STSS

Science and Technologies This Term

This term, our students will explore the materials and technologies we use in everyday life. In Science, we will look closely at how materials behave and how they can change. In Technologies, students in the younger years will explore movement and practise giving clear instructions to solve problems.

Our Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 students will investigate what objects are made from. They will describe properties they can observe, such as texture, and explore what happens when materials are combined. They will learn that a mixture can have different properties from the materials used to make it. In Design and Technologies, they will explore how technologies help products and systems move.

In Years 3 and 4, students will investigate solids, liquids and gases. They will explore how adding or removing heat can change a material from one state to another, such as ice melting into water. Students will ask questions, make predictions and record their observations. They will use tables, graphs and models to look for patterns, compare findings and consider whether their tests were fair. They will also practise explaining their ideas using science words and digital tools.

In Digital Technologies, students from Foundation to Year 4 will work with algorithms. An algorithm is a set of instructions for completing a task or solving a problem. Students will practise putting steps in order, making decisions and repeating steps when needed. Years 3 and 4 will also use comparisons to help decide which step comes next.

Our Year 5 students will explore matter and the materials that make up the world around us. They will use models to explain how tiny particles are arranged and move in solids, liquids and gases. They will also investigate mixtures, including solutions, which form when a substance dissolves in another substance.

Our Year 6 students will investigate electricity and electrical circuits. They will explore conductors, which allow electricity to pass through, and insulators, which do not allow it to pass through easily. They will learn how the parts of a circuit work together and how electrical energy can change into other forms of energy.

We look forward to a term of questions, investigations and new discoveries. Ask your child what they have noticed, what they have tried and what they have found out. Explaining their learning in your home language is a valuable way to build understanding.

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