Science Week
We have had a busy week in school celebrating all things scientific. The week was launched with an Assembly led by Mrs Westie and Mr Cresswell and culminated this afternoon with the finals of the Marble Run Challenge. We also had a visit from Severn Trent Water.
In Year Five, we celebrated with several different lessons, including making a water clock and then making boats to test water resistance.
Our water clocks were made using an empty plastic water bottle which was cut in half. We punched a hole in the lid and then inverted the top half. Next, we filled our own water bottles with water. We then started a timer on the whiteboard and poured water into the inverted lid. As the water dripped through, we watched the timer and every 30 seconds used a Sharpie pen to mark on the side of the bottle. Finally we labelled our marks 0:00, 0:30, 1:00, 1:30 and so on until the bottom half of the bottle was full.
We also made foil boats which we used to test water resistance. We created different shaped hulls and then placed them in a tough of water. We used a desk mounted fan to propel the boats across the surface of the water and timed how long it took to go from one side to the other. Ask your child which boat was the fastest to cross the water... and why!
Finally, we all went into the hall to test the Marble Runs which had won the class heats. I'm delighted to announce that Joshua and Lucas's marble went the furthest and won the Upper Key Stage Two competition. Their marble run will be going to the Trust Finals in the near future.
