--- title: "Year 5 Science - Salt Flats" url: "https://burtonwoodcp.co.uk/news/2026-11-10-year-5-science-salt-flats" school: "Burtonwood Community Primary School" --- # Year 5 Science - Salt Flats ![Image of Year 5 Science - Salt Flats](https://files.schudio.com/burtonwood-community-primary-school/images/news/IMG_1055.JPG) 10 November 2026 ## **Year 5 Science - Salt Flats** Year 5 returned to their salt flats this week to see how they had changed since before half term. The children were excited to discover that most of their salt flats had started to crystallise, with some having fully formed crystals. This led to a discussion about evaporation and why the salt crystals had begun to appear as the water slowly disappeared. The children explored how the position of their salt flats around the classroom may have affected the speed of evaporation. They considered factors such as how warm or cool different areas might be and how this could influence how quickly the water evaporated and the salt crystallised. It was a great opportunity to revisit their predictions, observe the changes that had taken place and think scientifically about why some salt flats had crystallised more quickly than others. 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