STEM

Science in Action – Exploring Forces, Friction and Circuits

This term our Prep to Grade 4 students have been busy becoming mini scientists! They’ve been exploring forces and motion by experimenting with marbles and toy cars, discovering how pushes, pulls, twists, turns and friction can change how things move. Through hands-on challenges they have been learning how surfaces and force strength affect speed and direction, just like real engineers!

Our Grade 5/6 students shifted their focus to physical sciences investigating how electrical circuits work and what materials conduct electricity. From building simple circuits to testing different objects for conductivity they applied their problem-solving skills to make their light globes shine bright.

These learning experiences align with the Victorian Curriculum 2.0 Science strand fostering curiosity, critical thinking and a deeper understanding of how our world works.

Questions you could ask at home to engage with your child’s learning:

• Can you show me how to make a marble go faster or slower?
• What happens when you change the surface the car rolls on?
• What’s the difference between a push and a pull?
• Can you explain how electricity flows in a circuit?
• Which materials did you discover were good conductors?
• How can you tell if something is an insulator?