Year 3 (Class 9) - Science - Sound (Loudest & Quietest)

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We continued learning about sound today and conducted a sound hunt around school looking for the loudest and quietest areas.

We recorded sound on our data loggers and discussed what we found in class. We also discussed if results might have been different at different times of the day.

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Year 6 (Class 16) - Homework Challenge

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Natan has completed his first homework challenge. He has made a fabulous model of the solar system that is now on display in class.

He has received 50 trackits for his hard work. Well done Natan!

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Year 4 (Class 11) - Science - Sound

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Class 11’s science topic this half term is sound.

We thought about which areas of school would be the loudest and which would be the quietist. We made a list and went round school using the data loggers to find out the decibel reading.

We found the playground was the loudest and office was…

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Year 4 (Class 11) - Science - Sound

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Class 11’s science topic this half term is sound.

We thought about which areas of school would be the loudest and which would be the quietist. We made a list and went round school using the data loggers to find out the decibel reading.

We found the playground was the loudest and office was…

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Year 5 (Class 13) - Science - Earth & Space

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This week class 13 have started their new science topic, Earth & Space.

We investigated how we know the Earth is spherical. We took our learning outside the classroom to look for evidence for this. The children loved learning outside the classroom and being mini scientists.

Back inside the…

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Year 4 (Class 11) - Science - Sound

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Class 11 have started their new science topic on sound, they have enjoyed investigating pitch and how the length and thickness of an instrument changes the pitch.

They also felt how sound travels through vibrations using drums cymbals and triangles to feel the vibration.  

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Year 3 (Class 9) - Science - Pitch

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Today we started our new science topic on sound by investigating how size of the instrument effects the pitch.

We also experimented by feeling the different vibrations made by the instruments.

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Year 5 (Class 13) - Science - Light

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Class 13 loved learning outside of the classroom for their science lesson on light.

They investigated naturally occurring colours, shadows and the effects of clouds on light. 

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Year 3 (Class 9) - Science - Frogspawn

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It’s been very exciting in class 9 this week as our tadpoles have finally turned into frogs ready to be released into the wild.

We have loved watching the metamorphosis from frog spawn to froglets.

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Year 4 (Class 11 & Class 12) - Science - Forces

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Year 4 went to Armley Park to see forces in action.

They saw the push and pull off the swing and how gravity makes them come down.

They also noticed the friction involved in a slide and how adding water reduces the friction making you go faster. 

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Year 3 - Science - Forces

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Today we investigated forces in action at our local playground.

We talked about pushes and pulls, things that made us go faster or slow down, friction, gravity and air resistance...and we had lots of fun!

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Year 3 (Class 9) - Science - Data Loggers & Reflective Materials

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Today we used data loggers to test how reflective different materials are.

We used our results to design a book bag that will keep children safe when walking to and from school.

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