--- title: "Blog" url: "https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/index/tag:science/page:5" school: "St. Bartholomew’s C of E Primary School" --- # Blog [![Image of Year 5 (Class 12) - Science Week Workshop](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/gallery/year-5-class-12-science-science-week-workshop/60ed24e2-a4e9-4338-a141-06653d3f8d2a.jpeg)](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-12-14-32-year-5-class-12-science-week-workshop) 12 March 2026 #### [Year 5 (Class 12) - Science Week Workshop](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-12-14-32-year-5-class-12-science-week-workshop) This week is National Science Week class 12 took part in an amazing workshop. [Continue reading](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-12-14-32-year-5-class-12-science-week-workshop) [![Image of Year 4 (Class 11) - Science - Curiosity](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/gallery/year-4-class-11-science-curiosity/4b53efc8-2c48-4f24-9352-4bea54d46bfe.jpeg)](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-12-10-00-year-4-class-11-science-curiosity) 12 March 2026 #### [Year 4 (Class 11) - Science - Curiosity](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-12-10-00-year-4-class-11-science-curiosity) This years Science Week theme is curiosity. We are looking forward to workshops and fun interactive lessons taking place over this week. Today we had fun investigating whether paper aeroplanes, gliders or helicopters stay in the air the longest amount of time. We made our own… [Continue reading](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-12-10-00-year-4-class-11-science-curiosity) [![Image of Year 6 (Class 16) - Science at Home](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/blog/C16.jpeg)](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-12-09-34-year-6-class-16-science-at-home) 12 March 2026 #### [Year 6 (Class 16) - Science at Home](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-12-09-34-year-6-class-16-science-at-home) A member of Class 16 has enjoyed the opportunity of completing lots of science activities at home. The pupil enjoyed telling Mr Needham what Science activities he had completed. [Continue reading](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-12-09-34-year-6-class-16-science-at-home) [![Image of Year 6 (Class 16) - Science - Sustainable Materials](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/gallery/year-6-class-16-science-sustainable-materials/e89e6267-95b3-426e-ba6b-01e025c123a7.jpeg)](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-11-13-55-year-6-class-16-science-sustainable-materials) 11 March 2026 #### [Year 6 (Class 16) - Science - Sustainable Materials](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-11-13-55-year-6-class-16-science-sustainable-materials) This week, we started our new topic on sustainable materials. We discussed hat sustainability is and what types of materials are sustainable. The children then made posters about different sustainable materials. [Continue reading](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-11-13-55-year-6-class-16-science-sustainable-materials) [![Image of Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - Science Week 2026](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/gallery/year-3-class-8-science-science-week-2026/83757f92-12c9-41d0-9a14-fdc3df7f0e86.jpeg)](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-11-13-12-year-3-class-8-science-science-week-2026) 11 March 2026 #### [Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - Science Week 2026](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-11-13-12-year-3-class-8-science-science-week-2026) Today marks the start of Science Week 2026! We started by reading ‘A tale of two shoes’ and thought about how we could design our own shoes to survive in different environments with ‘special adaptations’. We used all our creativity and imagination to develop these amazing… [Continue reading](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-11-13-12-year-3-class-8-science-science-week-2026) [![Image of Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - Friction and Measuring](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/gallery/year-3-class-8-science-friction-and-measuring/5f9dbeec-eddf-46bb-8b73-a6fb55ac17fc.jpeg)](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-05-11-31-year-3-class-8-science-friction-and-measuring) 5 March 2026 #### [Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - Friction and Measuring](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-05-11-31-year-3-class-8-science-friction-and-measuring) Today we investigated what surfaces have the most friction. We let vehicles roll down a ramp and we also used our measuring skills that we have been developing in our maths lessons to see how far the vehicles travelled. We repeated our tests 3 times. We discussed the validity of our… [Continue reading](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-05-11-31-year-3-class-8-science-friction-and-measuring) [![Image of Year 6 (Class 16) - Science - Filtering Techniques](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/gallery/year-6-class-16-science-filtering-techniques/ae92e1f7-d974-45dd-ad1b-1d0638400efd.jpg)](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-04-10-33-year-6-class-16-science-filtering-techniques) 4 March 2026 #### [Year 6 (Class 16) - Science - Filtering Techniques](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-04-10-33-year-6-class-16-science-filtering-techniques) This week, the children were challenged to separate and collect different materials without using their hands. They used filtering techniques, tweezers and funnels to separate the mixtures. [Continue reading](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-04-10-33-year-6-class-16-science-filtering-techniques) [![Image of Year 3 (Class 11) - Science - How could Victorians make their ice last longer?](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/gallery/year-3-class-11-science-how-could-victorians-make-their-ice-last-longer/a66e17b3-3da6-4ded-bbdd-58b5f23e2b30.jpg)](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-26-14-10-year-3-class-11-science-how-could-victorians-make-their-ice-last-longer) 26 February 2026 #### [Year 3 (Class 11) - Science - How could Victorians make their ice last longer?](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-26-14-10-year-3-class-11-science-how-could-victorians-make-their-ice-last-longer) Children worked in groups to plan and carry out their investigation. We then put our data in a graph. This helped us to analyse and see patterns in the data. [Continue reading](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-26-14-10-year-3-class-11-science-how-could-victorians-make-their-ice-last-longer) [![Image of Year 5 (Class 12) - Science - The Negatives & Positives of Plastics](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/gallery/year-5-class-12-science-the-negatives-positives-of-plastics/0c0f44f5-bc3e-45d6-a455-5694fa320e34.jpg)](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-26-08-49-year-5-class-12-science-the-negatives-positives-of-plastics) 26 February 2026 #### [Year 5 (Class 12) - Science - The Negatives & Positives of Plastics](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-26-08-49-year-5-class-12-science-the-negatives-positives-of-plastics) This week in science Class 12 have designed posters for the positive and negative impact of plastics. [Continue reading](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-26-08-49-year-5-class-12-science-the-negatives-positives-of-plastics) [![Image of Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - Light Investigations](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/gallery/year-3-class-8-science-light-investigations/d2cd0849-d7d4-4f4b-97c8-c668967ffde5.jpg)](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-11-12-44-year-3-class-8-science-light-investigations) 11 February 2026 #### [Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - Light Investigations](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-11-12-44-year-3-class-8-science-light-investigations) Today we planned and set up our own investigations in science. We investigated whether moving an object closer to the light source effects the size of a shadow made. [Continue reading](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-11-12-44-year-3-class-8-science-light-investigations) [![Image of Year 5 (Class 12) - Science - Separating Materials](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/gallery/year-5-class-12-science-separating-materials/307caa63-6e32-4d04-9c9c-71a22dfaa174.jpg)](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-11-10-41-year-5-class-12-science-separating-materials) 11 February 2026 #### [Year 5 (Class 12) - Science - Separating Materials](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-11-10-41-year-5-class-12-science-separating-materials) This week in science class 12 were given the challenge of separating materials the fastest! They used different sized sieves and tweezers to complete the mission. [Continue reading](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-11-10-41-year-5-class-12-science-separating-materials) [![Image of Year 4 (Class 11) - Science - Weather Observations](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/gallery/year-4-class-11-science-weather-observations/4d6947d3-2e99-4c48-a46c-5b36dbaced3d.jpg)](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-05-09-03-year-4-class-11-science-weather-observations) 5 February 2026 #### [Year 4 (Class 11) - Science - Weather Observations](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-05-09-03-year-4-class-11-science-weather-observations) Today we designed our own recording system to observe the weather over the next few weeks. We discussed the data we might like to record and how often we would do it. We then created our own charts. 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