{"id":20978,"date":"2026-03-12T15:58:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/?p=20978"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:49:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:49:36","slug":"celebrating-science-week%e2%9a%9b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2026\/03\/12\/celebrating-science-week%e2%9a%9b\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Science Week!\u269b"},"content":{"rendered":"
We are having lots of fun celebrating British Science Week this week in school. This afternoon, we welcomed parent into school to join in with some exciting experiments and investigations. Pupils and their parents rotated around 4 sciency stations;<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
    \n
  1. \n
    Fizzy exploding hands! \ud83e\udde4 (because it wouldn’t be science week without some explosions.)An age-old crowd pleaser, where we saw vinegar and baking soda react to blow up a rubber glove!\ud83d\udca5<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n
    Rapid Freeze Ice Cream \ud83c\udf68Pupils observed how salt and ice reacted quickly to freeze their ice cream ingredients!<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n
    Boat Building – Pupils explored the concept of floating and sinking. They were challenged to build a boat, which held the most dinosaurs. They had to think carefully about the material they used, their water resistance and durability. \u2693<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n
    House Building with the digital leaders- Pupils set to work, using their mini saws and cardboard and MakeDo kits to design and build some houses to add to Leswalt’s Housing Development. \ud83c\udfe0<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    <\/div>\n
    \n