This week Reception have celebrated British Science Week with a range of STEM learning activities.
We all looked so smart in our scientist outfits.
We measured dinosaur food.
We predicted if things would float or sink and made a boat to help a baby dinosaur float.
We tested different materials to see if they were waterproof to keep our baby dinos dry.
We used paper to make a bridge over a swamp, that was strong enough to support the weight of a stegasaurus.
On Wednesday afternoon, we learned about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. We tricked our grown ups by taking home a pretend dino poop! We sorted dinosaurs into groups – those that walked on 2 legs and those that walked on 4 legs.
On Thursday we enjoyed a ‘sleepover at the dinosaur museum’ dance session. The children worked as a small group to make a T-Rex. Watch out, there were some very gruesome ones!
We learned all about Mary Anning the famous fossil hunter. The children were enthralled by her life story.
We finished a very busy week off by excavating some dinosaur bones and testing the flight of a ‘Pipette-a-saurus’.
We had a special dinosaur expert come to visit. The children loved listening to his amazing dinosaur facts.
There was a serious security breach at the end of our week, when Terry the T-Rex was spotted by the CCTV. Mrs York had left some dinosaur food out!
Mrs Hobson managed to get Terry under control and we used a tally to check all dinosaurs were in their own habitats.
