Whacky Racers

Today, Class 2 have been continuing their

exploration into forces, including thrust, friction, gravity and air resistance. We built on last week's "talk science" session by building rocket race tracks using string and straws and set ourselves challenges about how far or fast we could make a balloon travel. We used so much scientific language, and ended up talking about lots of things that you would never believe a year 2 could understand! Lots of us surprised ourselves with our scientific thinking, let alone Mrs Northcott! As well as thinking like scientists and engineers, we also worked amazingly well as a team, listening to each other, taking turns and sharing ideas which made for a truly vibrant learning environment. Watch this space tomorrow for more fantastic pictures and the children's own blog about  what they did and what they learned ....