Science Week 2025
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We have been thinking about caterpillars and how they change.
We have been reading ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and discussing his transformation from egg, to caterpillar, to cocoon and then a beautiful butterfly.
We were very excited when our real caterpillars arrived. We have been observing them and are looking for the changes that will take place. We know we have to be patient because the changes are slow and it will be a few weeks before the caterpillars are fully transformed.
key stage 1
For Science week we have learnt how different animals have adapted to live in extreme temperatures, how animal structures differ from one another, explored what different animal and insect skeletons look like and even took part in a live science lesson on a farm. During this live lesson we earned three ‘change champion’ badges: biodiversity buddy, energy expert and waste warrior. We promised to stick to the path when walking near grass, turn off taps and lights when they aren’t needed and to save our leftovers for later. We even saw how goat’s cheese is made!
lower key stage 2
Year 3/4 have made lots of cross-curricular links this Science Week:
In our computing lesson, we used coding to create a program to show how animals must adapt to the changes in the environment and use their special skills to overcome difficulties. We enjoyed making some humorous scenarios and recalling our previously learned coding skills.
On Wednesday, we watched a live lesson by the NFU, which informed us about change and adaptation of animals, on a farm in Scotland. We learnt about how the cattle and chickens helped with the sustainability of the landscape, encouraging many animals in the habitat to thrive, maintaining food webs and chains and a healthy ecosystem.
We have been looking at how bees find food in their environment. The children have created their own instructions to use in a waggle dance so they could find their own sweet treats. They had to record the movements and meanings in a table and then follow the instructions of the other bees. Using timers, they recorded the times it took them to complete the task in their group. They did a similar activity using their sense of smell, where scents had to be matched together, also timing this activity. This proved a tricky task, as our noses became confused with all the different scents, but we had fun trying.
Later in the week, we found out some interesting facts about the problems faced by pollinating insects due to climate change and the influence of humans. We all made posters to draw attention to the difficulties that pollinating insects face and to encourage people to help.
upper key stage 2
In Year 5/6 we thought about how we could adapt PE games to include the visually impaired. We learnt about the effects of limited vision and researched how we could adapt games to accommodate their needs. Working in groups we designed a game using PE equipment and noisy instruments, which we tested out in the playground, wearing blindfolds. We demonstrated our games to each other and gave feedback on what had worked and what changes might improve the game. We then wrote up our instructions so others could follow.
