Year 2 Science Week

Year 2 celebrated Science Week by taking part in a variety of investigations.

The first investigation was all about Mini Beasts. The children started off by carrying out a survey to see what mini beasts they could find on the school grounds. Once they completed this they moved on to make a Bug Hotel to welcome the mini beasts. They used natural materials they found or brought in from home.

The next investigation was called Magic Milk. The investigation was to see what would happen to food colouring when it was added to milk and then touched with washing up liquid. We found out that milk is made up of minerals, proteins, and fats. Proteins and fats are susceptible to changes. When dish soap is added to the milk, the soap molecules run around and try to attach to the fat molecules in the milk. This resulted in an explosion of food colouring in the milk which had a very pleasing and effective spread of different colours that made some wonderful patterns.

The final investigation was a Glitter Tornado. The children used glitter, water, vinegar and bicarbonate of soda. This was all poured into a bottle. When the children spun the bottle in a circular motion it created a water vortex that looked like a tornado. The water spins around the centre of the vortex because of centripetal force. Because there is glitter in the water you can see the spinning water more clearly. The glitter is similar to the dust and debris that are found spinning in an actual tornado.

Year 2 enjoyed all the practical activities for Science Week!