Science Week in Year 6

 

To celebrate Science Week we took part in various activities to develop our understanding of change and adaptation. 

We discussed ways of how the World around us changes to include:   the environment, the oceans,

Earth and the solar system, as well as how we adapt in our own personal lives. The activities we took part in were:

• We thought of a playground game and how we could adapt it to make it accessible to all children.

• We participated in ocean-themed Yoga positions whilst discussing how sea creatures adapt to their environment.

• We completed an experiment to consider which items can be flushed away and those that can’t!

    

'This Science Week was really fun.  I enjoyed doing interesting and mind-blowing experiments' - Meerab, Redwood

'It was extremely fun learning to make games for people with disabilities.' - Ryan, Larch

“I learnt that if you put the green paper towel or wipes down the toilet, it will clog but if you use toilet roll it won’.” Ruta , Birch 

Science Week 2025! Calling all students!

 

On the 10th - 15th March the children are going to be taking part in Science week. This week is lots of fun and the children have a great time exploring  and learning all about Science. 

This years theme is Adapt and Change. So we are asking all children to bring a plastic bottle to complete activties and learning within their year group. If you have any extra bottles to share we would be extremely grateful.

Could all bottles please be in school the week commencing the 3rd March. 

Thank you for your continued support, 

The Science Team 

Science Week

Science Week!

This week has been very enjoyable as it was Science Week. We learn't about simple machines including pulleys. The children learn't that a pulley is a wheel with a grooved rim around which a cord passes, which acts to change the direction of a force. We realised how much pulley's are used in every day life and their benefit to the living world. We also did a poster's about life cycle's. The creativity that the kids showed was mind blowing.

Joe from Redwood said " it was really fun and I liked creating my Crocodile life cycle". 

Bobby from Redwood said "I learnt that science is all around me and I had lots of fun". 

Year 6 Science Workshop

This afternoon in Year 6, the pupils were lucky enough to participate in a Science workshop with a real 'Mad' scientist- Gooey Stuey. The children learnt about Isaac Newton and how for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. 

We started with an experiment based around rockets and Caitlin and Freddie proved how the rocket with the balloon would be slower than the one without because the air would push against the balloon. The pupils also discussed aerodynamics and how we could make the perfect rocket!

In an experiment on thrust, the children experimented how to get their balloon to move along the string using only a straw and some sellotape. Once the children achieved it horizontally, they were then tasked with getting the balloon to move vertically. Lethu and Caitlin achieved this first!

The experiments were fun because we got to investigate thrust in groups. Not many other schools get to do a workshop like this so we're really lucky! 

Ellis, Redwood 

I can't wait until I can get home and play with my new rockets! 

Charlie, Larch

I wonder what else we can make easily with scientific experiments

Lacey, Larch