Welcome to the Renhold Primary School Science page! 

We are so pleased to have been awarded a Primary Science Quality Mark - Gilt Award in November 2019. 

Science Capital at Renhold 

Our Science Capital approach is under review....watch this space for more information soon.

Science Ambassador Programme

Renhold Science Ambassador's have filmed home investigations to follow along with at home. 

Science at Home 

To help support your child's science learning and encourage them to practise their scientific skills at home, why not try one of the home learning investigations below. 

Each investigation is fun and easy to do at home and doesn't take much organisation. 

We hope you enjoy investigating! 

Sensational Science Captures School’s Imagination - British Science Week 

Renhold Primary has played host to an explosive week of science events all in the name of ‘British Science Week’.  Starting on the week of 12^th March 2018, the atmosphere around the school ‘buzzed’ as Sublime Science (winners of Dragon’s Den) spent a day wowing the children. From making lightning travel through their bodies to slime making, the children were truly ‘wowed’ and each one left with a smile on their face (and a pot of slime to take home of course).

With the theme this year being ‘Exploration and Discovery’ there was also an assembly by the school’s very own ‘Science Ambassadors’. The group of science fanatics, who were voted in by their fellow classmates, put on an awe-inspiring assembly based on influential scientists and discoverers. In costume, they taught the school about Isaac Newton, Neil Armstrong and the Deep Sea Challenger to name but a few. Keeping themselves extra-busy, the Ambassadors also ran their own ‘Lunch time Investigations’ to groups who signed up to take part. So popular, each investigation had it’s own waiting list. Astronomical!

Over the course of the following few days, each class received a visit from their very own Scientist. These ranged from Scott’s Veterinary nurses to a pilot; a midwife to a Microsoft engineer. There was even a visit from Professor Stephen Sweeney, who is the Head of Physics at the University of Surrey. Each visitor spoke about how they use Science as part of their everyday job in order for the children to see that Science really is ‘all around us’.

The week ended with a school first: Renhold Primary Science Fair. Fifty-one children meticulously worked hard to create and design exhibits for the fair and spent the afternoon showing them off to the rest of the school and parents. The event was a complete success and the school looks forward to holding another fair next year. Exhibits from the fair are on display at Mark Rutherford School and Putnoe Library for the next few weeks, so head down to check out their incredible work!