In September we had a super STEM day. STEM means we learn about Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. We had a STEM day as part of our work towards the Rolls-Royce Science prize in which we are finalists.
In our STEM day we had to test lots of materials so we could change the sensory square because it had lots of small stones in it that we couldn't sweep up! First we had to walk along fake grass and it felt nice and soft on our toes, then we walked through the sand and that felt smooth but it also tickled our feet. Next we tried to walk on rope circles and they felt rough and hard. The big stones and the logs we walked on also felt hard on our feet. We enjoyed walking through the paper because it felt like real snow!
In year 2 we had to measure the sensory square to know where we could put sections of the new materials. After we measured we had to design our plan for the sensory square with the new materials that we tested. The materials we chose as the best for our project were the fake grass, rope circles, the tiles, the big stones and the logs.
Written by Oliver, Aimen and Ebaney
