Blog by Tag: Science

James from Active Sefton visited Year 2 today. He talked about the importance of healthy eating and we watched him make a smoothie, which we were then able to taste. It contained a variety of delicious

Year 1 Science-Sense of Smell

We have being using our sense of smell to explore different foods. We matched the labels to the different pots. 
 

“It doesn’t smell good.”

”It smells like garlic bread.” 

 

The children have enjoyed exploring different sounds on our new music wall that the children created together this week. We listened to the sounds the wooden items made when hit and described how they are different to the sounds created by striking metal objects.  

The children learnt about the importance of hygiene in order to keep healthy and then they carried out an investigation to show the effect of soap on germs.

In this lesson, we looked at the different ways and reasons why children are measured and weighed.

As a class, we measured our hands spans and then took an average for the class, boys and girls.

Our conclusion was, ‘the larger the handspan, the taller the person.’

The children learnt about the importance of exercise, how it benefits our bodies and how it can make us feel.

Year 1 Science- Explore the tongue and taste

We have been tasting various foods in Year 1 this afternoon. We described the flavours and decided if we liked it or not. 
 

“I didn’t like the marmite. I liked everything else.”

Some of the children have been keen to find out about the different birds they might see in the nursery garden.  

We have been learning about how our ears help us to hear. We listened to various instruments and decided if we liked or disliked the sound we made. We know that sound is made of vibrations.

“I like this instrument because it makes a quiet sound”

Learning about how our eyes work

As part of our topic on light, today we learnt about the different parts of our eyes and their functions. We worked in pairs to correctly label scientific drawings.

Mia said, “I’ve learnt today that the different parts of the eye all have a special job…

We have been taking advantage of this week’s wonderful weather and spending lots of time learning outside.  The children have been exploring nature and using their imaginations to create delicious campfire soups, taking turns to add ingredients and stir.  We have been singing campfire songs…

We have been learning about the different food groups and the importance of having a balanced diet.