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22 November 2024

The dark!

In Science we have been learning about seasonal changes and as part of this have been learning about light and dark.
We worked in the blackout tent to investigate what we could see with different amounts of light and dispelled some misconceptions about light sources. It was all great fun and had…

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31 October 2024

Rock pets

We have been learning all about animals and their habitats in Science and as part of this have had great fun designing and making our own rock pets creating instructions for our friends about how to keep them happy and healthy. We think that they look amazing!

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17 October 2024

Wildflower planting session

So far nearly 2000 wildflower plugs have been planted at Fairhill, they are planning on planting the final ones this Saturday if anyone wants to go along and be involved................Celebration cake too when its all done!

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11 October 2024

Nenthead mines visit

Middle Fell had great fun exploring Nenthead Mines today as part of their Science learning! We managed to find a tonne of gallium, calcite, quartz and many incredible formations of different minerals and sedimentary rocks. Our pupils also managed to find some impeccable fossils of pre-historic…

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8 October 2024

Soil investigation

Middle Fell's Science lesson on Tuesday looking at how soil is formed and how it sustains life. They also conducted an experiment to assess the different properties of different soil samples!

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5 October 2024

Science at home- links for parents/ carers

Want to continue your Science learning at home? 

Try visiting BBC Bitesize for some fun clips and games.

KS1- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z6svr82

KS2-https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z2pfb9q

 

Or why not try National Geographic perfect for inspiring your budding…

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5 October 2024

Books to inspire young scientists- highly recommended books

Why encourage your child to read about science? There are loads of reasons. Science and engineering provide fantastic career opportunities, but science is not just for scientists – it’s a huge part of everyday life. A good grounding in science will help every child to navigate their world and make…

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3 October 2024

Fossils!

In Middle Fell's Science session yesterday they were replicating the process of how fossils are made! Everyone was incredibly sensible and seemed to enjoy getting hands on!

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19 September 2024

The circulatory system! Getting hands on with our learning.


Flinty Fell have been continuing their work on the circulatory system, they had a go at dissecting lamb hearts to help build their understanding of the complexities of a heart.

How fantastic it is that Flinty have the opportunity to learn from subject specialists such as Mr Hagerup,…

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18 September 2024

Rock detectives

Some photos from Middle Fell's  Science session as 'Rock Detectives'! Here they are investigating the hardness and permeability of different rock samples to determine if they are igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic rocks.

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12 September 2024

Woodlouse habitat experiment

Cross Fell really enjoyed getting hands on with their learning this week when they created different habitats in a tray to see which one the woodlice would choose as their new home. It was lovely to see everyone observing so carefully discussing what they could see and showing real care and…

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5 July 2024

Wriggly worms!

Today in our Science learning Mrs Brown had planned for us to investigate spiders but as we are so fascinated by worms we changed our plans to go with our new found interest in all things wriggly to look at toy worms and compare them to some actual worms.

We thought about how we knew if each…

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