As part of their Science lesson, P3/4 were given a challenge. They were asked to predict if the person with the longest legs in their group would jump the furthest. Children took part in a blind count and most children predicted that it would be the person with the longest legs that would jump farthest. Children then conducted an investigation to solve this challenge. Each child had their leg measured and recorded. They then took part in a standing long jump event. To keep the test fair, children made sure they started from the same position, they jumped three times and took the best measurement and when measuring they had someone to check their measurements.
They discovered that it didn’t matter the length of a persons legs when it came to jumping but technique was very important.