Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet.

Stephen Hawking, 1942-2018

Theoretical Physicist & Cosmologist

A high-quality science education provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity, and all pupils should be taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science. Through building up a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, pupils should be encouraged to recognise the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena. They should be encouraged to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes. National Curriculum for Science, purpose of study

A week to be proud of…

A week to be proud of…

Throughout the week we have been doing assessments, such as spelling, reading, grammar, arithmetic and 2 maths reasoning papers. Also our thoughts on the questions were making us feel really nervous, but at the end of the year our scores will really improve. The day...

Science investigators

Hepworth class conducted a very exciting science investigation. We used our light source (torch) to test different materials that were transparent, translucent, opaque and reflective to see if light would pass through. We were investigating which material would be the...

Year 5 Greenwich Observatory Trip

Year 5 Greenwich Observatory Trip

Yesterday, year 5 were lucky enough to spend to the day at the Greenwich Observatory. We experienced many workshops, learnt lots about our solar system and explored space virtually in the planetarium. Sharing our knowledge about the Sun, Earth and Moon with workshop...