At Marsden Primary School it is our intention to engage pupils in an exciting and investigative Science Curriculum which develops in all children a lifelong curiosity and interest in the sciences. When planning for our Science Curriculum, we intend for children to have the opportunity, wherever possible, to learn through varied systematic investigations, leading to them being equipped for life to ask and answer scientific questions about the world around them. As children progress through the year groups, they build on their skills in working scientifically, as well as on their scientific knowledge, as they develop greater independence in planning and carrying out fair and comparative tests to answer a range of scientific questions. Our Science scheme of work ensures that children have a varied, progressive and well-mapped-out science curriculum that provides the opportunity for progression across the full breadth of the Science Curriculum from the Early Years Foundation Requirements through to National Curriculum Requirements for KS1 and KS2.
The children loved completing their first experiment in Y5! We posed the questions “Are all materials soluble?” and tried mixing different materials in water to see which would dissolve and which are insoluble.
At first the class thought all the liquid materials would dissolve and make a new solution however soon discovered that oil would sit on the top.
Mrs Hanratty and Mrs Chrisp were very impressed with the presentation in books when recording our work!
Good job Y5 🙂
Last week, we started our science lessons by recapping knowledge previously taught about solids, liquids and gases. I was very impressed when they could explain how the particles behave in each state of matter and even gave me a demonstration.
Y6 had a fab time at Nissan today! We were able to design our own cars, practise working on an Assembly line, use power tools and enjoy cookies!
Year 1 enjoyed finding and comparing different types of leaves we found outside as part of our science topic. We could identify the three main parts of a leaf on our rubbings.
Reception and Year 3 had a fantastic morning gutting fish and investigating the features of them. We used knives to dissect the fish and find the skeletons inside – we were all brilliant fishmongers! We also made clay fish, drew fish and labeled each of the features including a sentence explaining their purpose. We all had a brilliant morning – Well done everyone!
Year 1 are investigating how much rainfall we get in spring. We had fun designing and making our own rain gauges yesterday. We worked really hard as a team and we are super excited to start measuring!
EYFS had a great time investigating what happens to chocolate when it warms up. We added some shredded wheat to the melted chocolate and counted out three little “eggs” to put in our nests.
EYFS thoroughly enjoyed meeting all the Spring Time animals with Rob from Zoo Lab. We learnt all about animal hibernation and even got to hold all of the animals.
EYFS had an out of this world experience in the Wonderdome! We found out all about the planets, the solar system and the sun.
Year One investigated how we hear sounds. We explored sound waves by feeling the vibrations through string.
