Flower power

If you want to be the next Carol Klein or Monty Don, you will need to know your plants inside out.

Even Mr Bloom's vegetables know the answers!

See if you can find out the answers by doing some research on the internet.

Amphibious friends

What do you know about this creature?

The elephant in the room ...

Can you answer these questions about Anthony Browne's drawing of the Elephant House at London Zoo?

What could the light source be in this picture? 

How could the elephant be seen more clearly? 

Would it make a difference if the elephant's skin was a different colour or its skin was a different texture? 

Can you think of an animal which we may be able to see more clearly in the same amount of light?

Lighten up, Smokey!

Where do you think Smokey has gone on holiday?

In science next term we will be learning all about light. 
What do you notice about the light in Smokey's holiday snaps? 
What else do you know about light?

Cast-iron problem

How did we free the Iron Man from the scarpyard without touching him?

Magnetic personalities

These children enjoyed investigating with magnets.

What do you know about magnets? Do they always attract magnetic things towards them?

Think about what magnets are and where you have seen them used in real life.

Fossil hunters

What is a fossil?

Can you find out what the oldest fossil found in the UK is?

What fossils do you think we will find when we go to West Sussex?

What other facts can you find out about fossils?

Time to ponder

Have you ever stopped to think about what exactly is underneath our feet?