Year 1 pupils at Pencae engaged with a series of bridges activities for their science technology focused assessment task.

During an initial whole class carpet session the class explored and discussed pictures of different bridges which helped them understand the purpose of a bridge and it also supported the development of their scientific vocabulary. Many pupils adopted the various names of the bridges (trawst, bwa and consertina).  One group worked with the teaching assistant in the outdoor forest area of the school hunting down suitable natural resources which they experimented with and  used the most appropriate to construct bridges. Pupils were clear about the design structure and through trial and error everyone succeed to build a bridge. The teaching assistant recorded the work through photographs.

Link to Bridges focused task

Year 1, Ysgol Gymraeg Pencae, Cardiff