Exploring How Materials Change 🌟

This week in Science, 2C have been busy exploring how different materials can be changed using force. We’ve been learning some fantastic scientific vocabulary, including:

🔄 Twisting

🔁 Bending

🌀 Rolling

🤏 Squishing

💥 Squashing

To help us investigate, we started with plasticine – a brilliant material that’s soft, mouldable, and perfect for experimenting. The children had so much fun twisting, squashing, and rolling it into all kinds of shapes. We discussed how the material changed and whether those changes could be undone.

Next, we tested a variety of everyday objects to see how they responded to different forces. Could we bend a spoon? What happened when we squashed a sponge? Could we twist a pipe cleaner or roll a marble?

We discovered that some materials can change shape easily, while others are much more rigid. The children thought carefully about why that might be and used brilliant scientific thinking to explain their ideas.

Why not ask your child to show you one of the forces at home using safe objects – maybe they could twist a tea towel or squash a cushion!

We’re so proud of their curiosity and creativity – fantastic work, 2C! 🧪✨