We have been learning all about the wind and how it is measured using the Beaufort Scale. We made our own wind socks to see the direction of the wind.
Monitoring the wind
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Science
What is wind?
Today we made wind socks to help us figure out which direction the wind was coming from. We discussed what wind is and when wind can be useful - did you know that wind energy can be used to generate electricity?! Over the coming weeks we will be observing if there are...
Bye bye butterflies. Fly high
Reception and Nursery have cared and nurtured butterflies since they were caterpillars. We have watched them change and grow discussing the life cycle as we observed it happening. We have now set them free into the world.
How can you measure rainfall?
Today we created our own rain cloud which helped us to learn about the water cycle and where rain comes from. We then discussed how we could measure rainfall and decided to make our own class rain gauges. We will be using our rain gauges to collect and record data...
Are bigger magnets stronger than smaller ones?
We have been working scientifically again today. We have been predicting, asking questions, setting up tests, observing, measuring , recording data and evaluating that data. We are wiped out with all our hard science work.
Are bigger magnets always stronger?
What happens to our shadows throughout the day?
We drew around our shadows this morning and predicted what might happen to them during the day. When we went back out to check in the afternoon, we stood in the same spot and realised our shadows had not only moved but were smaller and shorter too! This is what we...
Testing magnetic force
Pop, Pop, Pop !
After some of our children have been making pop corn in our home corner, we made our own real popcorn to taste. First we talked about what was in the packet, including learning new vocabulary kernels. We talked about the difference between sweet and salted popcorn and...
