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This year’s British Science Week theme, 'Curiosity – What’s Your Question?', was the focus of our Science Week here in Prep. Scientists are good at asking questions and searching for answers and our children are experts at that too!

There are so many ways to do Science and encourage children to be curious and ask questions about the world around them. It doesn’t have to be complicated and you don’t need anything special to get started.

For our children in Years 4 to 6, it was four different types of paper towel - tissue, kitchen roll, serviette and hand towel. Using just a range of simple equipment, they were asked to come up with their own scientific question to investigate. We were blown away by their creativity and engagement in the task.

• "Which paper towel will absorb the most water?"
• "Which paper towel is the strongest?"
• "How many marbles can different paper towels hold when dry and when wet?"
• "How quickly can water get to the different corners of each towel?"

Year 3 were equally curious in their ‘Fizzy Bags’ activity and there was plenty of excitement when the bags inflated and sometimes popped! "Why did the bags blow up? Why did some bags pop and not others? How could we make the bags pop more quickly?"

Year 2 also joined us in the Labs for some red cabbage chemistry! The enjoyment on the children’s faces as the solutions changed colour and fizzed was a delight to see. Why did one liquid turn pink and the other one turquoise? What will happen if we mix the two different coloured liquids together? What made the liquid bubble and fizz?

Well done to all our budding young scientists - keep asking questions and let your curiosity lead the way!