We are in the second week of our new science topic, Energy.

Last week the children talked about what they already knew about energy, what they would like to know and any questions they may have. This week we began exploring the question of ‘what is energy?’ We looked at different kinds of energy, focusing on potential energy and kinetic energy. We made paper helicopters to explore how these energy types work.

‘When you hold it it’s potential energy and when it spins it’s kinetic energy’ – Rajath

We attached paperclips to the bottom of our helicopters to make them heavier and evaluated how this changed it’s kinetic energy. We also explored the idea of fair testing by holding our helicopters at the same height.

‘The one with the more paperclips spins faster’ – Theo