Science

FOUNDATION & YEAR 1

In F/1 we have been learning about living things. We went on a scavenger hunt around the school with a challenge of finding at least 10 living things. When we learnt that plants were living things too, we ended up finding SO many living things. We were all surprised that plants were living things. We loved looking around in the school garden at all the plants and bugs and butterflies. We did notice in the school garden that some of the plants had died and this made for great conversation about how all living things need water to survive. After our scavenger hunt, we drew a picture of all the living things we spotted. 

YEARS 3, 4, 5 & 6

In Years 3-6 Science, we started with a Literacy lesson. We learnt about the morphology behind the word 'biology'. We learnt that 'bio' means 'life / living things' and 'ology' means 'the study of'. With this new knowledge, we were then able to define the word 'biology' as the study of living things. 

With the Cavendish Red Gum Festival coming up soon, Years 3-6 students were tasked with finding out exactly why the Red Gum Trees are so important. We found out some really interesting information which gave us all a new appreciation for the Red Gum Trees. Here is what we found out:

• The Red Gum Trees act as a filter for the rivers such as our Wannon River. They help filter the water and shift nutrients throughout the landscape. We thought this was pretty cool as we didn't know our local Red Gum Trees had such an impact on our Wannon River. 
• The health of numerous rivers can be linked to the health of their local Red Gums. How cool is this? We must keep the rivers healthy by looking after the Red Gum trees. 
• The Red Gum Trees are home to many bird species such as barn owls, cockatoos and parrots. The hollows are used as shelter for animals to keep them safe from harsh weather and predators.