Pirehill First School
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Science Week 2026
Reception
In Reception, the children have had great fun investigating the question: What makes a bubble big or small – blowing gently or blowing strongly? Each child had their own bubble wand to experiment with, and through hands-on investigation, they discovered that blowing gently creates bigger bubbles, while blowing strongly makes smaller bubbles. The children were fully engaged, curious and excited throughout the activity! Well done Reception, you were brilliant scientists!
Year 2 - Does the shape of the wand change the shape of the bubble?
Year Two investigated the question: Does the shape of the wand change the shape of the bubble?
To start our investigation, we made predictions. Some of the children said:
“I predict that it will turn back into a sphere.”
“I predict that it will be a circle again.”
“I predict that it will start off the shape of the bubble wand but will then change back to a bubble shape.”
Next, we went outside to test our ideas using the bubble wands we had made. When we blew the bubbles, we noticed that they always turned into a round sphere, even when the wand was a different shape.
Many of our predictions were correct! 😊
Y3 - Which bubble mixture makes the strongest bubble?
Our investigation began with a discussion about the different bubble mixtures we were going to test. The children thought carefully about how to make the experiment fair, considering what we would keep the same and what we would change.
We had great fun exploring the bubbles and were amazed by the results! The different mixtures had surprising effects. Some bubbles were strong enough to bounce off our wands, and we could even gently squish them into different shapes. It was fantastic to see the children thinking like real scientists and asking questions while enjoying their discoveries!