Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet.
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
Magnificent magnets!
Today, Year 3 spent a fun afternoon investigating magnetic fields of attraction and repulsion. We sorted materials in our mini scrapyard into magnetic and non-magnetic and found out that not all metals are magnetic! They have to contain iron, cobalt or nickle in order...
Making our own paper airplanes – following step by step instructions.
Last week our children were really excited about making paper airplanes, so this week we learnt how to make them independently. First we looked at the shape of a plane and talked about the insignias we might find on them. Then we followed step by step instructions and...
Mini-beast hunting.
Yasin has found a spider and keeps a tally. Mariyam has already found a worm and now something else. Uzair and Zaid compare finds. Zain is counting the ladybird's spots. The children have found something up in the tree. Amira shows me what she has found. Aaron knows...
🤖 Our new half term in year three
Our new topic this half term is the acclaimed children's story The Iron Man - a science fiction novel by British Poet Laureate Ted Hughes. We are asking ourselves what is the moral of the story and using the tale as we learn about forces and magnets in science. Our...
Hokusai’s half term of Romans, plants and more 🏛️🏺🪴
Hokusai enjoyed a full half term back in school by embracing their new topics and engaging with their learning both inside the classroom and outdoors. Students learnt about the rise and fall of the Roman empire as they explored the questions, "Who were the Romans?"...
The End of Our Journey Through Space!
It has been another fantastic half-term here at Lansbury Lawrence and everyone in Lichtenstein class has been having great fun and learning a lot along the way. First to English, this term we have be doing some amazing creative writing for the Tower Hamlets creative...
Playing with plants
Hokusai took their learning back outside yesterday afternoon, using Now Press Play to imagine having found a talking plant that needed protecting from a crazed botanist. Students learnt about plant reproduction and the role of insects in pollination as they saved...
3-Dimensional Learning!
Hello everyone, it has been another fantastic week here in Lichtenstein class! We have been doing some fascinating and creative work surrounding our topic of space. Most notably this week, we have been involved in a brilliant online lesson from the scientists at...
The Solar System
Today, year 5 were lucky enough to travel through space and the solar system (virtually, of course!) in an extremely interesting workshop run by Geobus. Kahlo space explorers ready to go We learnt so many new facts about the planets and our solar system! Did you know...
Hide and Seek
In Year 6, we have been studying natural selection through the use of camouflage. We tried to disguise some moths against different surfaces in the school playground. See if you can spot them!
