Class

Lauren Day

Lauren.Day@education.wa.edu.au

Students have been busy in Class over the last week.

Kings Park Excursion

The Year 11 and Year 12 ATAR students attended an excursion at Kings Park last week.

The excursion was located at the Bold Park Ecology Centre which provided hands-on, inquiry-based learning experiences for our students in three streams – STEM, Cultural Heritage and Wellbeing. 

Students were exposed to ecological field studies and the science behind plant conservation. These programs highlight the unique plants, people and places of Western Australia and the role we can play in a sustainable future. Students carried out an ecological survey using transects and quadrats, worked together in teams to identify key taxonomic groups, identify the abundance of species in the area.  They learnt how to correctly identify, collect, clean, dry and store seeds for conservation and seed banking purposes. 

Students also discovered the importance of Aboriginal knowledge of control burns and land management, and how native bushland responds to fire.

Lamb Growth Trials

Year 11 General Animal Production Systems students visited Sheep this week to chat to Mr Adams about the 2021 Lamb Growth Trial.

Students obtained valuable information about the materials, method and variables in the Feedlot investigation. 

The lightweight and heavyweight wethers are fed the same feed type (Easy One pellets), but in different amounts per week depending on 4% of their body weight.

We will obtain the results from Mr Adams at the end of the trial, analyse the results, discuss any impacts to the trial and make conclusions about the weight of sheep that would benefit a feedlot environment, as well as keeping costs of feed as low as possible for the College.