What a wonderful term of science fun and learning we have had!

Reception students have been looking at how objects move.  We have watched worms wriggling, rolled objects down a hill and made our own marble maze. Year 1 students explored light and sound with a highlight being constructing a musical instrument to use in Performing Arts lessons later this year.  Year 2 students have been immersed in simple machines, constructing Rube Goldberg Machines, pulleys, levers and inclined planes.  Year 3 students experimented on how heat can change the state of matter.  Year 4 students explored the properties of materials.  They used this knowledge to design and construct their own face mask and recorded their justification of material choices. The Year 5 students have walked into a dark classroom each lesson whilst we explore light and shadows. Very timely, the Year 6 students have been learning about the cause of natural disasters and how scientists use data to predict such events.  During classroom inquiry lessons (with classroom teacher), students have taken this knowledge to construct a disaster proof house for a particular climate area. 

Sarah Todd

Science teacher