Year 1 Excursion
Year 1 Excursion to Scienceworks
To finish off a wonderful Term 3, our Year 1 students enjoyed an exciting excursion to Scienceworks on Wednesday 16th September. Students participated in the ‘Blast Off: Mission to Mars’ workshop, where they discovered how rockets work and explored the forces of pushes, pulls and gravity. Through exciting demonstrations and rocket launches, students learnt about what it might be like to travel and live in space, as well as how astronauts could one day land on Mars.
Students also had the opportunity to explore a range of interactive exhibitions, including the Pumping Station, where they discovered how water has been managed and moved; Beyond Perception, where they explored how our senses can sometimes trick our brains; Think Ahead, which encouraged students to imagine and explore possibilities for the future; and Sportsworks, where they investigated the science behind movement, sport and the human body. The interactive exhibits provided plenty of opportunities for students to touch, test, experiment and discover.
It was a wonderful day of hands-on learning, curiosity and exploration, and the students thoroughly enjoyed the experience. They returned to school full of excitement, new knowledge and stories to share about their scientific adventures!
Here is what the Year 1 students had to say about the excursion:
Wade: My favourite part was designing a futuristic car.
Charles: I liked the Sportsworks Exhibition because there were so many things to do, like basketball and running.
Elva: My favourite part was the wheelchair race.
Benjamin: I liked how there was a running race track and we all raced each other.
Roya: My favourite part was the pulling the rope activity in the Sportsworks Exhibition.
Aryan: My favourite part was when I was riding the bicycle in the Sportworks Exhibition.
Aryo: My highlight was where I had to be a goalie in a soccer game.
Mahrez: I liked when we did the running race.
Natalie: My favourite part was the section where you had to help the grass and land.
Renith: I liked the section where you had to jump the highest.
Melina: I really enjoyed the Pumping Station!
Cayla: I liked the snow challenge!
Henry: I enjoyed the Pumping Station because I liked the spinning wheel.
