STEAM News

Year 12 Physics Activity Day at Luna Park

Luna Park’s annual VCE Physics Day surpassed all expectations, with students descending from all over the state onto St Kilda, allowing the Year 12s to experience physics in motion, applying our knowledge of inertia, forces and circular motion to a real-world situation: roller coasters. Most of the girls braved every ride, from the Enterprise to Pharaoh’s Curse, while Mr Kazi appeared to enjoy the Carousel.

Sonia Li was unlucky enough to witness a student from another school projectile vomiting of the notorious Coney Drop: “though the male student regurgitated his lunch, its projectile path proved the practicality of the theoretical physics concepts we’d learnt”. A good time was had by all.

In2Science

In2science places university students as mentors in year 7-10 science, maths and STEM elective classes. Mentors act as role models by sharing their enthusiasm for science and maths, helping students to achieve in class and encouraging them to continue with science and maths into VCE and beyond. We are thrilled to announce two upcoming partnerships: PhD student Roberta Anversa, who is studying Neuroscience will be partnered with Samone  Hosking's Year 10 Biology class, and joining our STEAM club on Thursday lunchtimes, we will have Grace Brown, who is studying mechatronics in her Science degree at the University of Melbourne. 

Catherine Walkear