Category: STEM

30th June 22

One small step for a man, a great time in class for Year 2! Over the past few weeks, the children in Year 2 have been learning about Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and the moon landings of 1969. Not to forget Michael Collins, the third and often forgotten member of the mission whose perseverance and…

23rd June 22

On Thursday 16th June, Blue Coat welcomed 24 Y6 pupils from Paganel Primary, Chad Vale Primary and Thornton Primary for our inaugural STEM Outreach Competition. The challenge was ‘Beat the Flood!’ The entire day was a competition, with marks awarded according to: design specification, quality of build construction, effectiveness of model, communication and teamwork. We…

23rd June 22

‘Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.’ Carl Sagan Our 2022 Science Fair was launched at the end of the Lent Term. In some ways, the most challenging part of the entire process for the children is to determine the topic and, specifically, the key scientific question…

27th May 22

Y6’s final STEM challenge of the year was to design, build, test and improve a fan driven model boat.  Fan boats are a popular means of transportation in marshy or shallow areas where a submerged propeller would be impractical, most notably in the Florida Everglades. In recent years, fan boats have proven indispensable for flood,…

27th May 22

This week, 20 Year 6 pupils were given the opportunity to compete in a first round heat of Quiz Club’s National Mathematics Inter-School Quiz Championship.  The rest of the year group also participated, but independently, in the audience. The five teams of four pupils gave their best as they battled against more than one hundred…

18th March 22

Across the whole school, pupils of Blue Coat enjoyed celebrating the wonder that is circles on Pi Day, March 14th, written as 3.14 (the American way). This special number was an incredible discovery and has been in use for over 250 years. The symbol was introduced by William Jones, a Welsh mathematician in 1706, and…

4th March 22

The Mission: NASA has selected your engineering team to plan a human settlement on Mars. Your mission is to design a colony that considers both human health and happiness. Success Criteria: Plan, design and construct a Mars colony with consideration for human health and happiness. Employ STEM skills and work cooperatively as a team. First,…

26th November 21

What is STEM? STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. These are all areas of learning that children need to be comfortable with to excel in the future. STEM education is far more than just ‘lumping’ those subject titles together. It’s a philosophy of education that embraces the application of learning to address real world…

12th November 21

On Tuesday 9th November, Blue Coat welcomed 30 Y6 pupils from Maryvale Catholic Primary School for a STEM Enrichment Day. Their challenge was: design, build, test and improve a fan driven model boat. Fan boats are a popular means of transportation in marshy or shallow areas where a submerged propeller would be impractical, most notably…

14th July 21

Albert Einstein: “The important thing is to never stop questioning.” The Blue Coat Y6 Science Fair 2021 was launched to parents and children, via an electronic presentation, describing our rationale for running the projects and detailing what a ‘good project’ would involve. In some ways, the most challenging part of the entire process for the…