Blog by Tag: Science

This week in Science, we have considered the question ‘What causes rainbows?’ We found out that rainbows are caused when light travels from one state of matter to another causing the colours of light to separate! We observed this in class too in which we used a prism and torch to make a rainbow.…

Our trip to the Think Tank Museum in Birmingham! Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed their day, especially experiencing a planetarium show!

This week in Science, we conducted an investigation to explore how light travels. We proved that light does in fact travel in straight lines and becomes blocked by opaque objects. Y6 Whales worked really hard in this lesson. Well done!

This week in Science, we have considered how plants are adapted to survive. As part of our lesson, we create posters based on either a cactus, sunflower or Venus fly trap. Here are some amazing examples in which Y6 Whales produced!

Today we enjoyed planting 2 trees in our playground. We learnt how to plant and how to then care for our new trees. We made a promise to look after our trees and to help them to grow. We love gardening in reception!

Year 5 have enjoyed learning about the different phases of the moon in Science this week, and are finding our new topic really interesting!

We were so excited to see the snow this week and we loved using our senses and hands on exploration to explore winter. We talked about the weather, how cold it is and what can keep us warm . We used our hands to feel snow and describe what it felt like and made a class snowman. 

This week we have been learning about Bonfire Night. We have discussed  through books, videos and songs what bonfire night is and how different people celebrate. 
We used our senses to experience a bonfire night. We listened to different types of fireworks and used great vocabulary to describe…

In Science this week, we learnt about Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. We learnt that Darwin had studied finches on the Galápagos Islands and noticed that each island had a different type of finch that had evolved depending on which food was available! We conducted an investigation to explore…

This week in Science, Year 5 have started their new science topic all about space!

This morning we spent some time planting bulbs around the school environment. The children learnt about the parts of a bulb and how to plant a bulb. They took it in turns to dig the mud before each planting a bulb and covering it over. We then discussed when we can expect to see the bulbs grow…

This week we have been learning all about Autumn. We took part in our first Forest School session with Autumn activities. 
We enjoyed leaf threading, mud painting, collaging with natural materials and pumpkin cutting.

We talked about our sea sea and used them for hands on…