--- title: "Year 1 Maths: Heavier or Lighter" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-04-24-year-1-maths-heavier-or-lighter" 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 1 Maths: Heavier or Lighter ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/6BA688CF-AF33-4E19-AEAB-47B1AB1AE08F.jpeg) 24 April 2026 Year 1 have started to explore mass of objects. They used the words heavier and lighter to compare objects. They compared lots of classroom objects as a team. The children could see that the heavier object went down in the scale and the lighter object went up.![](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/6BA688CF-AF33-4E19-AEAB-47B1AB1AE08F.jpeg) [Year 1](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-1) [Maths](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/maths) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_1278.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-04-23-whole-school-worship-with-rev-ben) Previous ### [Whole School Worship with Rev Ben ](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-04-23-whole-school-worship-with-rev-ben) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/F4CAC946-8F6C-4E5D-B754-FDC942B1F1B4.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-04-27-year-1-science-planting-cress) Next ### [Year 1 Science: Planting Cress](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-04-27-year-1-science-planting-cress) ### 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/)