STEM Week in Reception
Young Scientists and Engineers in Action!
During STEM Week, our Reception children transformed into young scientists and engineers, exploring the exciting world of investigation, construction, and problem-solving!
We began our week with a science investigation to answer a big question:
🏠 Would the straw house be strong?
🏠 Would the stick house be strong?
🏠 Or would the brick house be the strongest?
Before testing, the children made predictions and shared their reasoning, using words such as because to explain their ideas. This helped them think like real scientists!
We learnt scientists must carry out a fair test. This means we only change one thing.
For our investigation, we changed only the material of the house. Everything else stayed the same:
✔ Same fan
✔ Same distance from the fan (3 steps away)
✔ Same duration (10 seconds)
✔ Same starting position for the fan and houses
Each house was tested for 10 seconds. The results were clear: the brick house was the strongest, staying stable and secure while the others moved in the wind.
Our fair test result!
Next, Date Palm Class became engineers! The children designed and built their own houses using a variety of materials. They carefully thought about how to make their houses strong and stable.
Through testing, they discovered an important engineering principle:
✨ A strong base makes a house strong! ✨
We discovered that if the bottom of the house is secure and balanced, the whole structure is stronger.
We are so proud of our young scientists and engineers. Their creativity, curiosity, and problem-solving skills shone throughout STEM Week, making it a fun, educational, and unforgettable experience!
We turned our role-play area into a mosque called Date Palm Mosque.
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