In Science this term, year 2 have been learning all about everyday materials and their properties.

They have carried out  experiments to investigate the suitability of materials for different purposes.

The children tested which material would be the best to make a toy boat for Peter Rabbit to escape the flood in Mr McGregor’s garden. They decided that the material should be waterproof, strong and able to float. They placed different materials in water to see whether they sank or floated. The children learned that although some materials did stay afloat, they might not make a very good boat!

Peter then decided that it would be even better to build a bridge so they investigated which material would be the most suitable for this job. The children had a brilliant time constructing a small bridge with materials such as foil, paper, card, plastic straws and wooden sticks then testing how many weights they could hold before collapsing. Can you guess which material was the strongest?