Years 1 and 2 were ‘Exploring Elephants’ when they joined Dr Jenny Watson for a live lesson during our science weeks. It all started with the children asking questions to a real scientist, which the children were all very excited about!
Working scientifically, they identified the properties of different materials. Next, the children experimented to see the effect of water on the different materials. During the experiment, our ‘Concentrating Crocodiles’ made excellent observations.
For the second experiment, the children built a tower of sugar cubes and added water and food colouring before making observations such as, “The bottom cube is dissolving,” “The tower fell,” and “The cube is changing shape!” To extend their thinking, they thought about how they could speed up the experiment coming up with their own ideas such as adding more water, using a different liquid as well as changing the temperature.
