STSS, Physical Education, Visual Art, Media Arts

STSS 

Foundation - Year 2

The junior school has been busy exploring all about the features of animals and how they are used to help them survive. For example, giraffes have long necks so that they can eat the leaves at the top of tall trees. They have also learnt about different habitats and what types of animals live there. They examined habitats such as the African savannah and the North Pole and Antarctica, whilst considering the features of the animals that live there. They have also been learning about the different parts and purpose of plants, such as the roots, stem, leaves, flowers and fruit.

In Digital Technology, the students have been learning that hardware and software form part of a digital system. They have explored what different types of digital systems we use at school and at home.

Below are some photos of the foundation students showing off their animal flip books:

Year 3 & 4  

The middle school has been learning about food chains. They explored how each habitat has its own food chain specific to that ecosystem. They learnt that each living thing within that food chain plays an important role in ensuring the survival of the animals that live within it. 

They have also been learning about the life cycle of plants and how plants use seed dispersal as a means to reproduce. This unit has seen students working in groups to incorporate the science and design technology curriculums, to design and make their own seed collection tool that mimics the behaviour of hitchhiker seeds in nature. They then tested the effectiveness of their tool in attracting seeds and to their delight, students were positively impressed with how well their designs were able to collect seeds.

Below are some photos of Year 3 & 4 students depicting the construction and the end result of their seed collector tools:

Year 5 & 6

The senior school have been exploring some cool extreme environments and have been delving into the features and adaptations of the animals that live there. They have investigated extreme environments such as the deep ocean, the high mountains and the desert and have researched how the animals that live there have adapted cleverly to survive. They have also explored what effects of human activity has on the environment, such as how light pollution negatively impacts the natural environment and the animals that live there. The focus was on sea turtles and how these animals can be seriously affected by artificial light interfering with their natural behaviours. 

The students have also just begun a unit that will combine their learning in Biological Science with the Design Technology curriculum. The over-arching theme is "Living off the Land" and students will be investigating how many of the products we eat, wear and use begin their journey as plants.

In Digital Technology, the students have been learning about coding in computers - more specifically, binary code and how this is used heavily in the programming of digital devices. They practised writing their birthday in binary code and then used the binary alphabet to write a secret message for a partner to decode.

Below are some photos of students writing their binary coded secret message:

Kind Regards,

Chantel Prince,

On behalf of the STSS Team.

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