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Our 3^rd STEM challenge involved building the tallest tower we could, using only marshmallows and cocktail sticks.

We placed ourselves into teams and discussed our strategies – some teams doubling up on cocktail sticks for stability, while others doubled up on marshmallows for weight and…

Our 2^nd STEM challenge involved building a bridge to support a weight.

We discussed different types of structures and ways we could reinforce and strengthen our designs before we even attempted them.

We used our prior knowledge from our bridge’s topic, earlier in the year, to use…

We started STEM week by discussing how towns are designed, and how Skelmersdale was designed as a new town.

We discussed which features we’d expect to find in a town, and which amenities and transport links should be in place. We then designed our first draft of a town plan.

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Reception followed instructions for making Owl Toast.

There were many opportunities for exploration and building confidence without adult support. The children were so happy and proud of their creations, and even happier when they got to eat their owl Toast!

#enjoy

Pre School thoroughly loved our STEM challenge this week! The children had to use the primary colours to make secondary colours. They said it was like magic as they watched the liquid 'walk' up and down the paper. The children sat and observed the colours mixing, as they did, they predicted the…

Year 2 had an absolute blast at Imagine That today! The science workshops were an incredible way to spend STEM week! 

Our third and final STEM challenge was to create a maze to navigate the Bee-Bots through!
The children worked in teams to complete the challenge. They had to decide on the directions and then and the sequence to code the Bee-Bot. 
Great work Year 1! 
#evolve 

As well as getting a chance to explore, Year 3 children enjoyed a number of different workshops and got to back slime ( a huge hit!! ), never melting snow, bath bombs and magnets. They also enjoyed a Science workshop which was fascinating.

Year 4 have loved today’s STEM activity! We have been creating box girder bridges using slabs of chocolate and welding them together by melting the sides of the slabs together. It did get rather sticky!

Year 5 really enjoyed their taster day at Our Lady Queen of Peace high school! 

Year 2 had a challenge on their hands today, a STEM challenge! Who could build the tallest and most stable structure using cocktail sticks and marshmallows?! This was so much harder than we expected! We quickly realised that if we had a stronger base, the structure would have more support and we…

Year 3 really enjoyed their latest STEM challenge to design a tall tower out of cocktail sticks and marshmallows. It led to some great discussion and teamwork as the children worked together to try to make the tallest tower. They kept finding out that their structures struggled to stay up on their…