Science - Investigating Ice

J5 and J6 had an enjoyable afternoon investigating ice. They developed their science skills and suggested enquiries for their fellow class mates to undertake with ice cubes.

The children came up with interesting enquiries and then had to choose the one their group were going to undertake. Plenty of thinking skills were incorporated into the lesson and many groups came up with interesting activities such as "Where would the ice cube melt fastest?" or " Does stirring the ice cube make a difference to the time it takes to melt?" Up above we can see one J5 boy eagerly waiting for his ice cube to melt.

Many groups used salt and vinegar to try out different enquiries.
Once the children had started undertaking their enquiries, they had to think carefully about the best way to present their evidence. What were thay going to measeure or time?

One group decided to put the ice cube outside as the weather was cold, in the hope that this would keep it solid the longest.

Pleny of numeracy skills used to time the ice cubes and to record the temperatures.

A fun afternoon of enquiry science had by all.