Year 5 have really enjoyed the start to our new Science topic, all about properties of materials. This lesson was very hands-on as they discovered the different properties that different items may have, especially if they are conductive of electricity, magnetic and transparent.

With the help of our young scientist apprentices, lab coats were donned, and pupils investigated a range of different metals – such as zinc, copper, steal, aluminium and many more.   They used magnets on each of these various metals to see whether of not they were magnetic, and then applied them to an electrical circuit to observe if they would allow electricity to pass through them to continue the flow of electricity.

Pupils then developed this further by picking items that were available in the classroom and testing them out with their circuits and magnets. Everyone learned a great deal, but more importantly, had a lot of fun doing so, developing their love of learning and that of Science.