Year 6 have been learning about the circulatory system and this week we made ‘blood’ so we could see its different components! We use some water, some mini marshmallows, two different cereals and some food colouring. A plastic bottle was our blood vessel.
It was very interesting but messy!
This week in Science Year 3 became pedologists. (Science Soil Experts) . They were given 3 samples of soil to investigate and analyse. The children had to deduce which soil was the sandy soil, silty soil and clay soil. We used our senses to help us. First we started off by using magnifying glasses to look in detail, then moved on to touch and hear as we scrapped the soil.
Finally we completed a Ribbon test on each sample which involves adding small amounts of water to see if the soil can be rolled into a ball. It was very messy but we had a great time!
Some of our all day children took part in a science experiment yesterday to see if they could make some noodles dance! The children added water and vinegar to their container along with the noodles but nothing happened. We then added some magic powder (bicarbonate of soda) which caused the noodles to dance.
Chief Scientist Mrs Elliott was very impressed with the vocabulary the children used to share their observations. The mini scientists conducted their own test to see if the noodles moved quicker to music!
Yesterday, Year 5 investigated water resistance by creating different shapes with plasticine and timing how long they took to reach the bottom.
Year 4 had a ‘noisy’ science lesson this week when they used musical instruments to explore how sound travels as a vibration.
Year 2 had a great time investigating which material would make the best footprint on the moon. We used flour and sand and set a timed investigation using wellie boots to investigate which material created the deepest impact and why.
Which material do you think will make the deepest and clearest footprint on the moon?
The Gardening Club has worked so hard preparing our garden for Winter. A big well done to all of our dedicated gardeners.
Our favourite Autumn activity in gardening club was planting pumpkin seeds inside the pumpkin. We are now waiting to see how the seeds will germinate and grow.
In Year 1 we have been learning about animal diets. Today, we discovered that lots of animals have left a mess all over the school! We put our knowledge of carnivores, herbivores and omnivores to the test and investigated which animal made each mess.
Then Mrs Lewis told us it was a prank! Silly Mrs Lewis!
This afternoon, Year Five investigated how to separate mixtures. We used sieving, magnetism and filtration to separate a mixture of water, rocks, paper clips and water.
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The children in Year 6 worked really well today to create some classification keys for a selection of animals. Well done everyone.
