Year 1 - Science - Plants & Water
Children in years 1 and 2 have been busy at lunchtime watering the plants.
The children have used the knowledge they have learnt in science to know that plants need water to survive.
As the weather has been hot this week many children have said to Mrs McCaffrey that the plants need…
Year 4 (Class 12) - Science - Flower Hunt
Today in class 12 we went on a flower hunt.
We were investigating what plants we could find in our local area.
The children enjoyed finding a variety of plants.
Reception (Class 2) - Science - Planting Beans
We planted beans in our garden.
We talked about what beans need to grow and have been looking after them , making sure they have enough water and light. We can’t wait to see what happens in the next few weeks.
Year 2 (Class 6) - Oracy / Science - Seeds
Class 6 had an oracy lesson in science this week. We used talk tokens to discuss whether a Moston United football club should have a roof built to stop the pitch getting muddy.
We then carried out an experiment to discover whether seeds can grow without water or light.
Launchpad / Starship - Exploring Shadows
Children from Starship and Launchpad enjoyed exploring shadows as part of their topic on Space.
The children explored how the shadows changed with the position of the light and them moving nearer and further away from the screen.
Objects such as a bowl were then used to create a shadow of…
Starship - Fizzy Planets
Children from Starship enjoyed making fizzy planets this week as part of their topic on space.
The children chose the planet they wanted to make and then mixed baking soda with water and food colouring. Lots of sensory fun was had and the children were amazed when the vinegar was poured onto…
Year 3 (Class 9) - Science - The School Wildlife Garden
Today we visited our wildlife garden to see what animals we could find living in our local area.
We used different methods to find and collect them and then we brought them inside to observe.
We used keys to identify what we had caught and then drew labelled diagrams of them using…
Year 4 (Class 12) - Science - Living Things
In science we having been looking at living things.
This week we explored the school grounds to see what animals we could find.
Year 1 (Class 4) - Science - Animal Groups
We have been learning about different animals and their groups.
Today we compared the similarities and differences for different animals within the same group.
Year 2 (Class 6) - Science - Planting Seeds
In science, class 6 have been planting seeds!
We have each planted a broad bean, and are going to observe how it grows over the half term.
Year 6 (Class 16) - Science - Washing Powders
In science this week, class 16 tested different washing powders, to find which was the best. Asda's own, Persil and Vanish.
We left the stains for 30 minutes. These were our results. Persil seemed to leave the best results.
We realised that this meant it was better for the environment, as…
Year 2 (Class 6) - Science & Oracy
Our science lesson had an oracy focus this week!
We worked in groups to study a variety of seeds before asking questions we would like answering throughout our new topic of Plants, such as "how much water does a seed need?", "how long does a seed take to grow?" and "can a seed grow without…