April Easter Half-Term Camp – Brilliant Biology at St Judes CE Primary School SE1

Activity Description

Day 1> Brilliant Bodies!

We start the camp off with a fun induction and orientation session to make sure all little scientists settle in well. We discover some scent-sational facts and make some scented soap. We investigate what happens when our teeth are left in an acidic solution for too long and make a teeth model. Then we round it all off and discover some amazing body facts and carry out lots of body experiments
Getting To Know You! – Through games and activities we make sure all little scientist are prepared for a fantastic week of science fun!
What’s That Smell! – We have a mystery smell challenge to test how sensitive our noses are!
What Big Teeth You Have! – We learn why looking after our teeth is so important and dissolve an eggs shell to make a bouncing egg!
Bizarre Bodies! – We tried some crazy experiments with our bizarre bodies – can you roll your tongue or wiggle your ears?

Day 2> Spring Has Sprung!

Spring is a time for new life to grow – We find out what seeds need to germinate, plants to grow, and create our own growing greenhouse! We look at the world of plants and find out some fruits can be used to generate electricity! Finally, we have some sticky fun as we investigate slimes!
Plantacious! – We learn all sorts of fascinating plant facts and bring a dead plant back to life!
How Does Your Garden Grow? – We harness the greenhouse effect to create the perfect growing environment for our seeds.
Stuck On You! – We look at sticky mucus and create some super sticky slime!
The Fun Zone! – We re-cap the activities with quizzes and challenges designed to reinforce the day’s learning.

Day 3> Amazing Animals!

Super birds! We look at the diversity of the bird world. Then the Easter Bunny helps us discover some rabbit facts and we make a bouncing, friction bunny. We discover each stage of a frog’s life cycle and learn a little about some interesting looking frogs! We learn how honey is produced, flowers pollinated, and even do a funky bee waggle dance!
Super Birds! – Discover just how diverse the bird world is from Antarctica’s penguins, to the tiny humming birds of southern Americas rain forests, to the endangered New Zealand kakapo.
Hop To It! – From frog spawn, to tadpole, to frog, we investigate the frog life cycle.
Bouncing Bunnies! – The Easter Bunny has hidden lots of funny bunny facts for us to find in an Easter Egg treasure hunt.
Busy Buzz! – We investigate the very busy bee as they collect nectar, pollinate flowers, and make delicious honey.

Day 4> Super Senses!

We investigate how sounds are made and make a very LOUD paper banger! Children gain a better understanding of our amazing eyes and make a spinning Benham Illusion Disc. Then we go on a journey learning about the brain and take part in fun and interesting brain experiments. We end the camp with a fun session as the Easter Bunny challenges us to safely deliver Easter Eggs in a Mother Nature Science Easter Bonnet Parade.
Noisence! – Some noises are really noisy – how loud is our paper banger!
See All You Can See! –We look closely at the eye structure and see some dazzling eye illusions!
Brainiacs! – We make a brain hat to display our brilliant brain power!
Easter Bonnet Parade Challenge! – Can you design a special scientific Easter bonnet to protect an egg from a messy fate?