Starship - Fizzy Planets

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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…

Category: Stellar Provision

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Year 3 (Class 9) - Science - The School Wildlife Garden

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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…

Category: Year 3

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Year 4 (Class 12) - Science - Living Things

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In science we having been looking at living things.

This week we explored the school grounds to see what animals we could find.

Category: Year 4

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Year 1 (Class 4) - Science - Animal Groups

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We have been learning about different animals and their groups.

Today we compared the similarities and differences for different animals within the same group.

Category: Year 1

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Year 2 (Class 6) - Science - Planting Seeds

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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.

Category: Year 2

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Year 6 (Class 16) - Science - Washing Powders

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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…

Category: Year 6

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Year 2 (Class 6) - Science & Oracy

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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…

Category: Year 2

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Year 5 (Class 13) - Science - Washing Powders

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This week in science, class 13 have investigated the stain power of different washing powders.

They made sure all variables were controlled and only changed the type of washing powder. 

Category: Year 5

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Reception (Class 2) - Science - Ice

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After learning about cold places around the world and the animals that live there we spent science week exploring Ice.

We had a fantastic week describing the ice , making predictions and carrying out experiments. We talked about what happens to the ice when it melts and what happens when it…

Category: Reception

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Year 6 (Class 17) - Science - Mixed Materials

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Class 17 have studied mixed materials and how to separate them using a range of equipment.

They had great fun trying to separate out the different materials they'd been given.

The only rule we had was they couldn't use their hands.

Category: Year 6

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Year 3 (Class 9) - Science - Food Chains

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Today we learnt about food chains.

We learnt that the arrows show the transfer of energy from the sun and that animals can be both predator and prey.

We learnt about producers and consumers and created food chains on our desks using these words. 

Category: Year 3

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Nursery - Science Week

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This week in nursery we have started learning about the space. 

We made rockets using junk modelling, we painted rockets and made them out of big and small construction. We have learnt about planets, the Moon and the Sun, we have been exploring the materials and what happens to them when placed…

Category: Nursery

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