Exploring solids.
In science we have been exploring different solids to find out their properties. At the start of the lesson some of us thought all solids were hard but now we know things like, sand, clay and fabric are all solids too. We tried compressing different solids, pouring them and changing their…
Water filtration!
I gave the children a challenge, to turn muddy water clear by only using equipment they can find in my classroom.
Each team was given a set of beakers, household items and a test tube to collect their filtered water in.
No water was consumed during this experiment.
The results were…
Getting messy in Science!
This week we investigated how prospectors panned for gold by sieving different size solids to separate the mixture.
Science: Habitats
In Science, Class 1 have been leaning about the different habitats that plants and animals live in across the world. Reception joined in and played a matching game to match the picture card of the animal to it’s habitat. The children had lots of fun investigating where the animals live and where…
Studying rocks.
In Science this week we have been exploring igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. we used the handheld microscopes to observe their appearances.