Science Focus...

 Before Christmas I spent a little time reviewing the type of thing we had done so far in the academic year, from an LA evidence point of view (we are currently unknown but I try to keep myself a document in draft so that when/if the letter/visit comes it won't be a disaster- because inevitably it would always come at an inconvenient point in our lives!). I came to the conclusion that we were possibly a little lacking in the science area- from an outwardsly visible point anyway. Now I believe this is because Science is soo deeply entrenched in every day living- especially at the early years ages- that it can be difficult to tease out individual learning. After all baking is a series of chemical reactions, growing seeds is science, displacement of the bath water when a big adult joins you (or even worse gets out!!) is science....Anyway my beliefs aside I thought we would have a science focus this term- so far we have looked at weather, the water cycle, properties of gases, fluids and solids, surface tension, growing, human bodies function and structure- wow it sounds a lot when you list it that way! Anyway FI is standing in front of our human blob picture (not very clear!) but it is a child sized body on lining paper that we are adding body organs too- as we discusss their location and function. She is holding a plaster of paris 'brain' with the various areas of control marked up.

Beavers even helped get in on the topic! By selecting to do the Experiment Badge this term (completed) by making grass head monsters (not really sucessful), tie dying and then making 3D structures with spaghetti and jelly babies. SJ actually managed to win the 'tallest structure' competition- I knew the hours of Knex building were doing him good!

 Then a little 'extra' to add to the mix- a weekend fossiling in Whitby (does Geology come under science or geography?? Both in my book- extra category ticked hurrah!) succesfully finding ammonites and belamites, fossilised wood and jet, as well as visiting the Sealife Museum and completing the trail. He had a lovely time- but did admit to a little homsickness ("Mummy I even sort of missed you telling me off"!!!!!)- lots of hugs and a few early nights needed.....