Skip to content ↓
St Peter-In-Thanet CE Junior School
St Peter-In-Thanet CE Junior School

Science Blog

Regular updates about science at St Peter's.

Page 1

Archive
  • 14/03/25

    Radio event

    38 children across the school took part in a radio communication activity where they were using amateur radio to conduct international climate change research. They compared the data that the year 4 children have been collecting (as part of their Geography fieldwork) with people around the world. Th...
    Read Full Story
  • 14/03/25

    FM radio building workshop

    Eleven Year 6 children took part in a FM radio building workshop which was supported by John and Bob from Hilderstone Radio Society. The children used the skill of soldering to assemble the radios which they can now use to tune into their favourite radio station.  
    Read Full Story
  • 09/03/25

    Wildlife video of the week

    So many frogs! Turn the volume up.
    Read Full Story
  • 07/03/25

    Wildlife video of the week

    Can you spot the insect in this video? What do you think it is?
    Read Full Story
  • 28/02/25

    Wildlife video of the week

    A pigeon came to visit this week.
    Read Full Story
  • 27/09/23

    Space club

    In space club this week, we explored radio waves and found out about the difference between AM and FM.  
    Read Full Story
  • 15/09/23

    Wildlife video of the week

    This week we welcomed a jay bird, and a squirrel who had fun exploring our camera.
    Read Full Story
  • 27/04/23

    Pond day

    Year 5 spent the day at our pond looking at the wildlife and carrying out some essential pond maintenance. They spotted so many newts.
    Read Full Story
  • 25/04/23

    Science club

    In science club this week, the children made a universal indicator using red cabbage. They then added different acids and alkalis to make some of the colours of the rainbow.
    Read Full Story
  • 17/03/23

    Year 4 tracked the FUNcube satellite

    Year 4 tracked a satellite across the sky and received a personal message from it. The message read - Congrats to year 4 @ St Peter in Thanet school from FUNcube1. Hilderstone Radio Society supported the session and explained how a satellite works and the important functions they perform...
    Read Full Story
  • 14/03/23

    Year 6 sent a message to the ISS

    Year 6 children sent a message to the International Space Station as part of Mission Zero. Mission Zero offers young people the chance to have their code run in space! Write a simple program to take a reading from the colour and luminosity sensor on an Astro Pi computer on board the Internation...
    Read Full Story
  • 10/03/23

    Morse code with lights

    Year 3 learnt Morse code and then sent a message using LEDs. They were supported by Hilderstone Amateur Radio Society as part British Science Week. 
    Read Full Story