More Mad Scientists

This week year 5 and year 6 had a MAD scientists day where the children tried to blow up the school with an antacid tablet and some coke. The children, since then, have been learning about how solids, liquids and gases are linked through the water cycle.

Ahoy there!

For the year 3/4 home learning project, the pupils had to design and then build a boat out of any materials with a criteria that the boat must float. The children came up with some fantastic designs and the finished boats floated superbly.

Mad Scientists

Year 6 arrived in school this Monday looking very strange indeed. Mad hair, white coats, big glasses, anyone would have thought it was 'mad scientist day'! During the day we explored electricity, separating materials and chemical reactions. It was great fun and at times fairly explosive.

Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes...

Our year 5 children had a health road show on Monday 3rd November 2008. They started the day with invigorating aerobics to get the mind and body awake. They then went on to complete a sponsored fun run. The money raised from this will be spent on health resources for the school. Finally the children took part in an exciting range of activities including, exotic fruit tasting, naming weird vegetables, fitness tests and pulse investigations. It was a fantastic day and a very motivational way to start our new topic.

Chemical Chaos....

At Fryern we believe the best way to learn science is to "do science"! This year we have been doing just that. Practical investigations are a big part of our science lessons where the children can plan and explore their ideas. Our whole school science day (June 08) involved "Chemical Chaos" in year 6, "The Waving Hand" in year 5 and "Parachuting Eggs" in years 3 and 4. The noise, mess and smell was awful but needless to say the children loved it.