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You have decided to join our Science week fun : GREAT DECISION!

You are choosing to have great fun and spread the fun and learning that Science can bring. All of us are naturally curious and we hope these activities will provide great family science activities for all your family. Here you will find some of the spotter sheets and tables you might want to use to carry out your fun – just remember no printed sheets are needed back at school for you to earn your Science Star certificate just a single pic collage sent in to the Science hotline.

Parent Letter Sci Week 2024

EARN YOUR CERTIFICATE BY SENDING IN A PHOTO COLLAGE TO SHOW YOUR SCIENCE FUN AT HOME As in previous years, we are asking you to create a photo collage that shows children and families completing the challenges. These are very powerful in the displays created from them, sending the message that everyone can be curious and take part in Science. Please don’t forget to include your child’s full name and class.

Photo collages (1 per child) should be sent to:  science@russellscott.tameside.sch.uk

THE CHALLENGE: CAN YOU COMPLETE AN ENQUIRY FROM EACH TYPE?

 

IDENTIFYING, CLASSIFYING AND GROUPING

Ks 1+ 2 Material Hunt 2024

KS 1+ 2 Bird Spotter Sheet.doc

2024 Tree-ID-guide-with tree diagram

RESEARCH USING SECONDARY SOURCES

Look at the page on this blog :EVERYONE DOES SCIENCE HERE

 

 OBSERVING OVER TIME

MOON PHASES SPINNER  

MOON DIARY MONTH

 

 

   PATTERN SEEKING

You don’t have to record results formally but if you do these tables can help. You may only need a few sections under the CHANGED heading – don’t feel the need to fill them all for example if you only are comparing how far 3 family members jump or planting 3 types of seeds

BASIC RESULTS TABLE USED KS2 TO BE ADAPTED AS NEEDED.docx

SEEDS THAT ARE GOOD FOR CHILDREN

                                                       COMPARATIVE AND FAIR TESTING

BASIC RESULTS TABLE USED KS2 TO BE ADAPTED AS NEEDED.docx

Hello Science Buddies,

So sorry we are all stuck in but don’t forget this is the best way to help us all stay safe. Luckily, staying safe doesn’t mean missing out on Science.

Here are some ideas for you- newer ideas will be at the top of the list and don’t forget if you scroll further down you have all the great ideas from Science Week on Diversity too.

1) Nationally launching this week and advertised on the television is the Great National Exhibition at Home – this looks like a fab project linking inventions of the past with new engineering and invention projects for you to try at home

Educators Resource Pack – The Great Exhibition at Home

The Great Exhibition at Home Student Worksheets – Expanded version

The Great Exhibition at Home Student Worksheets – Simplified version

https://www.big-ideas.org/join1851/

 

2) The Wetlands Wildlife Trust Have Produced a wealth of activities – from colouring and origami birds to bird spotting sheets. Better still each Monday they are launching a lesson for you.

https://www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wetlands/home-learning-and-family-fun#

The first one is one Habitats but there are more to follow:  https://www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wetlands/home-learning-and-family-fun/who-lives-where/

 

3) Spring time Booklets

School supplier TTS have produced some beautiful Springtime booklets/ PDF on the theme of Spring time. They are packed with ideas about nature and the seasons – lots of fun facts and ideas for you do including practical tasks and creative writing. There’s an Early Years and Primary Version for you to choose from

Early Years Download – Spring into Spring

Primary Download – Spring into Spring

 

 

4. The STEM organisation have also produced resources for practical tasks, including Starters for Stem. Each one has to be downloaded separately which has made it trickier for me to share on here, but they are good and the page you need to access them from is here

https://www.stem.org.uk/home-learning/primary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5) The Primary Science Trust  (PSST) have also been busy.

https://pstt.org.uk/resources/curriculum-materials/Science-Fun-at-Home

They range from spider hunts around your home, examining floating and melting to using absorption to make a paper flower bloom! They release new activities each week and you can sign up for updates yourself.

 

 

6)”Visit” a zoo – you could even pack a jam sandwich as you visit a virtual zoo                                                                                              Chester Zoo https://www.chesterzoo.org/

Edinburgh Zoo webcams https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/penguin-cam/#penguincam

 

7. “Visit” amazing places such as the National Parks in America to look at a diverse range of habitats with https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/

 

8. Dive into the deep https://neal.fun/deep-sea/  and top this off with some re- watching of Blue Planet with David Attenburgh https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b008044n/the-blue-planet https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p04tjbtx/blue-planet-ii

 

 

9. Science with Maddie Moats – a you tube channel with a broadcast most days  https://www.youtube.com/user/maddiemoate

 

 

10. Explore parts of the body with fun cartoons https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/center/htbw-main-page.html

 

 

 

 

 

11. Practical Shadow Watching – can be done throughout a day. Measuring shadow length and observing direction too.

12. Animal Art Fun – remember you don’t need paint, you can just draw round them and colour. Shown here are lions and giraffes – can your family create an animal family of there own? Giraffe link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKDYx6X5jzM                                                                                                 There are peacocks, monkeys and bears in the kids TV art clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaSu7LM782o

 

 

13. Enjoy nature! You can still watch birds (there is a bird check list in the Science Week Blog below)  help in the garden or notice the little things more. Maybe take some nature photos from home (Mrs W-Y has been challenged by a friend to share on fab photo a day with family she can’t see).

14. Last but not least, I have included some yoga for the garden -or  inside  the  weather  is  chilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DON’T FORGET : There were lots of great practical activities given in Science Week

– Scroll down to find videos and examples 

WOW!! In incredibly trying times you still responded BRILLIANTLY to our schools Science week Challenge.

We asked you to try one of 11 great challenges from the post below that reflected DIVERSITY in Science and you did – in huge numbers. MANY children also when for my ‘connect 4’ challenge and completed 4 or more activities!

I am so grateful to the children for their enthusiasm and parents and carers for your time and effort too. Thank you for taking Science celebrations home to your families in Science Week.

It has taken a while to thank you all and some of your photos have been placed in one of 3 – yes 3!!! – animoto videos below – so have a watch and have a look if you spot anyone you recognise in the absolutely fabulous photos you sent in…

Apologies for those who sent videos in- they are proving tricky to add in at the minute

 

We began Science week by looking at some of the issues surrounding plastic and some of the positive steps we can take to change the future of our planet. 4WY helped tell the story of Duffy the Turtle which highlighted the problem of plastics in the ocean – well done and thanks to our Turtle-Tastic Duffy!
From here our task was set : to find out more and make positive changes to help save our seas by adopting a more responsible approach to using plastic.

Let us know what you are doing to help highlight / solve the ‘problem with plastic problem’ at home. All details are in the post below, but as a sneeky preview here are some EYFS children who’ve already been really busy – there are lots more on the EYFS blog page – thanks to all the parents and carers for their enthusiasm.

You have until Mon 19th before the hotline closes and we would really love some practical work and family pledges to inspire others.