🌍🚀 Nursery News: British Science Week – Adaption and Change 🌙✨
Date: 14th Mar 2025 @ 11:19am
What an out-of-this-world week we’ve had celebrating British Science Week! Our focus this week has been on adaption and change, guided by the children’s growing fascination with space and planets. The children have been curious, creative, and incredibly engaged as they explored the wonders of our world—and beyond!
Exploring Our World and Beyond 🌍🌌
We started the week by looking at our environment on a map—starting with our immediate surroundings, then zooming out to explore our local area, the United Kingdom, and finally the entire Earth from space! The children were encouraged to use size-related language such as “bigger/larger” and “smaller” when comparing maps and images. They were amazed at how small our town looked when we zoomed out to see the whole planet!
Rocket Launch Inspiration 🚀
On Tuesday, the children were thrilled to watch a real rocket launch! Their excitement inspired some fantastic creative play—we built and decorated our own rockets using recycled materials, ready to visit our friends on the moon. The children loved counting down and launching their rockets, just like the real thing!
Landing on the Moon! 🌙
Wednesday was all about problem-solving and creativity! We created "landing devices" with parachutes to make sure our rockets and astronauts could land safely on the moon. The children tested different materials and designs, adjusting their parachutes until they landed softly. This activity encouraged critical thinking and an understanding of how forces work!
Moon Craters and Scientific Investigation 🌑🪐
On Thursday, we became little scientists! We discussed the difference between the Earth and the Moon, focusing on the fact that the Moon has giant craters. We spoke about how these craters are formed and experimented by using playdough asteroids, dropping them from different heights to create our own craters! The children then measured and recorded the sizes of the craters using bits of spaghetti—what a brilliant way to combine science and maths!
Making the Moon More Colourful 🌺🌻
To finish our science week, the children decided that the Moon is “boring and grey” and needs a splash of colour! They planted some plants in our nursery garden and suggested that we could send them to the Moon so that our friends there could grow food and make it more colourful. This sparked some fantastic conversations about how plants grow and what they need to survive.
Phonics Focus: The Letter ‘S’ 🌟
This week, we’ve also been working on the letter ‘S’ in our phonics learning! The children have been practicing hearing, saying, and recognizing the letter S in words like star, space, and sun. They also enjoyed practicing writing the letter S using chalk and sand trays!
What an incredible week of science, exploration, and creativity! We are so proud of how engaged and curious the children have been. Their natural love of learning continues to shine, and we can’t wait to see where their imaginations take them next! 🌟🚀
