Drake Primary School and Little Pirates Child Care

Impact 2020-2021

Science, Art and Writing (SAW) Day

Chromatography

Chromatography

Testing Mars-copter.

Describing the surface of Mars.

Watercolour inspired by the Mars Rover, Perseverance.

Watercolour inspired by the Mars Rover, Perseverance.

Watercolour inspired by the Mars Rover, Perseverance.

Planting carrot tops- will the seeds or carrot tops grow faster?

Planting carrot seeds- will the seeds or carrot tops grow faster?

Re-potting carrot seedlings.

Carrot cross section sketch.

Carrot cross section sketch.

Monitoring the carrot seed growth.

Observing changes over time.

UV painting- luminescent under ultraviolet light

UV painting- luminescent under ultraviolet light

Reception

Finding different musical sounds.

Adding elastic bands to create the strings of a guitar.

Enquiry: Why do zebras have stripes?

Were our predictions correct?

Exploring the natural world.

Hand hygiene

Favourite animal from the zoo trip to Africa Alive!

Year 1

Identifying features of fish

Identifying features of insects

Parts of plants

Seasonal changes- Spring

Identifying and classifying materials

Identifying and classifying materials

Year 2

Testing for buoyancy

Best material and design for a boat

Squashing, bending, twisting and stretching.

Habitats

Enquiry: what do plants need to grow and stay healthy?

Observing over time

Adaptations of a polar bear

Classifying

Importance of exercise

Importance of hygiene

Butterfly lifecycle

Butterfly lifecycle

Frog lifecycle

Frog lifecycle

Year 3

Parts of a flowering plant

Enquiry: How important is water for seedlings?

Different types of rocks

How is the soil formed?

Fossil cookies

Light

Enquiry: Dark is the absence of light

Enquiry: UV beads

Magnetic attraction

Is it magnetic?

Playground froces

Year 4

Food chains

Food chains

Classification keys to group types of plants.

Water cycle model- evaporation and condensation

Water cycle model

Water cycle

Solids, liquids and gases

Observation over time of materials changing states

Enquiry: How does pollution affect pond weed?

Enquiry: How does pollution affect pond weed?

Solids, liquids and gases

Electricity safety

Parts of the ear

Year 5

Investigating solubility

Investigating solubility

Methods of separating materials

Reproduction in plants

Reproduction in plants

Bird lifecycle

Comparing bird lifecyles

Comparing gestation periods

Researching gravity

Forces: friction

Forces: Air resistance

Year 6

Climate change- changes over time

Climate change- changes over time

Climate change-feedback loops

Darwin- evolution

Inheritance

Light

Color filter investigation

$Refraction investigation$

Light- colour wheel investigation

$Refraction investigation$

Function of the heart

Function of the blood

Function of the blood

Heart rate investigation

Heart rate investigation

Heart rate investigation

Electrical circuit

Measuring electricty

Fair test enquiry: the brightest bulb

Conductors and insulators

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