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
Seeds of knowledge
Year 3 became seed scientists today during our lesson on seed dispersal. First, we identified the different ways plants dispersed their seeds. We cam up with: Animals, Water, Wind and Explosions! Once we had decided the categories, we investigated a wide variety of...
Joining the fight for clean air in Tower Hamlets
This year, our school has joined a number of initiative to encourage our children to learn about air quality in London. In year 5, we have had air quality workshops - learning about how pollution moves with the wind and can become trapped, learnt about the cleanest...
Blasting into SPACE at the Science Museum
Last Wednesday, Year 5 set off on a journey to the museums of South Kensington. Loaded with our packed lunches and first aid kits, our mission was to explore the space exhibit at the science museum, experience HUBBLE 3D, an IMAX movie set in space, on one of the...
A Heart full of Learning
Our next piece of writing in year 6 is an explanation text on how the human heart functions. As part of the planning, we observed a heart dissection, looking at the details of the heart, how it works and what can go wrong. Pupils were able to see in details the...
Hepworth Class in the Edible Garden
This half term is year 3's turn for outdoor learning in the edible garden, which fits perfectly with our science learning on plants! Today was a beautiful afternoon for it and we got to see and water the plants, explore the plant beds and got our hands muddy. Here are...
Plant life on the Chromebooks.
Today, Hepworth class had a go at using the Chromebooks to create reports about plants and how they grow. Using the PurpleMash software was a bit tricky at first, but we soon got the hang of it. We also had to make sure we included enough information to make our...
Outdoor learning in Delaunay Class
Its been nearly two weeks since we have come back from our lovely Easter Holidays. In Delaunay class we have been making the most of the warmer weather and have been taking our learning outside. Our theme this half term is "Who Lives in the Secret Garden?" so we have...
Excellent Earthworms!
Last week, year 3 got involved in a citizen science project in the secret garden discovering earthworms and their importance for healthy soil. Digging for earthworms We got mucky and dug holes to see what earthworms we could find in the topsoil, then poured in mustard...
ECO Committee plant trees
The Lansbury Lawrence ECO Committee planted a tree with Trees for Cities in Langdon Park yesterday. It was a Tulip Tree, which will grow to be very tall with beautiful flowers on. The leaves will help to stop pollution and make our air cleaner to breathe.
STEAM Co. Day for British Science Week
Monday was a day like no other at Lansbury Lawrence. All of our children went off timetable for the day, and were allowed to explore the school to engage with different Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths activities. It was wonderful to see our older and...
