The cycle of life continues, thanks to JPS students! 

A Biologist is a scientist who studies life, specifically organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists study humans, animals, plants and bacteria to gain a better understanding of how the body and nature works, and how external factors may influence each organism.

Term One, has seen students at JPS embrace the role of being a Biologist. The Year Two students have explored their own life cycle before comparing it to that of Jack and the Beanstalk. The Year Three students have become Taxonomists, collecting animals in the Nature Play Area and using a scientific key to classify them. The Year 4 students have become parents and successfully germinated a bean seed so that it could complete a full life cycle. The Year 5 students have been deconstructing plants and animals to look at the adaptations that allow them to survive. Lastly, the Year 6 students have been exploring the world of micro biology and the amazing micro-organisms that can be viewed using a microscope.

Biology is a very relatable subject for students as it is all about life and living, something they do naturally on a daily basis whilst they observe and engage with things through play. I know that this is such a relatable subject for JPS students, as I have had students bring ‘fossils’ to me, bones from the Nature Play Area, mouldy bread from home, protozoa from dirty ponds and a variety of dead insects that they want to view under the microscopes.

Mrs Phillips

Science Teacher