Materials

We have been looking at the suitability of materials. We investigated which material would soak up a puddle of water. The children made a prediction as to which material they thought would soak up the puddle. Once we have completed the investigation the children concluded their findings.

We have been looking at uses for stretchy materials. We have talked about what If some of our everyday items were stretchy, would they be fit for purpose. We then tested the stretchiness of different materials.

We used different substances to try to free the animals from the ice. The children predicted which substance would melt the ice the quickest. We then observed over time to see which melted the quickest.

Crazy Soap

We have been observing the changes of the crazy foam soap over the day.

Investigate Materials

As part of our materials learning, we looked at different objects and identified what materials they were made from including wood, plastic, glass, metal and rock. We looked at the objects that were made from this specific materials and described the simple physical properties of them. We then compared objects and grouped them together on their properties. We completed an investigation looking at different types of objects finding out whether they were transparent, translucent or opaque.

Investigating Sound and Hearing 

We found out that sounds travel via vibrations. We used paper cups and string to see if the vibrations passed through the string to our ears. We talked about different types of sounds and how we can classify them as quiet sounds and loud sounds. We conducted a investigation asking the question 'Are sounds the same everywhere?' we observed different places around school including forest school, the corridor and playground. We found out that some sounds were the same however they varied.

Light

We learned that light is everywhere. We looked for different sources of light round school on our light hunt, we found out that the sun, bulbs and the alarm where all different sources of lights. We conducted our own investigation thinking about where the darkest place was in school. We found out that the darkest place was the P.E cupboard as there was no lights or windows to allow light to pass through from the sun. We also looked at different types of light: electrical and non-electrical. 

Humans and Animals 

 we learnt all about humans and animals. We classified animals into different types of animals including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish. 

We also looked at the human body labelling the basic parts - thinking about which sense is associated with each body part. We found out that all animals need 4 things, food, water, air and shelter in order to live. We thought about how we could enhance our lives by eating healthy and created our own healthy plate. 

Evolution

In this project, we also looked at inheritance and how we inherit features from our parents. We talked about different ways we look like our own family members.