British Science Week: growth

This week we have been celebrating British Science Week at school and the theme this year has been growth.

During maths, we discussed how our bodies can grow at different rates and used comparative language to describe our heights in relation to one another.

We worked in our groups to order our bodies from tallest to shortest.

We measured each other using string and then investigated what items in the room were shorter and longer than our bodies.

We had great fun drawing around our bodies too to see who was tallest in the class.

In the garden, we discussed how seeds can support humans and animals by producing oxygen. We decided we could make our own bird feeders using recycled toilet roll tubes, lard and sunflower seeds. It was very messy but lots of fun was had as the boys and girls worked together to cover the tube and get as many seeds as possible to stick. We hung them on the fence for the birds to come and enjoy when they get hungry.