{"id":16838,"date":"2024-03-11T15:23:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T15:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/?p=16838"},"modified":"2024-03-13T14:02:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T14:02:06","slug":"leswalt-kicks-off-british-science-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2024\/03\/11\/leswalt-kicks-off-british-science-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Leswalt Kicks Off British Science Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday 8th March saw the start of British Science Week – a ten day celebration of all things Science-y!<\/p>\n

So, P1-3 hit the ground running this morning.\u00a0 We joined in with a live lesson hosted by Glasgow Science Centre and Caitlin from the Marine Conservation Society.<\/div>\n
We learned some brilliant facts about the coastline and marine animals around Scotland.<\/div>\n
Scotland has 61% of UK waters and it is home to some amazing animals like flapper skates, basking sharks and occasionally leatherback turtles.<\/div>\n
We learned about the dangers of litter in the ocean and our part in helping to stop this.\u00a0 80% of ocean litter comes from inland.\u00a0 Putting our rubbish in the bin and taking part in litter picks are great ways to stop rubbish making its way to our oceans.<\/div>\n
Not to be left out, P5-7\u00a0 joined a BBC Live Lesson which looked at invertebrates and lifecycles. This was really interesting! Pupils learnt about complete and incomplete metamorphosis, classifying insects, the study of insects and tardigrades – in fact, lots of new information. Our brains were buzzing with new facts! Even better, our new Science topic for term 3\/4 is based on Lifecycles, Inheritance, Survival and Extinction and so this was a perfect starter!<\/div>\n
In addition, one of P5-7’s morning starters this week is a British Science Week challenge to create a pendulum timer. Will anyone manage to design a timer which swings 10 times in 30 seconds?! Watch this space….<\/div>\n
UPDATE! Ewan Clark smashed the BSW challenge!<\/div>\n
Tuesday saw P5-7 starting their new topic ‘Lifecycles, Inheritance, Survival and Extinction’ with an in-depth look into inherited genes. They used these to create Reebops using a Science box on loan from Stranraer Academy. Each Reebop was unique as it had a combination of shared genes from their mother and father – just as we do!<\/div>\n
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