Blog by Tag: Science

This week in Science, Team Starlings have been investigating how the mass of an object affects it's gravity. We had a great time drawing planets on the playground to get an idea of their comparative scaled sizes, and enjoyed researching what the gravity is like on other planets. This half term, we…

Sunflowers have had so much fun experimenting outside in the water to see what objects float or sink. We predicted what we think might happen before carrying out the investigation. 

This week, we have been reading 'Yucky Worms'. We have learned all about worms, including where they live, what they eat and what happens if they come into contact with a spade. Today, we found a worm in Forest School and spent lots of time watching it wriggling through the dirt. 

Last week was Science Week. We loved linking all of our subjects to science and showing off all our scientific knowledge! In our Science lessons we are studying Biology- Animals including humans. We looked at the similarities and differences of animal features. 

This week we enjoyed double science, looking at the life cycle of an amphibian and the life cycle of an insect. We had so much fun hearing about real experiments from real scientists, and discovered that Red-eyed Tree Frog Tadpoles are so intelligent that they can hatch from their eggs early if…

This week in Forest School, Team Daffodils have been exploring the effects of the rain. We have found muddy puddles to jump and roll in and searched in the pond for creatures. Team Daffodils were very disappointed to find only old toys in the pond, which they have retrieved and returned to Forest…

The children have been discovering insects in the ground.

In Science we have been exploring volume. In particular, this week we have been describing the relationship between vibration strength and volume. We then presented our results using a bar chart. We changed the way we played a musical instrument and measured the volume, in decibels, from the…

In Badgers we have been celebrating British Science Week. We have been asking scientific questions abut shadows. We decided to investigated whether different materials produce the same shadows. We were so surprised to learn that this isn't the case! We were able to make dark, clear shadows using…

In our science lesson we have been exploring how sounds are heard through different mediums. We have also been researching how whales and dolphins communicate underwater. 

This week in Team Starlings, we have been learning about the Earth's axis, tilt, rotation, and orbit. We have used plasticine balls and torches to help us understand why we have day and night- demonstrating how when the earth rotates, half faces towards the sun, (daytime), and half faces away from…

What a fantastic trip we had this week to the National Space Centre! Team Starlings had a brilliant time learning all about our Solar System. Highlights included seeing a real rocket, (pictured), an actual piece of the moon itself, a fantastic Planetarium experience, zooming around the solar…