STEM News

Dear Fellow Scientists,

The STEM team would like to welcome everyone back to Term 2! We hope you all had a fun and restful school holiday break.

Our Prep students have started the term by exploring insects. They are learning to identify different parts such as the head, eyes, legs, thorax, abdomen, and wings. Watch this video on insects: Inspect An Insect: SciShow Kids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3166nK3Gym8

Grade 1 students are folding paper to make animals such as a cat, dog and pig. Watch this video so you can try and make it at home. DIY: Origami Animal Faces | Kids Craft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiJtPU9uP0c

Grade 2 students are learning about light sources. They are identifying natural and man-made sources of light by using their workbooks to create a T-chart. Watch this video on light sources: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/buac18-k2-sci-ps-lightsources/light-sources/

Grade 3 students are exploring the properties of solids and liquids. Working in groups and completing their worksheets, they investigated different materials such as dishwashing soap, icy pole sticks, water, tissue, sand, and fabric to decide whether each one is a solid or a liquid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYzjg5nRMOg&t=47s

Grade 4 students are sorting objects based on the materials from which they are made. Have a listen to this catchy song on materials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpHCyhNgXhA

Grade 5 students are creating a model using their research of the solar system and write down at least 2 facts per planet.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w36yxLgwUOc

Grade 6 students are demonstrating their understanding of reversible changes by creating models of water condensing or evaporating. Using the app ScratchJr, they designed animations that show these processes, incorporating a loop block to create repetition in their animations. Watch this video on how condensation works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjBiHCk2V2A

STEM team