In Science, Year 6 Green have been learning about Evolution. Today, we used Play-Doh to model the steps in an evolutionary journey (example: fish to Nile crocodile). We had great fun and the children did a fabulous job of thinking about what creatures might have looked like millions of years ago.
This morning, a group of Year 5 students attended an exciting STEM workshop at a nearby school in Farnworth. They had the opportunity to design, build, and test their own balloon-powered cars, learning valuable lessons in engineering and creativity. A fantastic hands-on experience that sparked their interest in science!
In Science we are learning about animals, including how to classify them into different groups such as mammals, fish and reptiles. We completed a Now Press Play experience to help with our learning.
In our Now Press Play experience, we identify that most living things live in habitats and which they are suited to. We described how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants. Our mission was to find a new habitat for people of Planet Doom.
During today’s worship the children had the opportunity to watch an inspiring live-stream event from the UK Space Education Office. World experts and leading researchers “popped” into the classroom to talk about tackling climate change and the restoration of nature.
This afternoon we went for an autumn walk. We found lots of signs of Autumn! We will write an Autumn poem in science next week!
In science we are learning about the seasons. This week we looked at how trees change in each season.
On Monday year 6 blue visited Bolton ICT centre. They took part in a Strawbees workshop building and coding their own robots.
Y6 are learning about the heart and its structure in their science lessons. To help them to understand this more fully and to make it ‘real’, we looked at (and held) dissected hearts in class. We successfully identified the four main chambers, alongside the aorta and pulmonary arteries and veins. The children pulled a few faces, but had lots of laughs and giggles whilst exploring the lamb’s hearts.
