Science
Science Intent and Impact At Shoreditch Park Primary, we provide an inclusive science curriculum that encourages our children to understand, explore and question the natural and humanly constructed world around them. In the EYFS, science is a key part of the specific area ‘Understanding of the...
BBC - KS1 Bitesize Science - Desert Island Materials
A fun activity to help children at KS1 learn about properties of materials.
BBC - KS2 Bitesize Science - Changing states : Quiz
In science we are continuing to learn about everyday materials: their properties and how they can change.
Year 1 - Science: Materials
This term in Year 1 we are looking at materials. We have been looking at what materials different objects are made of such as rock, metal, plastic, glass and brick. We have been grouping these objects according to their properties. We have even gone on a materials hunt around the school!
Year 3's Assembly Rocks
We're not boasting! Our assembly was all about rocks, based on our work on the properties of rocks in Science and the non-fiction book The Pebble in My Pocket, in Power of Reading. Achieving Aisha made a special guest appearance and we sang some of our favourite songs too - take a look!
Year 4 - Festival of Triangles Maths Lesson
Year 4 were being detectives in our festival of triangles maths lesson today. We had to work systematically to solve which triangle was guilty of committing the crime. We then had a go at coming up with our own questions for our partner to solve. We can confidently tell you the properties of...
Year 6 - Exploring Properties of 3D Shapes
Year 6 have been exploring the properties of 3D shape and have been studying the relationship between the total amount of faces and vertices and how this compares to the total amount of edges for any 3D shape. We have made some fantastic challenge investigations for other children to try and solve...
Year 6 Investigate Electricity
Yea 6 today started investigating the properties of electricity in groups by creating circuits and exploring the properties of different conducive circuits such as tin foil. By the end of an investigative afternoon, all Year 6 children were able to create a circuit with a cell, lamp and a piece of...
Year 1 - Sorting Materials
This term Year 1 are learning all about materials. This week we have been learning about brick, rock, glass and water. We began our lesson by grouping materials by their properties. We then went around the school on a material hunt. Have a look at how we got on
Year 1 - 2D Shapes
Last week, Year 1 learnt all about 2D shapes and have been identifying and describing the properties of 2D shapes. Year 1 were able to apply this knowledge and went on a shape hunt around the school and their classroom
Year 2 - Shapes
This half term we have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes. We have been identifying their properties, comparing them and grouping them into categories
Year 5 - Vikings
This week in Year 5, we have been learning all about the vikings, and King Ethelred's ineffective strategies of fighting them off by trying to pay them silver! We have been reciting and performing some viking poetry this week based on the poems. Mr Holland's maths class also started looking...