British Science Week 2024

23rd March 2024Catherine Dodds

British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that took place between 8 – 17 March 2024. This year, the theme was ‘TIME‘.

All year groups took part in daily science missions inked to one of the five different methods of scientific enquiry.

  • Research using secondary sources.
  • Comparative and fair testing.
  • Observing over time.
  • Pattern seeking.
  • Identifying, classifying and grouping.

The children joined a daily virtual celebration at the end of the day to see what other schools involved had been up to and to celebrate their achievements of the day. What a great week we all had!

British Science Week Activities

Nursery

The nursery children had a lovely week planting beans & cress and observing them growing daily. They practised star jumps (a skill) and compared their progress over time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KS2

 

 

 

 

Y4/5B- Hula Hooping skill

 

 

 

 

Y6T- Skipping skill

 

 

 

 

 

Even the teachers had fun!

 

 

 

 

 

Year 3D

 

 

Y3/4M

 

 

 

 

Y3D

 

 

 

 

Y6T

Y5H- star jumps

 

 

Y3D- animal classification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y5H- biscuit dunking

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y2 Visit to Butterfly World

10th May 2023H Austin

Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed a trip to Butterfly World. This helped deepen their understanding of life cycles. It also linked to their Science knowledge and skills whilst also linking to their non-fiction text from our Literacy Spine.

STEM Week 6th-10th March 2023

By Catherine Dodds19th March 2023

STEM Week theme: To explore the connection between human actions and climate change.

What does STEM mean?

STEM stands for Science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

This week, the whole school were involved in STEM Week. The children from Reception to Year 6 took part in a variety of exciting and informative STEM activities throughout the week linked to the theme of climate change and human connections. The activities included:

 

  • STEM challenge (science / design technology).
  • A litter pick- doing our part to help the local area and community.
  • Coding using Lego WeDo 2.0- using modern technology to help combat climate change.
  • Professor Bubbleworks Workshop – science and connections.

 

Why is STEM important?

STEM-based education focused on hands-on learning with real-world applications and helps develop a variety of skill sets, including creativity and 21st-century skills. STEM Teaches Critical Thinking and Innovation and gives children the skills to tackle problems confidently.

 

Watch the video below to see a showcase of all the STEM activities the children have been involved in this week: