At STEM Club this week we carried out two activities. Firstly we reviewed the different glues we made last week to determine which was the strongest and which would wash off clothing most easily. Having concluded which of our samples…
A sticky problem
Tonight we were investigating different ingredients for making glue (child friendly). The pupils had 3 different sets of ingredients to make their different glues from. When they had made them, they tested them for strength, washability and waterproof properties. The…
Primary Science Quality Mark
We were very excited and proud last week to receive confirmation of our Primary Science Quality Mark award (PSQM). This marks the culmination of a whole academic year of collaborative work within our school to drive teaching and learning of…
How DO they get the stripes in there?
Following on from last week’s work on making toothpaste, this week our STEM Club members were investigating the effectiveness of different toothpaste brands. Each group had samples of Colgate, Aquafresh and Tesco’s own brand toothpaste and had to mark them…