Wednesday 11th March A busy afternoon at Chillingham Road!
This afternoon Year 1 became botanists and investigated Venus Fly Traps. To find out more about botany, click here.
Then Year 4 became materials scientists, testing the properties of different materials and deciding what they could be used for. Click here to find out what materials scientists do and for some fun activities you can do at home.
After school, Key Stage 2 families worked together to design, build and test wind turbine blades to see which was most effective. For more activities to try at home, click here.
This afternoon the Reception children had a great time investigating bubbles. Can you ask them if they can remember the shapes of the bubbles that were created by different bubble wands? To find out more and try bubble activities at home, 
Today Reception Class learned all about magnetic and non-magnetic materials by investigating magnets. To find out more, 
Today Year 2 visited the Think Lab to become materials scientists. They tested the properties of different materials and decided what they could be used for. 
This morning Year 5 became astronomers and found out about the development of the telescope throughout history and women in astronomy. They also discovered what stars are made from and how astronomers know this by analysing the light from the stars. To find out more about astronomy and to try some activities at home, 
Today Year 3 have been geologists, observing and testing meteorites (rocks from space). To find out more click 
Year 1 explored floating and sinking with the 3 billy goats gruff – you can find out what they did 