How do we make a Stone Age roof waterproof?

How do we make a Stone Age roof waterproof?

We are designing a Stone Age home and decided that the roof was a very important part of the structure. We took three materials which would have been around in those days: ferns, moss and bark and devised a fair test. We poured 5ml, 10ml and 15ml of water on each and...
Measuring muscles

Measuring muscles

In science we were investigating how muscles work in pairs, both contracting and expanding to move our bones to where we want them to be. We worked in partners, noting how muscles changed in size and shape when we lifted piles of books. We recorded our results and...
Planning a suspenseful story

Planning a suspenseful story

After reading the story Marshmallows, we used a story pathway to help us sequence the events. It was a great story, featuring a boy scout, a river monster, a camp fire and quite a few marshmallows (but not quite enough!) We saw that the story had quite a few...
The brain in the box ‘eggsperiment’

The brain in the box ‘eggsperiment’

We had fun in science this week when looking at how our bones protect us. The skull protects the brain from injury but wouldn’t be as successful if it wasn’t for the fluid inside the skull cavity which helps cushion the brain. We tested this by shaking an...