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We strive at Woodlesford to develop children who have the knowledge, ability and mindset to become scientists of the future.

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Here at Woodlesford Primary School we strive to provide an exciting, engaging and enriching curriculum that teaches children the essential aspects of knowledge, methods and processes of science that develops children into the scientists of the future. We encourage exploration and curiosity about the world that we live in and provide children with frequent opportunities to think and work scientifically. Our aim is to develop children who have the knowledge, skills and enthusiasm to find out more. We provide a broad and balanced curriculum for all pupils, aiming to show children where a career in science can take you and celebrating the diverse community of people who work in the field. Our children leave Woodlesford with a sound knowledge of the uses and implications that science has today and for the future.

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Woodlesford School follows the National Curriculum statutory requirements. For Years 1-6 this follows The new 2014 Science Curriculum and Early Years follow Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework 2017. Progression throughout the year groups follows systemic development of subject knowledge and ‘working scientifically’ skills. Teachers follow plans to ensure progression is correct throughout the child’s learning journey.

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The home of news and fun facts for kids. Find out what is going on, with stories, pictures and videos. Try a quiz or one of our free games.

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Science experiments you can do at home! Explore an ever growing list of hundreds of fun and easy science experiments. Have fun trying these experiments at home or use them for science fair project ideas. Explore experiments by category, newest experiments, most popular experiments, easy at home experiments, or simply scroll down this page for tons of awesome experiment ideas!

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Science experiments you can do at home! Explore an ever growing list of hundreds of fun and easy science experiments. Have fun trying these experiments at home or use them for science fair project ideas. Explore experiments by category, newest experiments, most popular experiments, easy at home experiments, or simply scroll down this page for tons of awesome experiment ideas!

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If there is one thing that is guaranteed to get your students excited, it's a good science experiment! While some experiments require expensive lab equipment or dangerous chemicals, there are plenty of cool projects you can do with regular household items. We've rounded up a big collection of easy science experiments that anybody can try, and kids are going to love them!

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Easy Chemistry Science Experiments

2. Crystallize sweet treats

Crystal science experiments teach kids about supersaturated solutions. This one is easy to do at home, and the results are absolutely delicious!

Learn more: Candy Crystals

23. Mummify a hot dog

If your kids are fascinated by the Egyptians, they'll love learning to mummify a hot dog! No need for canopic jars, just grab some baking soda and get started.

Easy Physics Science Experiments

Easy Biology and Environmental Science Experiments

45. Use glitter to fight germs

Everyone knows that glitter is just like germs-it gets everywhere and is so hard to get rid of! Use that to your advantage and show kids how soap fights glitter and germs.

Learn more: Glitter Germs

50. Experiment with limestone rocks

Kids love to collect rocks, and there are plenty of easy science experiments you can do with them. In this one, pour vinegar over a rock to see if it bubbles. If it does, you've found limestone!

Learn more: Limestone Experiments

Easy Engineering Experiments and STEM Challenges

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70 Easy Science Experiments Using Materials You Already Have On Hand

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Science doesn't have to be complicated! Try these easy science experiments using items you already have around the house or classroom.

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If you're looking for some fun science experiments for kids then you've come to the right place. Check out our free experiments section, full of fascinating hands-on experiments that are a great way to enjoy the world of science.

Learn interesting science and technology facts by experimenting with different materials that react in surprising ways. You'll find many experiments can be done using simple ingredients found around the house (with adult supervision of course). Basic materials can help you perform experiments that are simple, safe and perfect for kids. Enjoy our fun science experiments, make cool projects, show friends & family what you've discovered and most importantly, have fun!

Raw or Boiled Egg?

Can't tell if your egg is hard boiled or raw? Find out a sneaky way to know for sure with this simple experiment.

Use black light to make glowing water and find out exactly how it works with this fun science experiment for kids.

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Fun Science Experiments for Kids - Cool Projects & Easy Ideas for Children

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If you're looking for some fun science experiments for kids then you've come to the right place. Check out our free experiments section, full of fascinating hands-on experiments that are a great way to enjoy the world of science. Learn interesting science and technology facts by experimenting with different materials that react in surprising ways.

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Help youngsters learn about trees and wildlife with our outdoor learning resources.

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Explorify is an exciting programme of free activities for primary school teachers. | Spark Curiosity | Develop Thinking Skills | Increase Your Impact.

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A series of five-minute videos created to support teachers to get started with practical science enquiry.

Starters for Science is a series of five-minute videos created to support teachers to get started with practical science enquiry. They require minimal resources and can be used in school or at home. This means that teachers can do science enquiry with a class and any children who are at home can do the same lesson.

Each video includes:

A question or scenario related to the real world

Time for children to think about what they already know

A demonstration of a starter practical activity

Time for children to think of their own questions

Ideas about what they could find out for themselves

Encouragement to share what they found with others

Please note that the videos are designed to get children doing some simple practical science enquiry and as such are not age specific, nor directly aligned to any particular curriculum unit. They are intended to give children valuable practical experiences that they will then be able to draw on once they meet the relevant concepts in a more formal learning situation.

The Starters f or Science videos were created by Ali Eley (Outreach Director), Kate Redhead (Regional Mentor) with Alex Farrer (PSTT College Fellow). Grateful thanks to PSTT Fellows who took part in the videos: Rufus Cooper, Emma Crisell, Tom Jones, Jenny Lister, Jeannette Morgan, Hannah Osueke, Katharine Pemberton, Jules Pottle, Vanessa Seerhra, Elaine Stockdale and Tracy Tyrrell, and also to Haf Hayes for all the Welsh translations.

OVERVIEW AND TEACHER NOTES

STARTER FOR SCIENCE

FOCUS

KEY WORDS

YOU WILL NEED

YOU MIGHT ALSO WANT

1. Paper Towers

Structures

Weight, gravity, shape, strength

3 pieces of A4 paper, some books (or plastic plate with small, heavy objects)

Sticky tape, other kinds of paper or card, ruler

4. Shadow Puppets‏‏‎

Shadows

Light, shadow, block, opaque ‏‏‎ ‎‎‏

Small piece of card, scissors, sticky tack, torch or mobile phone

Ruler

8. Mirrors and Light

Light

Light source, reflect, travel, straight lines

Shiny, flat objects (mirrors, CDs, DVDs or saucepan lids), source of light (mobile phone or torch), dark place

Sticky tack or plasticine

11. Pendulum Timers

Forces

Gravity, force, pivot, oscillate, swing, air resistance

String or wool, something small and heavy (a blob of sticky tack, some coins taped together, a key or a marble), card, sticky tape

Ruler, timer, scissors

13.. Blowing Bubbles

Bubbles

Gas, liquid, solid, float

Pipe cleaner or wire, washing-up liquid, fizzy water or lemonade, raisins or grains of rice

Pot of bubbles

Click herefor a downloadable PDF version of this overview.

Click herefor a downloadable PDF version of this overview in Welsh.

Click herefor the supporting teacher notes giving short descriptions of the science behind each video, plus some top tips.

Click here for these supporting teacher notes in Welsh.

VIDEOS

1. Paper Towers

Explore and make different shaped towers with Alex Farrer

WATCH VIDEO

10. Paper Friction

See friction in a whole new way with Jenny Lister

WATCH VIDEO

14. Colourful Ink

Discover the different colours that ink is made from with Katharine Pemberton
WATCH VIDEO

VIDEOS - WELSH VERSIONS

1. Paper Towers - Welsh version

Explore and make different shaped towers with Alex Farrer (voiceover by Haf Hayes)

WATCH VIDEO

5. Falling Paper - Welsh version

Explore how to slow down falling objects with Jeanette Morgan (voiceover by Haf Hayes)

WATCH VIDEO

6. Levers and Catapults - Welsh version

Create and test your own catapult with Jules Pottle (voiceover by Haf Hayes)

WATCH VIDEO

7. Animal Camouflage - Welsh version

Investigate and make camouflaged animals with Tracy Tyrrell (voiceover by Haf Hayes)
WATCH VIDEO

8. Mirrors and Light - Welsh version

Use reflection to see around walls with Rufus Cooper
WATCH VIDEO

10. Paper Friction - Welsh version

See friction in a whole new way with Jenny Lister (voiceover by Haf Hayes)
WATCH VIDEO

12. Spinning Paper with Rufus Cooper - Welsh Version

Investigate how you can change the speed of a paper spinner with Rufus Cooper (voiceover by Haf Hayes)

WATCH VIDEO

14. Colourful Ink - Welsh Version

Discover the different colours that ink is made from with Katharine Pemberton (voiceover by Haf Hayes)
WATCH VIDEO

Safety Notice and Disclaimer

The PSTT advises teachers to refer to either the CLEAPSS website or SSERC website for up to date health and safety information when planning practical activities for children.

The PSTT is not liable for the actions or activities of any reader or anyone else who uses the information in these resource pages or the associated classroom materials. The PSTT assumes no liability with regard to injuries or damage to property that may occur as a result of using the information contained in these resources. The PSTT recommends that a full risk assessment is carried out before undertaking in the classroom any of the practical investigations contained in the resources.

All materials are ©Primary Science Teaching Trust (PSTT) and are freely available to download and share for educational purposes. Whilst educators are free to adapt the resources to suit their own needs, acknowledgement of copyright on all original materials must be included. Rights to images included in the resource have been purchased for PSTT use only - as such, these images may only be used as part of this resource and may not copied into or used in other materials.

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Starters for Science | Primary Science Teaching Trust

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A series of five-minute videos created to support teachers to get started with practical science enquiry. Starters for Science is a series of five-minute videos created to support teachers to get started with practical science enquiry. They require minimal resources and can be used in school or at home.

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Help youngsters learn about trees and wildlife with our outdoor learning resources.

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How can you teach science in mixed age classes?

Teaching any subject to a mixed year group can be challenging and it is even more so when the ages of the children cross two completely different curriculums and when that subject involves practical activities.

Here's one approach that you might like to consider:

Plan and deliver a short adult-led input with all of the children, probably no more than 10 minutes to introduce the science topic.

Plan to provide some science-related activities across the Early Years provision. For example, if the older children are learning about animals in their local environment, you might set up some of these: a sensory table with toy frogs, water, chia seeds; a construction area with twigs, leaves and moss for building a bird's nest; a malleable area with modelling clay or foil or making model animals - all of these activities can be found on PSTT's EYFS Science Provision Map Animals in my garden.

Let the younger children (ages 4-5 years) choose their activities. If you have a supporting adult in the classroom, you might want to ask them to manage/observe a particular activity and you could provide them with a list of open-ended questions to develop the children's thinking and specific science vocabulary.

Whilst the younger children carry out self-initiated activities, you can work with the older children (perhaps ages 5-7 years) and teach a science topic from their curriculum. This could include a practical investigation to develop children's science knowledge as well as their enquiry skills. You might find that some of the younger children want to join in, and why not if they are able to?!

Depending on whether you have any adult support, at some stage you may want to join the younger children for a period (so that you can 'play, observe & ask') and ask your teaching assistant to supervise the older children's activity.

Make time for a short plenary at the end of the lesson so that each group can report to the class what they did and what they found out. It is always a useful way to assess whether the children have a good understanding of the science being taught and whether any misconceptions remain.

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Play Observe & Ask - Primary Science Teaching Trust

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Explore science with young children (ages 3-5) through play with PSTT's Early Years science resources. Download the Effective Practice Guide and find activities, strategies, and provision examples to support EYFS practitioners.

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Assessment is an integral part to all science lessons and class teachers use a variety of ways to collate children’s scientific knowledge and capabilities of working scientifically and demonstrating scientific enquiry.

Assessment methods:

-          Pre assessment

-          Super Six questions – completed at the beginning of each lesson to keep track of how well the class is keeping pace with the content. These consist of questions relevant to previous years learning, previous topic learning and previous lesson’s learning ( quizzes, true or false statements; sometimes, always, never statements, concept cartoons)

-          Practical experiments

-          Teachers may use discussions children and verbal comments make to assess a child’s knowledge of a topic

-          End of unit assessments based on the questions that they have been asked throughout the topic. This will help inform any gaps in learning and will allow these questions and learning points to be revisited again.

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Year 5 have investigated the different, unique patterns we have on our fingerprints

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Year 5 have investigated the different conditions mould grows best in.

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Year 5 have been investigating how far away from the fulcrum different weights need to be in order to balance the lever. 

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At the beginning of a session pupils are reminded of the key skills within that subject. We also look at key people linked to that subject. 

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At the beginning of a session pupils are reminded of the key skills within that subject. We also look at key people linked to that subject. 

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Our eco-warrior team are committed to reducing Woodlesford Primary School's carbon footprint. We turn off lights, close doors and remind teachers to turn of their screens when they are not in use. We take our jobs very seriously as we care about our school and environment. Over the next few weeks, we will be helping to improve the wildlife here at school by making our own bird feeders and planting insect friendly plants. We can't wait to share with you all the exciting things we do to try and make Woodlesford Primary school a greener place!

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Through teaching STEM we hope to develop children who have the skills, knowledge and ambition to become the scientists, technicians engineers and mathematicians of the future. We expect them to have an understanding of how the world around them works and be able to ask questions to further. They will be able to set up investigations, carry out experiments and draw conclusions in various topics and apply their findings to aspects of everyday life.