Blog by Tag: Science

Today, we have started our unit on ‘Forces’. We have been learning about gravity and the link between mass and weight. We measured the mass of each object and then used the Newton meter to measure the amount of force acting on it.

We decided another category was needed so added a group called ‘Never Alive’.

In Science, we are learning all about living things.  Today we sorted various objects into two categories - living or dead.  Most objects were quite easy to classify but some made us really think.  

We have been looking and naming the different animals and learning the animal groups ( mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish). We have been looking closely at the different animals to sort them into different groups. We have spotted similarities and differences between the animals and…

We went into the garden to look for signs of growth now that Spring is on its way.

Year 6 loved learning about microorganisms in Science- who says that Playdoh is only for KS1?! We created models of different types of bacteria, fungi and viruses thinking carefully about the shapes and sizes in relation to each other. We also conducted an experiment into how yeast causes dough to…

To start our new topic, we went to discover the animals we found in our school garden. We found out that the smaller animals (insects) like damp, dark places like under the logs and rocks. We found some woodlice, a ladybird, a snail and a slug! 

Today, we have been investigating how switches work and why they are so important. We had a go at making our own switches using the knowledge from last week that metals are conductors of electricity.

Today, we enjoyed looking and listening about all the different animals that Mr Bush works with every day. We enjoyed listening how he helps conservation, finding out and teaching other people about animals. 
We discovered some new animals that we had never seen before so close( lots of beetles…

We are exploring different materials. We wanted to make our cuddly toys into superheroes. Each child had to feel the different materials and choose one to make a cape out of. We went up to the juniors and let our teddies fly.

Today in science we have carefully dissected a tulip to identify the main parts of a flower for reproduction. We have learned and used a lot of new vocabulary, including stigma, style, ovary, anther, filament, sepal and ovule. 

We have been learning lots of new vocabulary linked to our topic on ‘Electricity’. Today, we investigated which materials are electrical conductors and which are insulators. We found out that metals are conductors.