--- title: "Year 4 - British Science Week Investigation" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-03-11-year-4-british-science-week-investigation" 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 4 - British Science Week Investigation ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/IMG_1973.jpeg) 11 March 2026 Our curious Year 4 class loved their British Science Week investigation. Their objective was to build a small raft to hold as many marbles as possible without sinking. The children only had plain paper, masking tape and tin foil. After each build, the children tested their raft and recorded the number of marbles held. They then had to decide as a group how they would improve on their design and make their next raft. Each group made a total of four rafts and the maximum number of marbles held on one raft was 60 - amazing! As part of this special session, the children also took part in a quiz, learned some weird and wonderful scientific facts and had the opportunity to ask their own curiosity questions. ![](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/IMG_1973.jpeg) [Year 4](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-4) [Science](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/science) [Discussions](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/discussions) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_2447(1).jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-03-10-year-6-british-science-week) Previous ### [Year 6 - British Science Week](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-03-10-year-6-british-science-week) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/1000028180.jpg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-03-12-kids-with-bricks-lego-club) Next ### [Kids with Bricks Lego Club](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-03-12-kids-with-bricks-lego-club) ### 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/)