Year 2 Science

This half term in science we have been learning about keeping our bodies healthy. The children have explored the importance of exercise, eating the right foods and being hygienic.

To begin our topic, the children carried out an investigation into the effect of exercise on our bodies. The children did different exercises and were asked to think about what was happening to their bodies. They had to think about how different exercises made their bodies feel. After a lot of running and ball skills, it was fair to say that a lot of the children felt exhausted!

During this topic, we have also had the opportunity to think about what we eat and how we can eat the right things. While learning about the different food groups, the children designed their own lunch boxes and made sure they filled them with lots of healthy snacks. We even tasted foods from the different food groups such as apples, bread, sausages and cheese. The children were fantastic at recognising which foods belonged to each food group and deciding which foods we should put in our lunch boxes.

The children also enjoyed doing an experiment to find out more about our hygiene. We learnt about how important it is to wash our hands properly and what might happen if we don’t. As part of the experiment, the children put three slices of bread in bags with gloves, clean hands and dirty hands. Over the next few weeks, we will be observing what happens to the different slices of breads