LKS2 – Class 5 – Science

Today in science, we learnt about George Washington Carver and his work as an agricultural chemist. He discovered that if the farmers planted a crop with lots of protein, the soil nutrients the cotton plants needed would return (as growing cotton took lots of nutrients from the soil).

We then began looking at the investigation process of scientific experiments through conducting a test on melting ice. We were asked the question – ‘Which material melts ice the fastest?’ and then made a prediction and supported this with ideas and evidence. We then placed our hands in the materials and observed what happened. After, we discussed as a class what had happened, why it had happened and the results we had obtained from the investigation. Using this knowledge, we then had to work as teams to melt an ice cube the quickest we could to release the trapped 1p coin inside.