This week in Science

This week, the Tower School Scientists have explored inheritance, the human heart and hazard awareness. These activities have been fun and thought-provoking.

Citadel continued their work on inheritance and what that means to us. The class have looked at continuous and discontinuous variation and how it can be represented in a graph. Well done to Citadel. Question of the week: ‘Would it be better if humans were clones of each other?’

Lighthouse enjoyed a lesson of road hazard awareness. Clips were played and the class had to point out the hazards. It was loud, accurate and fun. Well done to the class for being so safety aware. Question of the week: ‘Should all vehicles be fitted with automatic breaks that are used when something moves in front of them?’

Steeple finalised their practice paper and were very impressed with their knowledge. Well done to Steeple for working so hard. Question of the week: ‘Why do we practice answering questions?’

Obelisk developed their understanding of the microscopic world. They worked with the microscopes and even started to sing in the lesson. It was an absolute pleasure to hear. Well done to Obelisk. Question of the week: ‘Why do scientists need to explore the microscopic world?’

Spire and Martello started to explore the inner workings of the human heart. This has involved research and working out which side of the heart does what. The class have found out that Jeff and Jim have different hearts to humans and even found out how these work. ‘Why is the lining of one side of the heart thicker than the other side?’

Fun fact: Armadillo shells are bulletproof.