Discover Primary Science & Maths 2017
Award Number WX015
Step 1 – Science
Living Things
How do animals keep warm in a freezing cold environment? We used fat to make a pair of gloves and demonstrated how they can be used to keep your hands warm in a bowl of freezing water.
Energy & Forces
With a battery, some magnets and a single piece of copper wire we were able to make one of the simplest motors: a homopolar motor. Electric cars here we come!!!
Materials
Tower of Density – We stacked water, washing up liquid, alcohol, glue, golden syrup and vegetable oil on top of each other in a sequence that ensured none of them mixed together!
Environmental Awareness and Care
Here we use a copper coil, an AAA sized battery and two powerful neodymium magnets to make a train with no moving parts! When electricity flows through the coil the magnets are subjected to a force which causes the ‘train’ to move. Powered by electricity the train is much more environmentally friendly!
Ever wondered about iron in food? Here we blend cornflakes into a powder and mix with water in a bowl. We stir it with a spoon and a powerful magnet at the side of the bowl and all the iron collects in a lump that you can see with your own eyes!
Mt Vesuvius, Krakatoa, Mt St Helens move over, there’s a new volcano in town!
Science Week Event
Project on Climate Change
Science Workshop invited to school.
Step 2 – Technology
Step 3 – Engineering
Step 4 – Maths
Step 5 – Stem Showcase
Award Number WX003
Step 1 – Science
1. Living Things:
Here we’re examining minibeasts we found outside hiding under rocks and leaves. We’re using magnifying glasses so that we can see them more clearly…
2.Energy & Forces
We used a laser along with mirrors glued to electric motors to make a laser spirograph!
Here we’re challenging you to balance fourteen nails on top of one nail and get helicopters to spin either clockwise or anticlockwise…
We made a hovercraft using balloons and old CD’s…
We’re using a ping pong ball, hairdryer and tube to demonstrate the Bernoulli principle…
We attached various mixes of colours on discs to electric motors to blend them together and see what happened…
3. Materials:
We mixed corn flour and water to make a fluid with strange properties…
We used milk, food colouring and washing up liquid to demonstrate the effect the washing liquid has on surface tension…
We made a CO2 fire extinguisher using baking soda and vinegar!
4. Environmental Awareness & Care:
We examined some freshly cut Douglas Fir from a local sawmill during National Tree Week…
Here we made a cloud and also made it disappear again by forcing pressure into a bottle and then releasing it suddenly…
Science Week November 2015
Step 2 – Technology
Using technology to record and analyse data:
We use Numbers on our iPads to record information and turn it into different types of charts.
We used Keynote to make a slideshow about bridges:
Hour of Code with Lightbot:
Using technology to access science information:
Step 3 – Engineering
Launching rockets we designed, measuring the angle they are launched at to see if it changes the distance travelled and measuring the distance travelled.
Designing a bridge with playing cards to see if we can make one to span a distance and support weight:
Brickz4Kidsz invited to school for a series of workshops around Engineers’ Week:
Step 4 – Maths
We measured the angle our rockets were launched at and the distance they travelled so see if we could work out what was the best angle for launch.
We took part in the Khan Academy Learnstorm Challenge and competed in Mangahigh for Maths Week in October.
Step 5 – Stem Showcase
We held an open evening for parents as part of Science Week and the children got to demonstrate their skills:
