LOWER SCHOOL SCIENCE
The mackerel dissection was fun and I enjoyed getting my hands dirty. By doing the dissection I learnt more about the insides of an animal. I come to Science Club to have fun, learn new ideas and challenge myself.’ Freddie Walker, Year 7 Current investigations on the roster are: Asteroid Armageddon How does the size of a ball bearing affect the size of a sand crater and how does this scale up to the size of a real asteroid that might one day threaten Earth? How far underground will the bunkers need to be? Which brand of kitchen roll is the best? You are a reviewer for Kitchen Monthly and have been asked to review five different brands but which one is the best? The word best can mean different things to different people, so the boys try to investigate properties such as absorbency, strength when dry and wet and value for money.
Lower School Science is transforming learning. We are currently designing a new scheme of work for Year 7 and Year 8 that focuses on science in new and exciting ways. We have tried to draw upon the
collective science staff knowledge to bring the best ideas together and design tasks that are unique. One of the main changes is the inclusion of independent investigations where boys are set a question, given some equipment and asked to answer it in the most scientific way apparent to them, often with some intriguing results. ‘I like how we always get straight into stuff. Egg-drop challenge!
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