Year 3K Rocks Workshop

Date: 4th Mar 2025 @ 8:52pm

Year 3K had a fantastic time investigating rocks with Mr Ravenscroft from Hi-impact today! 

We used our scientific enquiry skills to carry out 5 different investigations.

1. Examining rocks with a magnifying glass and talking about what we could see.

2. A Scratch test: We attempted to scratch the rocks with tools to see how hard/soft they were. 

3. Absorbency test: We used a digital scale to weigh the rock before and after dipping in water to measure how much was absorbed.

4. Acid test: We used a pipette to drop hydrochloric acid onto the rock and observe what happened.

5. Fossils hunt! We looked through the fossil boxes to identify fossils and then classified them by type.

A brilliant way to start our new science topic. Fantastic work Year 3!