STEM

Science Week

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what was really out there?  Have you asked yourself how scientists could understand that objects in our universe such as stars and galaxies were billions of light years away?  Maybe you had asked yourself, how did scientists know how the universe began and how old it was?  This them of this year's National Science Week was “Decoding the Universe” – using our knowledge of maths, matter and energy to answer these fascinating questions and many more.

To celebrate Science Week, the following activities took place during lunch time:

🥚🪂 Monday, 25 August – Egg drop on the lawn area under the stairwell of the Whyte building.  This was an AMI favourite!  The aim of this activity was to drop a raw egg from the top of the stairwell of the Whyte building without causing it to break.  To help achieve this aim, students were given random items to support the egg on its descent.

🐸👩‍🔬 Tuesday, 26 August – Frog dissection in MCA 3.1.  Ms Charchar, with assistance from senior biology students, dissected frogs to reveal some of their organs such as the heart, liver, stomach, small intestine and large intestine.

🏗️⚙️ Wednesday, 27 August – Bridge building competition in MCA 1.1.  In this activity, students worked with a partner to build a bridge using icy pole sticks and sticky tape.  The bridges had to stretch across a distance of at least 30 cm.  Prizes were awarded to the most impressive-looking bridges and to those that could hold the most mass.  

Thanks so much to Alice Portz and the other senior students who helped with the planning and running of the activities!

Mr Mark Molino

Science Learning Leader

Shining in Python

During Term 3, several of our students participated in the Grok Coding Competition, a five-week online challenge open to all skill levels.  This competition gave students the fantastic opportunity to shine in coding, think critically and bring real-world problems to life with Python.

A special round of applause goes to Monika Tudorovic (9 Barak) for achieving a High Distinction.  

Congratulations to all the students who took part for your hard work and enthusiasm — you put in a great effort and did an amazing job! we look forward to seeing even more students take on this exciting challenge next time! 

Ms Betty Lin

IT Learning Leader