Science

Prep

Students proudly stepped into the role of curious scientists (lab coats and all!) as they investigated how their partners move, played movement games such as Chance Dance and Simon Says, and explored how different toys move. These playful activities encouraged students to observe closely, ask questions and test their ideas in a fun and engaging way. 

Year 1 

Year 1 students have been exploring the world with curiosity and excitement by looking closely, asking questions, and sharing their ideas. A favourite part of the term was our dinosaur investigations, where students discovered that living things grow and change over time while building confidence as careful observers. 

Students are now exploring sound through playful, hands-on experiences. Activities such as sound hunts, playground listening investigations, and simple experiments are helping students discover how sounds are made and how they can be high or low, loud or soft. Learning has been full of fun, movement, and curiosity as students explore sound like young scientists. 

Year 2 

Year 2 students began the year by investigating dinosaurs, strengthening their skills in observation, questioning, and recognising patterns in how living things grow and change. 

We then moved into a Physical Science unit focused on materials and their properties. Through hands on testing, students investigated how different materials respond when they are bent, stretched, twisted, crushed or squashed, and discussed why these properties make materials suitable for different uses. Students also explored how materials can be reused and recycled, linking their learning to caring for Earth’s resources. 

These investigations supported students to make predictions, compare results, and explain their thinking with growing confidence. 

Year 3 

Year 3 students became heat detectives, exploring how heat energy can be felt, created and shared in our everyday lives. They investigated common heat sources such as the Sun, electricity, fire and friction, and used temperature tools to observe how heat moves from warmer objects to cooler ones. Along the way, students made predictions, watched for changes, and shared their thinking like real scientists. 

Students also experimented with different materials to discover which ones are good conductors or insulators. Through hands on testing and fair experiments, they compared results and explained what worked best.

The unit finished with an exciting design challenge where students used their learning to keep a container warm. It was an engaging, hands-on term full of curiosity, problem solving and scientific thinking as students explored how heat affects the world around them. 

Science  - Year 1