Science – Page 2 – Queen's Hill Primary School

Year 4 Iron Man Electronics

16th February 202612th February 2026

This week, Year 4 concluded their Iron Man and Electricity topics with an exciting teamwork challenge: designing and creating a robot face complete with light-up LED eyes.

Working collaboratively, the children carefully covered cardboard boxes with foil to form the base of their designs. To complete their robots, they used electronics kits to wire the LED eyes, applying their understanding of circuits to bring their creations to life.

It was a fantastic opportunity for the class to demonstrate their teamwork, creativity and growing confidence in electrical engineering.

Year 4 electricity switches

7th February 2026

This week, Year 4 have continued learning about electrical circuits and how switches control the flow of electricity. The children built simple circuits and made a lightbulb turn on and off using a switch.

They then applied their knowledge by creating their own switches using split pins and paper clips — a great example of hands-on learning, problem solving, and teamwork.

Year 5 Science

5th February 202629th January 2026

Year 5 explored why we get day and night today.

They thought about the key words axis, rotate, facing and anti-clockwise.

Year 5 Stargazing

29th January 2026

Year 5 had a fantastic evening stargazing.

They were able to learn about constellations and use the app ‘the night sky’ to find different ones.

They even enjoyed a hot chocolate and biscuit when they came back inside!

Thank you to everyone who came, the Year 5 team think you are all stars!

Year 5 Science

22nd January 2026

Year 5 enjoyed going outside to explore how the planets orbit the sun today. They explored the difference between rotation and revolution. It was so much fun!

Year 4 – Electricity

20th January 2026

Last week year 4 began to explore electricity in their science lessons using the schools’ electricity kits. They learnt how to create a complete circuit and how changing the number of battery cells and bulbs affected their brightness. We look forward to using other components in the future.

Y1 go exploring at Thrigby Hall!

18th January 202617th January 2026

Children had a fantastic day at Thrigby Hall this week. They enjoyed watching the animals ‘in action’ at Thrigby – especially the gibbons swinging around their area. They were keen explrorers, even able to spot Raja the tiger using his stripes to hide in the bamboo. As scientists, they were able to use their science learning to help them identify if animals were Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles or Amphibians. They met Scott, Zoological Director, who explained about the different animals at Thrigby and how Raja had been transported to the zoo. A fantastic day of fun learning!

Volcanoes!

2nd February 202616th January 2026

Reception have continued to learn about the world and this week we have been looking at volcanoes. We learnt about where we could find volcanoes and how they are formed. We made some class volcanoes using junk modelling and papier-Mache and then did an experiment of a chemical reaction to make the volcano explode!

Year 5 Science

15th January 2026

Year 5 investigated the size of the planets and their distance from the sun today.

They were able to make predictions then complete some investigations to see how close they were.

Year 4 – Science – Digestive System

16th December 2025

Last week, Year 4 pupils took part in an engaging science lesson that brought the digestive system to life. Through a hands-on, guided activity using everyday materials, the children explored the journey of food through the human body, from mouth to bowel. This interactive experience deepened their understanding of digestion and proved to be a highly memorable and enjoyable lesson for all involved.