--- title: "Year 2 Science: Waterproofing Experiment" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2022-03-09-year-2-science-waterproofing-experiment" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Year 2 Science: Waterproofing Experiment ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/DDCC92E2-FEB4-4003-B03B-27F82FE12E69.jpeg) 9 March 2022 This week in Science, Year 2 explored the work of Charles Macintosh, who invented waterproof fabric. We looked at how the properties of materials can be changed, by completing a waterproofing experiment with felt and wax. We found that by rubbing the wax onto the piece of felt and melting the wax into the felt, this created a waterproof coating. ![](blob:https://st-barnabas-primary-school.schudio.com/d0bc68c9-d4db-4069-beb2-1004198231ba) [Year 2](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-2) [Science](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/maxresdefault.jpg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2022-03-08-songs-of-praise-worship-rich-in-kindness) Previous ### [Songs of Praise Worship- Rich in Kindness](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2022-03-08-songs-of-praise-worship-rich-in-kindness) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/47B6FCF3-4915-47EC-B09B-ACFF7436D096.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2022-03-09-year-2-maths-recognising-2-d-and-3-d-shapes) Next ### [Year 2 Maths: Recognising 2-D and 3-D Shapes ](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2022-03-09-year-2-maths-recognising-2-d-and-3-d-shapes) ### Personal Development - [News](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)