This week, Cropwell Primary was buzzing with excitement as we celebrated our annual Science Week, centred around this year’s inspiring theme: curiosity. Each class embraced the theme by exploring their own scientific questions through hands-on experiments, investigations and lots of enthusiastic discussion.
Curious Experiments Across the School
Our classrooms were transformed into laboratories as pupils set out to test their ideas:
- Year 2 explored the fascinating world of food science by investigating whether wonky vegetables taste the same as “perfect” ones. The children were surprised by the results—and delighted to learn that appearance doesn’t always matter!
- Year 3 looked into human biology, examining whether there is a relationship between height and age in children. Clipboards, measuring tapes and careful observations guided their work as they analysed the trends in their findings.
- Year 6 took on a classic scientific question: Does toast always land butter‑side down? Through repeated tests (and lots of toast!), they explored probability, forces and a little bit of luck.
Each class showcased a fantastic sense of inquiry, teamwork and enthusiasm for discovering how the world works.
Sci‑Tech Competition Final
As part of Science Week, we also held the exciting Sci‑Tech Competition Final. Pupils who had been busy engineering their own egg‑transportation devices put their creations to the ultimate test. Their challenge: to propel their device as close as possible to a barrier without touching it—a task requiring precision, creativity and problem‑solving.
The catch? Each device had to be entirely self‑propelled.
The atmosphere was electric as competitors launched their designs, cheered on by classmates and staff. We were incredibly impressed by the originality and ingenuity displayed by all participants.
The winners will be announced later this week and they will head to Heymann Primary School for the trust final so stay tuned!