Wednesday 25th May Reception Bubbles

Today Reception class have been investigating different ways to blow bubbles. Why not try our non-messy indoor bubbles at home? You only need a teaspoon of washing up liquid and sugar and a straw to blow bubbles with. Go to our STEM at home bubbles page to find out more.

Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th May 2022 Y6 Underneath the Ice

On Monday and Tuesday the Year 6 children found out and wrote poem about being underneath the ice in Antarctica. To Find out more and read some poems by children in other schools, visit our Underneath the Ice website page. You may even find their poems on the website soon!

Thursday 19th May Year 3 Geologists

Iron meteorite from Chaco, Argentina. One of the ‘Campo del Cielo’ fragments first found in 1576.

Today Year 3 became geologists and investigated meteorites which are rocks from space. For more activities to try at home, go to our meteor crater activity.

Wednesday 18th May Year 6 Mechanical Engineers and Y1 Materials Scientists

Today NUSTEM were finally back at Esh Winning, face to face! This morning Year 6 became mechanical engineers and investigated marble runs. To make your own marble run at home visit our Marble Run STEM at home page. This afternoon Year 1 became materials scientists and experimented with a variety of materials. To investigate the best materials to build bridges go to our Bridge Building STEM at home page.

Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th May Year 6 Environmental Modellers

On Monday and Tuesday, Year 6 found out how environmental modellers collect and use data to predict the future. To find out more about environmental modellers, how to help the environment and for modelling activities you can try at home, click here.

Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th May EYFS Lighting Engineers

On Monday Reception children became lighting engineers and on Tuesday so did the Nursery children, investigating light and shadows.  To make your own shadow tubes at home using only a torch, a toilet roll tube, some cling film and a small piece of paper, go to our STEM at home page.

Thursday 12th and Friday 13th May EYFS bubbles and magnets

On Thursday and Friday NUSTEM have been in Reception and Nursery classes to help the children to investigate bubbles and magnets. To find out how to blow almost mess free bubbles on a flat surface at home, go to our bubbles STEM at home page or to make a magnet game, go to our magnet maze STEM at home page.

Monday 9th May EYFS Lighting Engineers

Today Nursery and Reception have been lighting engineers, investigating light and shadows.  To make your own shadow tubes at home using only a torch, a toilet roll tube, some cling film and a small piece of paper, go to our STEM at home page.