Blog by Tag: Science

Willow had a very creative science lesson making pan flutes.
We used 8 different lengths of straws and stuck them together. When we blew them we'd created an instrument that could achieve different pitches and we were able to explain why.

In Science this week, Maple Class travelled all the way to the forests of Tanzania without leaving our school grounds!

We have been learning about the famous scientist Jane Goodall. To truly understand her work, the children became scientists for the afternoon. We grabbed our books and…

In our science lesson today we were investigating how volume changes with distance.

What happens to the volume of a sound as the distance from the source increases and decreases? Let’s find out.

Our scientists in Maple Class worked together this week for a massive investigation. We wanted to find how many of each pet are in our class, and we used some brilliant scientific methods to get our answers!

Step 1: Sorting and Counting with Cubes

We began by using concrete materials. Each…

We have been learning how the string carries the sound waves, vibrates the cup and vibrates their ear drum for us to hear what our friends said.The string is a solid so the sound waves travel quickly.

After a discussion we recorded our findings in our books.

 In Science we were experimenting with different ways to make sounds and recording which part was vibrating.

It has been a busy two weeks of Science! We have been learning how to group and identify different animals.

In KS1, we moved from sorting animals to identifying why they belong in a specific group. We looked for clues like:

• Mammals: Do they have fur or hair?
• Birds: Do they have feathers…

This week in Maple Class, the children took part in a hands-on science investigation to explore which materials are waterproof.

We began by looking at and feeling a range of different materials, such as paper, fabric, plastic and foil. The children talked about what the materials felt like and…

This week, Maple Class enjoyed a fantastic Water Workshop led by a visitor from South Staffs Water. The session began with a lovely story called Little Drop, which helped the children learn all about the water cycle — how water travels from the clouds to the ground and back again!

After the…

The children in Willow class used their investigative skills to test the strength of different types of magnets, and whether the size of the magnet affected the strength.

This week, our Reception class took their learning outside for a sensory scavenger hunt, and what a wonderful adventure it was! As part of Maple Class' Scie topic on using our five senses, we explored the world around us using our eyes, ears, noses, and hands to discover all sorts of natural…

We have been learning about water resistance. To test our theories we have been exploring the idea of streamlining. We have learnt that large shapes experience more water resistance and so move more slowly through the water.