SCIENCE WEEK
2022
2022 NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK
The school theme for National Science Week in 2022 was:
Glass: More than meets the eye.
It was based on the UN International Year of Glass. It endeavored to celebrate the m
any roles that glass plays in our lives – from phone screens to optical fibre to glassware in labs – plus investigating glass as a part of our sustainable future.
Here at St Joseph’s we got into the spirit of Science Week by devoting a day to rotational, Prep to Six Science based activities. The activities were accessible, intrinsically engaging and naturally, sought to bring out the ‘Science’ involved in them.
“ In the preppies’ room we did an experiment about clouds. So we put shaving cream in a glass jar filled with water. We also added food dye and we used a straw to pick it up and put it in the glass. It was exciting and interesting. I didn’t know this, rain comes down and if it’s really hot goes back up”. Millie Floyd by MLT
“ We learnt how glass can make sound when you put water in the glass and you run your fingers around the glass. It will make a humming noise”. Joshua Tame by MA
“I liked doing the dancing sultanas activity. In the water, nothing happened except that it expanded a little. In the soda water the sultanas started to dance. In the vinegar and baking soda solution, the sultanas tried to jump out of the cup”. by James Elliott by MLT
