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23 May 2025

Year 3 Shadows and Light

Year 3 have been learning about light. They had lots of fun measuring  their shadows at different times of the day to see how they changed. They discovered that their shadows were around 30cm shorter than their actual height. 
They also carried out an investigation to see whether the size of a…

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21 May 2025

Year 4 STEAM Workshop at West Lakes

Year 4 have had a fabulous morning at the STEAM workshops at West Lakes today! Meeting with a range of scientists, historians and engineers, the children tested the strength of different structures, engineered their own cranes and tested the balance of different Viking weapons. The children also…

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20 May 2025

Year 2 STEM Workshop 2025

Year 2 spent the morning at Westlakes Academy taking part in STEM workshops. They participated in workshops from Amentum, Hare, Balfour Beatty, Moorforge Viking and Sellafield. They found out about the role of project managers and engineers whilst working together as a team to create projects and…

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15 May 2025

Year 5 Levers

This term in Science, Year 5 have been learning all about mechanisms, with a special focus on levers. We discovered that levers are force multipliers, meaning they help us do tasks more easily by giving us a mechanical advantage.We looked at everyday objects that use levers, such as scissors,…

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2 May 2025

Year 4 Investigating Circuits

Continuing our Electricity topic, today we learned about different electrical components in a simple series circuit. In teams of 3, we independently planned out what components we would need to power a circuit. We then built our circuits and used switches to turn the bulbs on and off. We showed…

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25 April 2025

Year 5 Water Resistance

Year 5 conducted an investigation to see whether they could make the same-sized piece of plasticine both float and sink. They discovered that making it float was much more challenging. Through their experiments, they found that the best shape for floating was a flat one with a larger surface area.…

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Sunflowers
25 April 2025

Sunflowers

Reception Class have enjoyed planting their own sunflower seeds today. We talked about what our seeds will need to germinate and survive. We can’t wait to see the first green shoots! 
 

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25 April 2025

Year 4 Electrical Appliances Search

In Science this half term, Year 4 are studying electricity. To kick off our new topic, we learned about the differences between mains power and battery operated devices.  We went on a hunt around school to find as many different types of appliances and devices as possible. Working in groups we…

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1 April 2025

Year 5 Air Resistance Experiment

Year 5 have been learning about air resistance as part of their topic on forces in science. To help them understand this concept better, they conducted two experiments. First, they walked around the playground holding a large piece of paper to see if they could feel the force of the air…

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21 March 2025

Y2 Engineers in Science Week 2025

Year 2 have been finding out how engineers play an important role in the world of science. They listened to the story of The Three Little Pigs and were tasked with building a house strong enough that the big, bad wolf could not blow down. They worked together in teams of three or four to build…

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21 March 2025

Science Engineering Week Y6 2025

For Science Engineers Week, Year 6 with tasked with solving the problem of how Jack (from the fairytale Jack and the Beanstalk) could safely get the golden egg from the top of the beanstalk to the bottom. They were all given a set of resources and planned how they would build a contraption that…

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21 March 2025

Science In Year 5

For Science Week, Year 5 students were given the exciting challenge of designing a way for Rapunzel to escape from her tower. To begin, the children brainstormed and came up with a range of creative ideas, including ladders, rope ladders, slides, and trampolines, all aimed at helping Rapunzel…

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