EYFS Space Topic so far...
In EYFS we have been learning all about space. The children have so far enjoyed; discovering a broken space craft in the playground, designing their own space crafts and going on lots of space hunts.
Conductor or insulator?
We,be had loads of fun investigations which materials conduct electricity and which ones do not. We learnt metals are great conductors. We were surprised by pipe cleaners which conduct electricity eventhough we thought they didn't because they had metal on the inside!
Year 3 Knowsley Safari Park Trip
Wow! What an amazing first trip. We went to Knowsley Safari Park to learn more about our predators topic. There were lots of animals such as rhinos, camels, sea lions and lions. We even got to see some tigers! The children really engaged in the tiger workshop and the guided tour around the safari…
Amazing switches
In science, we have been learning all about electricity. This week our objective was to learn how a switch worked. We investigated using circuit components and discovered that when a switch was closed the bulb turned on and when it was open the bulb turned off. Using our prior knowledge, we…
Save the egg!
In our Engage science activity the children in Year 2 worked in their teams to talk about, plan, make and carry out this task. Each group was given a selection of materials, which they could choose from that would stop an egg from breaking when dropped from our fair test height. It was a tricky…
Marvellous mirrors
In Year 3 we have been learning about light and dark. The class have carried out different investigations to find out more about what dark is, the different light sources and what reflection is. Today the children were using the mirrors to discover what happens when you look in a…
Jodrell Bank trip
Year 5 visited Jodrell Bank last week to learn more about our Solar System. We took part in a space experiments workshop and visited the indoor, inflatable planetarium. It was out of this world!
