Over Lockdown, as part of Hacton at Home Plus, Mrs Redwood and Mrs Caston created a Nature Detectives competition. You had to answer 20 multiple choice questions about different activities that had been uploaded to test your scientific knowledge. Our winners (below) got the highest score and won a fantastic new book! Congratulations :)
Royal Liberty School Physics RoadshowYoung ambassadors from the Royal Liberty School visited Hacton to present their Physics Roadshow. Equipped with eggs, balloons, straws, magnets, Maltesers and other weird and wonderful objects, the super scientists amazed o… Read More
Science Challenge WinnersCongratulations to the winners of our weekly Science Challenge. This week's question was:
"Why does condensation form on the outside of a glass of cold water?"
This question required pupils to understand that water vapour i… Read More
A Visit from Grendel
Recently, Key Stage 1 were very lucky to have a visit from Grendel the four week old Bengal eagle-owl. This tied in perfectly with Year 1 science work focussing on animals and animal footprints. Grendel is actually a pet tha… Read More
Science Challenge WinnerCongratulations to the winner of the weekly Science Challenge. This week's challenge began with an intriguing statement: "I can tie a knot in the wire tight enough to stop the electricity getting through?"
The question was: … Read More
Science Challenge WinnerCongratulations to the the winner of our first weekly Science Challenge. The question was: "How would placing a coat around a snowman affect the time it takes to melt?" Pupils had to decide whether the snowman would melt more… Read More
