We have been learning about Materials and their properties. We have discussed how particular properties effect the choices made for choosing materials for certain jobs and activities.

We then  took part in a STEM challenge. Firstly in groups we created a boat using paper. The boat had to both ‘float’ and take a ‘load’ on board. We decided to then make the boats stronger and more waterproof by using tin foil. We then floated our boats and placed marbles on board to create a load. We counted the marbles  to assess which design was the best. It was great fun and the winning groups boat reached over 100 marbles before it sunk!!