Science News
Errol St Campus
North Melbourne Primary School
From Nick, Senior School Science teacher
In our Element!!
Grade 3
This term, Grade 3 students are diving into the world of chemistry! We’ll be learning about the building blocks of everything around us and exploring how matter can change in different ways. Students will take part in hands-on experiments to observe solids, liquids, and gases and see how heating, cooling, and mixing can create exciting and sometimes unexpected results.
Grade 4
Students are becoming Eco Warriors as they explore how different materials are used in our world and how we can make more sustainable choices. We’ll investigate the properties of natural, processed, and human made materials and think about how these affect the environment. We will also dig deeper into the chemical make up of materials with the use of the periodic table. Through experiments, discussions, and creative projects, students will learn how science can help us reduce waste, reuse materials, and care for our planet.
Grade 5
Students are expanding their chemistry knowledge by exploring the states of matter, solids, liquids, gases, and plasma. We’ll investigate how materials can change when they are heated, cooled, or mixed, and what happens to their particles during these changes. Students will also make connections between the movement of particles and the energy involved in different processes. It’s going to be a term of discovery as we uncover what happens at the atomic level.
Grade 6
Students are finishing their primary school science journey with an exciting chemistry unit all about reversible and irreversible changes. They’ll explore how some changes can be reversed, while others create new substances that can’t be changed back. We’ll also revisit our understanding of atoms and molecules to explain what’s really happening when materials react, mix, or transform.
As it’s the final term of primary school, we’ll make it one to remember with lots of hands-on and edible experiments! It’s going to be a fun way to celebrate how far they’ve come as young scientists before heading off to high school.