This week we have been looking at the issue of climate change. We discovered that our climate is changing because we are producing too many greenhouse gasses which is trapping too much heat in the atmosphere and warming the planet. If climate change continues the ice caps will melt, sea Read more…
In class 12, we are a few lessons into understanding the solar system particularly the sun, planets and moons. This lesson, we explored the sizes of the planets in relation to each other, its really difficult to comprehend the actual size difference between each planet of the solar system as Read more…
Class 11 set about producing scale models of the planets in our solar system this week. Using scientific data to create correctly sized scaled-down representations of the planets, they were able to visualise the sheer scale of the planet sizes.
This week in Science, Class 3 learnt how to identify rain clouds and what happens when it rains. We made our own rain in a jar using shaving foam and blue food colouring. As our cloud filled up, the food colouring fell down into the water creating a rain-like effect. We Read more…
This week in Science, we conducted an experiment to find out what material would make the best heat insulator. We covered several cups in different materials and filled them with boiling water. At regular intervals (every 5 mins), we measured the temperature of the water using a thermometer. We bent Read more…
Today we worked practically to investigate what happens when it rains. We watched a short video about the water cycle and why it rains. We then used shaving foam and blue food dye as pretend rain clouds and rain to understand that when clouds get full of water it rains!
The children listened to the story “Windy Day” and then created their own Autumn tree independently.
In Science, Class 3 have been learning all about seasonal changes and the weather. This week we watched the weather forecast and began to recognise different weather conditions. We presented our own weather reports using a map of the United Kingdom.
Today we looked at why understanding the weather is important. We then watched a real weather report and learnt about how we can have different weather in different parts of the country. We then worked in pairs to create our own weather report .
Last week, we carried out an investigation to find out the effects of sugary drinks on our teeth using eggs. Egg shells are made up of the same material as the enamel on our teeth – calcium carbonate. We left the eggs for 4 days to see what would happen. Read more…