08 Dec What’s happening in Year 6 – Week 6
Over the last few weeks, a selection of children across Year 6 have been putting their scientific skills to the test and preparing a Science Fayre enquiry to share with the rest of the school.
With their minds set on the scientific strand of physics, the children based their investigation on looking at the impact of the force of gravity on materials that they constructed gliders from. Some children used cardboard, whilst other used styrofoam. They planned the investigation carefully to ensure that the dependent variables remained the same and only the independent variable was changed. After collecting findings in different environments, the children concluded that the gliders made from styrofoam travelled further as they were porous – the small holes in the material allowed the air resistance force to keep it afloat for longer.