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

Materials and their properties

In Kahlo Class this term, we are learning about materials and their properties in our science lessons. We started the topic by investigating the properties that different materials have. The class knew lots of materials from their prior science learning (glass,...

Can Light Bend?

Can Light Bend?

By Aisha and Zakia This week in our Science lesson we did an experiment to see if light bends. We decided to use a torch, a bendy tube and a piece of paper. First we made the room dark by turning off the lights and closing the blinds. Then we bent the tube and shone...

Thank you for coming!

Thank you for coming!

Hokusai welcomed families into class this afternoon. Children shared their learning, which included what they knew about light and dark, our class reading book: The Minpins, using resources to discuss place value, and what we know about our community: Which material...