Science
The class have enjoyed learning about Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and they gained a greater understanding of his theory after completing the beak investigation. The children tested 3 different ‘beaks’ picking up different ‘food sources’ to see which beak was the most effective. From the results, they could clearly see how inherited characteristics influences adaptation and leads to evolution.
The children absolutely loved learning about natural selection as part of our inheritance and evolution unit of work. We used the wonderful picture book of Moth: an evolution story to introduce the children to the natural selection process and then they went out hunting woolly worms on the field to see just how it worked. it was wonderful listening to the children use their prior learning of inheritance to explain natural selection.
Periscopes
In a periscope, light from an object strikes the top mirror at 45° and bounces off at the same angle. This sends light directly down the tube and onto the lower mirror. This mirror, also at a 45° angle, reflects light directly to your eye.
Making Periscopes
Investigating how mirrors reflect light.
In our first Science lesson of the half term, the children investigated how light travels and used this to demonstrate a wonderful understanding of how we see objects.
