocks are formed. Today with Mrs Dowson in science we made food models to show the different layers found in sedimentary rocks. We really enjoyed tasting our creations at the end!

We have been looking at the four seasons and been exploring the changes in our environment during each season. We have linked our calendars and made 4 trees based on each season. 

This afternoon we had four medical students from Lancaster University visiting our class. They told us about different aspects of keeping healthy, such as healthy eating, good sleep habits, exercise, personal hygiene and mental health. They also taught us what to do in an emergency and we had a go…