Science News
Welcome back to 2024!
After an absence, Trish is back in the Science room. Everyone is bustling already and curiosity is in full swing.
Grades 5 & 6
We learned how to become iceberg trackers and used latitude and longitude to discover icebergs scientists are concerned about. The A23 iceberg is 3900 square kilometres and releases large amounts of freshwater into the ocean. Students are learning about physical conditions that can affect growth and survival.
We looked at the question 'How different are the Arctic and Antarctica?' They both share differences and similarities. Our students found out that;
- The Arctic is home to the world's biggest seed storage facility.
- Antarctica is the driest continent on the planet.
- Antarctica contains 90% of all the ice on Earth.
- Arctic ice can be up to 700,000 to 4 million years old.
Grades 3 and 4
Students explored symbiotic relationships including mutualism - (Good for me, and good for you).
We discovered that the Honey Badger and Honey Bird share a mutual friendship which is beneficial to both of them. The Honey Bird helps the Honey Badger find the honey and the Honey Badger helps the Honey Bird, by digging up the honey and sharing the honey and bugs with the bird.
Students have selected two animals that have a symbiotic relationship or invented two new animals that help each other. We investigated suitable habitats and will be making these animals using modelling clay.
Grades 1 & 2
The Guinness World Records acknowledges that the garden snail is one of the slowest creatures on Earth. A snail is a shelled gastropod and students have been learning about the common features of snails and their diet. We made snails with coloured paper and observed garden snails' movements and characteristics. We are testing what food snails prefer and are feeding them lettuce and tomato. We will update you with our results soon. Other living things we are going to learn about are hermit crabs and axolotls.
Foundation
The Preps have been learning about the jobs that Scientists do to find solutions to problems. They were keen to learn as much as they could about Science. Many students know many industries where scientists work.
