1. Walsham Le Willows CEVC Primary School
At Walsham Le Willows Primary School we all love a
This year we have used Tim Peake’s space mission to help
raise the profile of science throughout the school,
whilst using our science principles of learning.

3. This year the biggest impact in raising the profile of science throughout the school was generated by the Tim Peak’s project and the planetarium in the hall.
Two teachers attended Teaching Key Ideas in Primary Science: Astronomy ( ) and the science coordinator attended a course about Tim Peake’s space mission ( )
Mrs Seeley (our space ambassador) taught a lesson with the class teacher in year 5 and 6 ( ).
School devoted the whole week to science and cross curriculum links were made to art, DT, PE, PSHE, mathematics, ICT and Literacy.
Both the teachers and pupils commented on the fact that it provided an opportunity for sustained and substantial learning which was meaningful across the entire curriculum. Children were inspired to bring in additional homework and researched information on line and even at the library.
We received very positive feed- back from both the parents and the children with a high level of response (60%) from parents in the format of a simple slip requesting their comments. (Slide 3)
We participated in the RHS project and planted “Rocket Seeds” and collected data about their
germination and growth.
Our science coordinator taught a lesson which was observed by 7 SNITT students based on the investigation, “Which is the best maximum absorbency garments?”
We have followed Tim Peake’s mission and completed work about space throughout the year.

4. Science Space Week
Staff planned collaboratively to provide a full week’s activity around space and Tim Peake’s mission.
Children loved dressing up to promote the planetarium and the space week’s activities. The event was reported in our local paper raising our profile within the local community.
The planetarium
Parents and children’s views were collected to evaluate the impact on children’s learning and enjoyment of science.

5. Science Space Week
Year 4 and 5 investigated how impact craters are
formed when meteorites, asteroids and comets
strike the surface of terrestrial planets.

6. Science Space Week
Every child made a rocket to their own design and measured the distance that it travelled.
Key Stage 2 children made a model of the solar system using fruit.
Year 2 children recorded their ideas about gravity and watched
clips of near zero gravity and the challenges this presents in space.

7. All children in the school researched and designed their own mission patches

8. Science Space Week All children learnt about healthy eating
and designed menus and food products for Tim Peake
Science Space Week
We learnt about how important it
was for astronauts to be physically
fit and designed and completed
our own Keep Fit programmes.

9. Cross curriculum links during space week
Diary of an astronaut
Following research Year 3 and 4 pupils wrote post cards from a planet
KS2 children wrote letters
to Mr Reshma explaining
their scientific reasoning.
Year 5 and 6 pupils
thought about things
that were precious
to them (PSHE)
Year 4 and 5 created
pictures of planets
Year 3 and 4 made models of the earth

10. KS2 children researched the planets and presented their learning in different ways.

11. KS2 children researched the planets and presented their learning in different ways.

12. KS2 children researched the planets and presented their learning in different ways.

13. KS1 children have planted “Rocket Seeds” and collected
data about their growth.
Each child designed
their own nebula.
Displays encouraging children
to read at home are based on the planets.
KS2 pupils created fact files
about Tim Peake.
Each class created their own
space week display.

14. A school display was created in the hall. Year 5 and 6 worked with our
space ambassador (Mrs C Seeley)
to investigate “space soil.”

15. Year 1 and 2 children investigated how shadows were formed to develop their understanding of night and day.
Year 1 and 2 classroom
windows and doors
were covered in black
sugar paper to create
a dark classroom.

16. We borrowed the Space Box and completed the activities.

17. We borrowed the Space Box and completed the activities.

18. We learnt about all the different jobs people had to enable Tim Peake to go into space.
An Advanced Controls Engineer (D R Evans, MSc) came in and talked to the children
about engineering and his job, which he shares with a woman.
We made our own space stations.

19. We celebrated Tim Peake’s return
to earth with a rocket lolly and learnt
about temperatures and the changes
of state.

20. activities and learning throughout the year.
Eight children received their certificates of special achievement from ESERO
Year 2 children learnt
about the different countries
involved in the international
space station and found out
what their flags looked like.
Class scrapbooks have
been kept to record
activities and learning
throughout the year.

21. It was great fun making and setting off the rockets.
So what did the children think of their science for the year?
I loved the planetarium and the information about the constellations.
It was great making costumes and dressing up for the day.
I really enjoyed the experiments, especially the one about the
Martian soil.