Science: Blog items

Nursery Visit the Farm

Date: 25th May 2023 @ 3:38pm

Nursery had a super time when the mobile farm visited school. They found out about the animals and what they like to eat and drink and really enjoyed grooming the sheep, goats and donkey. We talked about what happens on a farm, where the animals sleep and how we get milk from a cow and wool from a sheep. 

Year 1 Sunflower Science

Date: 23rd May 2023 @ 9:16pm

During this half term we have been growing sunflowers for our science topic. We ended our topic by observing over time the changes that happened from seed to small plant, we saw how the plant had grown a stem and some leaves, as well as roots under the soil. We recapped the topics we had covered including evergreen and decidious trees, wild and garden flowers, seeds and bulbs - we have identified, sorted and classified plants. We then used our collaging art skills to create a model flower that included the roots, stem, leaves, petals and flower. 

Year 1 Farm Visit

Date: 23rd May 2023 @ 5:50pm

Today we enjoyed a visit from Fisher's Farm and their very friendly animals! We were all looking forward to seeing the animals and finding out more about them. We looked around the different pens and asked the visitors questions such as, 'What food do they eat?' 'How old are they?' and 'How do you care for them?' We even stroked and brushed some of the animals!

Year 5 - Farm Visit

Date: 23rd May 2023 @ 4:10pm

Today are children were treated to a visit from Fishers Farm. The children met a variety of farm animals and learned lots about each one. We all had great fun spending time with the animals and stroking them. A lucky few managed to groom some of them too!!

Year 4 - Fishers Farm Visit

Date: 23rd May 2023 @ 3:34pm

Today we had a visit from the farm!

Whole School - Fishers Farm visit

Date: 23rd May 2023 @ 2:39pm

Boundary has been lucky enough to secure a visit from Fishers Mobile Farm today! This special event not only gives the opportunity for children to see animals they may not have seen before up-close but it also supports their learning journey across Science, Geography, PSHE, Maths and even Reading into Writing! Our children have been telling us about the animals that they have at home including those whose family live in other countries, like Emmanuel whose family have a goat called Coonudoo!
Visit our school website for more pictures and to learn more about the learning taking place today. #BoundaryBelieves

Year 6 - The Human Circulatory System

Date: 23rd May 2023 @ 1:07pm

Our Science unit this half term is focusing on the human body and how to stay healthy. We started by looking at the function of the heart before learning about the circulatory system. This week we have learned about diffision and osmosis  - the way that nutrients are moved between cells in our body. Although it is a complicated concept. the children conducted an experiment using potatoes to demonstrate how osmosis works, which really helped to deepen their understanding. 

Year 6 - Fishers Farm

Date: 23rd May 2023 @ 12:47pm

Today are children were treated to a visit from Fishers Farm. The children met a variety of farm animals and learned lots about each one. We all had great fun spending time with the animals and stroking them. A lucky few managed to groom some of them too!!

Reception visit Fishers Farm

Date: 23rd May 2023 @ 12:00pm

Today the children in Reception have been lucky enough to visit the mobile farm on the Key Stage 2 playground.  The children had a fabulous time visiting the different animals including rabbits, chickens, goats, sheep, a cow, a donkey, a pony and Helga the pig.  The children enjoyed learing about how a farm works, why it is important to look after the animals and the job of a farmer. 

Year 6 - Manchester Museum Visit

Date: 18th May 2023 @ 4:15pm

Today Year 6 went on a trip to Manchester Museum to support their learning so far. This involved areas such as:

Fossils

Dinosaurs

Ancient Egypt

Classification

Evolution

Archaeology

The children had a wonderful time bringing their learning to life and being given the opportunity to observe artifacts from a range of periods of time.

Year 3 explore how water is transported in a plant!

Date: 18th May 2023 @ 11:53am

In Science we investigated how water is trasported through plants. We had flowers, cups, celary, food colouring and water. These were placed on the children's desk and they were to decide how to use these resources to show water being transported. We placed the flowers in cups of water and food colouring. Through the next 24 hours, we observed the flowers change colour. The leaves, inside the stem, the buds and the petals all started to dye.

 

Year 3- Forest School Fun Part 2

Date: 18th May 2023 @ 11:48am

Week 2 of Froest School was a blast! We started by looking at the ponds and we noticed that they were drying up and that our tadpoles were in need of rescuing. Some of us dedicated our time to filling the pond back up and we loved to see the tadpoles swimming again. We also used tools to shave twigs and then used natural resources to dye them. Finally, we used shovels to get ready to plant our own courgettes. 

Year 3- parts of a plant!

Date: 18th May 2023 @ 10:48am

In this lesson we focused on the different parts of a plant. The children took apart plants to see parts such as the stem, roots, root hairs, petals, flowers and buds.

Reception Pond Dipping

Date: 16th May 2023 @ 9:55pm

This week in Reception the children have visited out school pond area.  We have been learning about the different animals that live in the pond and what they need to grow and survive.  We observed the pond life and spotted some tadpoles.  We observed them in the pond and then took some of them back to our classroom.  We put them in a tank and have been wtching how they grow and change.

"The frogs lay frog spawn in the pond:" Kit

"The tadpole come out of the eggs" Albie

They have long tails to help them swim" Lelan

When they get bigger they grown legs.  Then its a froglet" Alfie

Year 3 Stop Motion Animation

Date: 16th May 2023 @ 11:43am

In our topic of Stop Motion animation we created short films from still pictures. We used onion skinning techniques to know where our previous picture were so that our changes were small. We made sure not to include our own hair/fingers in the photos to ensure consistency in the finished clip. Some people even added sound (planes and trains) to our animations. We were inspired by our Science of Growth and the WW2 topic using steam trains and fighter planes to create our animations. 

Year 5 - Zoo Visit

Date: 15th May 2023 @ 4:53pm

What an amazing day at Blackpool Zoo! The pupils all had a fantastic time, their behaviour was a credit to the school and their families, and they walked there and back again without a moan. We saw many of the wonderful animals, including: ring-tailed lemurs, monkeys, giraffes and a close-up with the red panda, and we also had talks from the zoo's education team about sea lions, elephants and penguins. Khari the lion has been returned to Blackpool zoo into his new enclosure, and has been out exploring for the first time this week. It was great to see him back again!

Reception Find out about the lifecycle of the buterfly

Date: 12th May 2023 @ 10:29am

This week the children in Reception have been learning about the lifecycle of a butterfly.  The children have been observing our classroom caterpillars, watching them grow and change.

"The caterpillar is getting bigger" Jenson

"When it is big it will make a chrysalis" Lana-Rose

"They change into a butterfly" Kit

"It happens again and again" Skylor.

The children have been getting creative painting and collaging caterpillars, cutting and sticking the lifecycle and writing sentences to explain whats happening.

Reception Five Tiny Caterpillars

Date: 4th May 2023 @ 12:27pm

This week the children in Reception had a very special delivery.  On Tuesday five tiny little caterpillars arrived in our classroom.  Over the next few weeks the chidren are going to be observing the caterpillars grow and change and learning about the lifecycle of the caterpillar.  Keep your eyes peeled for updates.

Nursery Find Some Snail Slime

Date: 4th May 2023 @ 10:43am

Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell left us a gift of some slime! The chilldren had a great time exploring the slime and it initiated some wonderful converstaions with the children. They used some great words to describe the slime such as "stretchy, sticky, boingy and bouncy". They were fascinated watching the slime stretch and talked about how long their slime was and whose was longer. The slime also provided a super work out for the childrens fingers with all the pulling, stretching, poking a rolling. 

Year 1 Wild and Garden Plants

Date: 3rd May 2023 @ 7:11pm

Today we learnt the difference between wild plants and garden plants. We looked at lots of different examples and named these together, talking about how these plants are similar and how they are different. We then sorted some pictures into wild plants and garden plants, using a plant identification key to help us!

Year 4 - How is sound made?

Date: 27th Apr 2023 @ 2:52pm

Today, we learned how sound is made. We started the lesson by closing our eyes and listening for a sound to be made. We then pointed in the direction of the sound. Next, we discussed that we hear sound through our ears. So how does it get there? Using a tuning fork, we hit it against the table and dipped it in some water. Straight away we could feel tuning fork vibrating in our hands and see the tuning fork vibrating in the water. Using the scientific vocabulary on the board we discussed what was going on. Then we made string telephones. We predicted that we would be able to hear our partner because the vibrations would travel as sound waves down the string. We then used rice on a drum and beat the drum to further see and show vibrations from a sound source (this time the beater). 

Nursery Plant Some Cress

Date: 27th Apr 2023 @ 11:35am

Continuing with our Growth and Change theme, we have experimented with growing some cress seeds, Instead of planting the seeds in soil, we have used wet cotton wool! If you want to try at home, all you need are some cress seeds, cotton wool, a pot and some water. Put your cotton wool in the water and give it a squeeze (you don't want it to be too wet!) then put the cotton wool in the pot. Finally, sprinkle the cress seeds on top and wait for the magic to happen! 

Nursery Explore Planting Seeds

Date: 27th Apr 2023 @ 11:28am

Nursery have been exploring growth and change and this week we have been learning about planting seeds. We read the story "Jasper's Beanstalk" about a cat who finds a bean and plants it in his garden. We planted our own beans and we really hope they grow in to giant beanstalks! We talked about how to look after our beans and that they need soil, water and sunlight to help them grow. Our planting didn't stop there! We have been very busy planting sunflowers in our outdoor classroom. We also used different construction toys to see who could build the tallest beanstalk - we had some whoopers! We explored shape by making our own Jasper using triangles and circles. 

Reception receive a letter from the Giant!

Date: 24th Apr 2023 @ 5:07pm

This afternoon, Reception received a very exciting letter from the Giant in the story Jack and the Beanstalk. Also enclosed, were a bag of beans to plant. The letter was asking the children if they would plant some beans to grow a beanstalk.

Of course, the children were delighted to do this and couldn't wait to get planting outside with Mrs McAllister.

"I'm going to grow mine so I can climb up it!" Kian.

"First we need soil in a pot" Dolly- Anne.

"We need to make a hole with our finger and put the bean in it then cover it over with the soil so the birds don't take it!" Dillan.

"Don't forget to water it and put it in the sun to grow" Albie. 

 

Nursery The Hungry Very Caterpillar

Date: 20th Apr 2023 @ 8:31pm

We have throughly enjoyed reading the classic story by Eric Carle "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". Through the story the chidlren have learnt about the life cycle of a butterfly, looked at the symmetry of butterfly wings, counted the food the caterpillar ate each day and used the light box to explore the red and green colours of the caterpillar. 

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