Science Evening!

On Wednesday we had a science evening at school! We were able to show our families all of the exciting experiments we have been doing at school this term. We have been looking at natural phenomena such as magnets, shadows, light and sound. In room 4 we are exploring and experimenting with light and shadows. Here are some photos of us experimenting with torches. What are we learning?...

We learnt that some objects let more light through than others. Here, we are sorting objects into three different groups: 1) Opaque, 2) transparent and 3) translucent.

What does it mean if an object is Opaque?

Is this object Opaque?... Yes - because it is not letting light through. This also means that a shadow is formed because the object is blocking the light from getting through and forming a shadow!

Look I am clever! I can draw around my own shadow! Can you make a shadow and draw around it?

 We even had some mad scientists join us!

We certainly had lots of fun. We really enjoy asking questions about the world around us and exploring and experimenting to help us come up with solutions and answers to some of our questions...