Science Education
Julie Garbutt: jgarbutt@srprestonwest.catholic.edu.au
St Raphael's School
Term 4
Welcome to Term 4. Whilst this Term is likely to present some challenges and mixed emotions, I am looking forward to welcoming students back to onsite learning.
Foundation
Foundation students are learning about how the weather affects our work and play. Through varied investigations, students will increase their understanding of how the characteristics of weather affects their daily lives.
In week one, students drew what they know about the weather and observed characteristics of weather.
Year 1/2
Students are learning about living things, their external features and the different places they live that meet their needs. Through investigations, students learn how animals move, feed and protect themselves. Students also explore and compare the habitats of different animals.
In week one, students predicted small animals we might find in the school yard and used role-play to explain their ideas about the features and behaviour of small animals.
Year 3/4
Students are learning that living things can be grouped based on their observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things. They use this knowledge to investigate the animal groups in the leaf litter at home and school.
In week one, students observed the observable features of specimens and how to classify them. Students also identified their wonderings and questions about living and non-living things and how living things can be grouped.
Year 5/6
Students are learning that living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment. Through hands-on activities, students investigate how the features of desert plants and animals help them to survive in their own natural environment.
In week one, students explained their ideas about desert environments that early explorers might have visited.
Science at home
If you would like to practice science at home, here's a few ideas:
- October 11 - October 17 is National Nutrition Week. You could Tryfor5 by filling your plate with sustainable foods that have the power to improve our health and the health of our planet. Here's 10 tips to fight food waste whilst increasing your veg intake.
- Museums Victoria has a range of online events for families including drawing nature and growing vegetables.
- Can you see sound? Perform this science experiment to find out.