Blog by Tag: Science

The children have been very keen to play outside with their friends this week.  They have had a wonderful time in our woodland areas, enjoying their outdoor learning.  We are also developing some keen gardeners who have been busy doing some early spring planting.

The children have had a brilliant first week back after half term and many have been fully engaged in water play this week both indoors and out.  We have a new water wall with a pump that children have been exploring and observing cause and effect.  

Today we explored how to separate materials from a mixture.

We looked at different methods including: filtering, sieving and magnets.

We then used each method to separate a mixture of sand, pebbles and pins.

Frieda 5A, ‘I enjoyed sieving the sand.’

Year 1 Science-Animals 

We have been sorting pictures of plants and animals this afternoon. The children have been talking about the features of an animal and designed their own animal. 

This week, we investigated which materials are soluble.

Use a range of different materials, we observed what happened when they were added to water.

George 5A, ‘I liked seeing how the different materials reacted when added to the water especially the oil when it sat on top.’

Today we explored the hardness of materials are there everyday use in life.

Working in groups, we examined which rocks could be scratched by different objects and then explained which would be suitable to use for different purposes.

As a class, we identified that granite and marble are…

Year 1-Science- Which materials are waterproof and which are not?

We have been looking at different materials this afternoon to see which ones are waterproof and not. “It’s making a hole” “the water is coming through the paper.” We looked at the following materials to carry out our experiment-…

Today in the outdoor resource are the children are investigating classroom objects to see if they float or sink in a bowl of water.  They were very excited to see if their predictions were correct or not! 

In our final lesson of this unit we tested different matrials to see if they were magnetic. It was great fun. 

The children were investigating which material is the best to keep a drink warm.

Every hour, they recorded the temperature of the water and recorded their findings.

We discovered that the fleece was the best material for keeping the water warm.

Year 1-Science-Material hunt

The children worked in groups to explore and find different materials around our school.

“Fred is made out of fabric.”

After a discussion in Nursery, one of our children brought in a pack of balloons.  Mrs Bruchez had been talking about papier mache and how to make it.  As she started to demonstrate, some air escaped from the balloon, much to the amusement of the class.  It turned into 5 minutes of pure joy and…