Autumn watch in reception

Year 5 science

In Year 5, we have been putting our knowledge of properties of materials to the test. Last week, we recapped vocabulary such as: conductor, insulator, magnetism, transparency, hardness, toughness and solubility. This week, we did an experiment to test solubility by making salt solutions. We learned about saturation points and attempted to make saturated saltwater […]

Year 5 trip to the Grant Museum

Year 5 went on a trip to the Grant Museum of Zoology to refresh our learning about Darwin and evolution. There were so many specimens all packed into one room that wherever we looked, there was always something new to see! From enormous African elephant skulls to snake skeletons to micro-organism slide specimens, we saw […]

Reception – Science

Did you know bamboo can grow a metre a day!? This first photo was taken last Monday. The most recent was taken today! Just 8 days later! We spoke about how we could measure the bamboo. Although we used a metre stick we also had a chat about how if we used children as a […]

Year 2 science: traffic light food labels can help us have a balanced diet.

This week in year 2 science we looked at what humans need to stay healthy. We started by recalling what plants need to thrive and compared these factors to what humans need to thrive. This led to healthy discussion about what we eat and why we need a range of different foods to keep our […]

Year 6 Science

Before we head off to secondary school and science becomes more about Bunsen burners and field trips, we have been talking a lot about what it means to be a good scientist. From creating hypotheses and planning fair tests to displaying results and sporting patterns, we are thinking and working like scientists. Today’s hypothesis to […]

Year 2 science: carrying out an experiment.

Year 2 scientists are carrying out an experiment on cress seeds this week. They are combining their learning and knowledge of working scientifically, conducting a fair test and volume/measurement (which we are looking at in maths this week) to test how seeds grow if given different volumes of water. The children know that other variables […]

Year 2 Science: identifying living and non-living things

This term year 2 scientists will be further developing a wide range of scientific skills including identifying and observing, carrying out experiments and fair tests, data collection, research and noticing patterns in findings. Today Year 2 were able to draw upon their sound knowledge of the characteristics of living things to identify and observe details […]

Year 4 visit Creekside Discovery Centre

Year 4 had a fantastic trip to Creekside Discovery Centre last Tuesday, on a glorious, sunny day. We spent some time in the classroom, learning about the history of Deptford Creek and showing off our Geography knowledge (cue a VERY proud teacher) before donning our waders and waterproofs and getting into the creek itself. We […]

UKS2 Science: A mammoth project!

Putting all of their Darwinian knowledge together, Year 5 have made presentations to explain the rise and fall of the woolly mammoth.