Autumn leaves

18th October 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

Year 6 spent a brilliant afternoon investigating why leaves change colour in autumn! We discussed what we knew about autumn and how trees grow via photosynthesis. We found out that chlorophyll makes leaves green and the that the lack of this pigment happens in autumn. Then, we collected loads of different coloured leaves and created natural art. We hope you love our pictures – we are very proud of how they show the beauty of autumn. 🍂🍁

 

 

Pfizer visit

14th February 2020R Smith

Pfizer came to run ‘Medicine snd Me‘ workshops with Year 6. We discovered how medicines are made and what is found in a medicine cabinet. We then packaged medicines to distribute around the world. At the end a q&a session enabled us to discover more about the company, medicine design, medicine manufacturing and careers in pharmaceuticals. We also learned from Adele, Kirsten and Sarah that there are many other jobs at Phizer, and not just scientists. Year 6 pupils were inspired by our workshops and hopefully many of our pupils will enter the science and engineering workplace in the future. Thank you Pfizer!

For more information on Pfizer please visit:

https://www.pfizer.co.uk/science-in-a-box

Learning challenge: Why is the heart the most important pump we own?

21st November 2019R Smith

For our Science topic this term, Year 6 have been answering the question ‘Why is the heart the most important pump we own?’ During this topic, we have identified and named the parts of the circulatory system and explained how the heart pumps blood around the body. In groups, we planned and carried out an investigation into the effects exercise has on heart rate and used scientific explanations to show what is happening physiologically within our bodies during exercise and reasoned the changes that lifestyle can cause to our bodies. We recognised the impact drugs and lifestyle had to our bodies. Finally,  we described the ways nutrients are transported within our bodies and conducted an experiment to show the importance of saliva to begin the digestive process. Could you eat 3 large, dry crackers in 1 minute?

Our favourite aspect of this topic was using the Virtuali-tee t-shirt to digitally show the functions within the human body!

Bring It On!

15th November 2019R Smith

In October, 15 keen scientists from Year 6 returned to the fabulous Bring It On Engineering and STEM event at the Beacon of Light. The children were engaged all day and took part in numerous experiments and tasks from the many different companies that were there. West Boldon children were often the leaders of the mini competitions set by the organisations present. Hopefully, this event has inspired these young scientists and made them think of a career in STEM related vocations.

Learning Challenge: Why is the heart the most important pump we own?

6th November 2019R Smith
For our Science topic this term, Year 6 have been answering the question ‘Why is the heart the most important pump we own?’ During this topic, we have identified and named the parts of the circulatory system and explained how the heart pumps blood around the body. In groups, we planned and carried out an investigation into the effects exercise has on heart rate and used scientific explanations to show what is happening physiologically within our bodies during exercise and reasoned the changes that lifestyle can cause to our bodies. We recognised the impact drugs and lifestyle had to our bodies. Finally,  we described the ways nutrients are transported within our bodies and conducted an experiment to show the importance of saliva to begin the digestive process. Could you eat 3 large, dry crackers in 1 minute?
Our favourite aspect of this topic was using the Virtuali-tee t-shirt to digitally show the functions within the human body!