STEAM

EMERGENCY HOUSING SHOWCASE

Congratulations to Year 8 for showcasing their emergency housing solutions to students in Years 9 and 10, Mater Dei Primary and Sacred Heart Primary school students.

Students created their solutions in response to the following design challenge:

Students are to research and design their own, accessible, self-sufficient, off-grid emergency house to be used in response to a natural disaster.

STEAM 123 Winners

Audrey De Jong, Abbey Hunt and Isabel Doherty

STEAM 123 Runners Up

Alexander McDonald, Claire Sutton and Violet Gordon

STEAM 456 Winners

Piper Brunyee and Millee Carroll

STEAM 456 Runners Up

Jelan Bughao, Joshua Carroll, Spencer Firman

MDCC RVR MINI GOLF CHALLENGE

Year 8 students are teeing off in the MDCC RVR Mini Golfing Tournament! After experiencing workshops on Canva, robotics, coding, Adobe Illustrator, and 3D printing, students will endeavour to work in teams of approximately three.

Each team member will specialise in marketing, coding, or engineering, further developing their expertise through targeted workshops. In Week 4, Term 4, they will showcase their mini golfing experiences for a diverse audience.

To document their journey and reflect on their growth, students will maintain individual portfolios. These will not only contribute to their team's success but also serve as valuable evidence for their formative assessments.

NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK

Thank you to the students and staff who got involved in National Science Week! There were many opportunities for students such as:

Creating a Science Fact Competition
Create the Ultimate Species in the Minecraft Competition
Involvement in the Snowy Hydro Project.

STEAM 456 classes also participated in the Sydney Marathon Sustainability Challenge.

SCIENCE FACT COMPETITION 2024

🥇Congratulations to the winners🏆In no particular order…

Harry Phelan	A fungus called Ophiocordyceps unilateralis infects ants, takes control of their behaviour, and forces them to climb high and latch onto plants before killing them and spreading spores. This is known as the "zombie ant" phenomenon🍄🐜
Will Chamberlain	Your vascular system could wrap around the earth two and a half times if it was stretched out in one long line🩸🌍
Patrick Blackburn	The average 1 kilometre by 1 kilometre cloud weighs around 500,000 Kilograms☁️🏋️
Holly Umback	There are 206 in the human body and 54 of them are in the hands🦴🤚
Keanne Paulin	Worms have 5 hearts💓💓💓💓💓

POWERING UP THE FUTURE 2024 - SNOWY HYDRO CHALLENGE

It is great to see students getting involved in the Snowy Hydro Invention Challenge. We wish Amelia McPherson, Samuel Thomsen, Holly Umback and Nate Gorostiaga the best of luck with their entries into this competition.

They have created really unique inventions, see below the submission by Year 9 student Samuel Thomsen.

Mrs Courtney Freebody | Leader of Learning - Digital Technology and STEM