Blog by Tag: Science

We followed the map to identify the different plants we have growing in our beautiful school garden. 
We found a Mint plant, Rosemary, Hyacinth and a blossom tree to name just a few. 

This week, we have been learning about friction. We used Newton meters to pull a bag across different surfaces to see which created more friction. More force was needed to move the bag across rough surfaces like the astroturf, concrete and carpet. 

We had an amazing day at Blackpool Zoo today! We enjoyed finding out about what each animal ate and found out if they are carnivores, herbivores or omnivores. We watched the tiger eating his dinner and worked out he was a carnivore. The fact-files around the zoo, also helped us. 
Thank you to…

What a brilliant trip! We learned so much about the animals and the habitats that suit them best. 
 

This term we've been learning all about forces- air resistance couldn't hold us back; we got a good grip on gravity; things heated up when we learned about friction and we were swept away by water resistance! Therefore, we couldn't wait to see what we would get our hands on this week...…

This afternoon, Year 6 have been testing the durability, strength and water-resistance of various materials so that they can move on to the next stage in the process: designing a shelter that will comfortably house 4 toy statues and can withstand 100ml of 'rain', survive 30 seconds of 'wild…

We have discussed the shapes of fish and boats. We moulded plastercine into different shapes to see which travelled the fastest through water. Then we used words such as ‘streamline’, ‘water resistance’ and ‘contact forces’ to explain what was happening. The cone was the…

As part of our topic of animals, we have been looking closely at different types of animals, their groups and their features. Therefore, we were very excited to look after some fish for a few weeks. We are enjoying feeding them and discussing the different parts we can see e.g “...look at their…

We had a brilliant time learning about how to keep ourselves healthy this morning when the student doctors from Lancaster Uni visited. 

Today, we have been learning about air resistance. We made parachutes that were different sizes and dropped them from the same height to see whether the surface area created more air resistance. We found out that the larger the canopy, the slower they fell to the ground. We also found out from…

We have enjoyed finding out and sorting what different animals eat. We have used the vocabulary herbivore, carnivore and omnivore. We have also thought about what we eat! 

Today we have been finding natural objects with different characteristics. Some were smooth, some bumpy, some long, some short.