Year 2 are currently learning about lifecycles and how animals change over time. We have also been learning about a different offspring and we were very excited to meet some today! We will enjoy seeing how the tadpoles change over time!
Year 2 have been learning that all animals have offspring that grow and change into
adult animals. They have observed differnt lifecycles. A life cycle shows each stage of a plant or animals life. They know that all animals need water, food and air to survive and the offspring of an animal does not always look like the adult. They are excited to see how our class tadpoles change over time.
Giraffe class grew cress for Science week. We learnt about what plants need to grow and then waited patiently for the seeds to grow into cress. Look at how tall the cress has grown!
We were investigating how a pendulum works. We discussed different types of pendulums (swings, a clock and a metronome). Using string and keys, as a weight, we created our very own! We wanted to find out what would make our pendulum swing longer. We changed the amount of keys to test the weight and used different lengths of string to see if this had an impact on the amount of swings, using a stopwatch to record how long it took for the pendulum to stop swinging. We concluded that the heavier the weight, and the longer the string, the longer the pendulum would swing!
We then tried to challenge ourselves by adding the perfect size of paper to affect the air resistance, to make our pendulum stop at EXACTLY 30 seconds – the closest we got was 30.08s!
The children in 3M had a fantastic afternoon during science week as we investigated our science problem.
Year 2 had a fabulous time during science week. They explored sand timers and tried to make a sand timer that would flow for exactly one minute. They discovered that the sand grains needed to flow continuously, so they constructed a funnel to allow this. They demonstrated lots of scientific enquiry skills. What a bunch of super scientists you are Year 2M!
4P spent an afternoon investigating our science problem. Armed with ramps, metre sticks and unlabelled cans, our science teams found a way to help Uncle Astro.
2D loved getting involved in science week. Their task- Could they make a sand timer to last exactly one minute?
Some fantastic science teamwork allowed the children to question their investigation and adapt their ideas to meet the needs of our question! Well done 2D!
How long does it take a pendulum to swing? What variables affect it? The length of the swing? The weight of the item that is swinging? The size of the swing? As Albert Einstein said – The important thing is to never stop questioning.
