Science Week

Foundation Students & their Senior Buddies.

This term, our Foundation students have continued to explore the importance of bees and flowers/plants in our environment.  We have completed our unit, by looking at living plants and what they need from the environment to survive and to help bees survive as well.

On Tuesday 13th August, our senior buddies helped us to pot some new seeds to grow plants. This will contribute to helping bees to collect pollen for honey and help our plants to grow. We enjoyed spending time learning with our buddies.

Years 1 & 2: Earth and Space Sciences

This term, Years 1/2 students have been investigating the weather. We have been discussing different types of weather and how clouds are formed in the sky. We conducted an experiment to make clouds and see how they disappear.

Years 3 & 4:  ‘Chemical Science’ - Material Magic

This term, students in years 3 and 4 have been learning about materials and how these make up the world around us. The materials we explore include, wood, paper/cardboard, fabric, glass, plastic, metal and rubber. We learnt about where these materials come from and how different materials are required for different purposes. We then learnt about how we can recycle different materials for different purposes. Cardinia Council then came to school for an incursion on how to recycle right! 

The student were then asked to put this knowledge to the test and selectse different materials to create a boat. Each boat had to be 15cm by 15cm and be able to hold as many marbles as possible! The students were incredibly engaged throughout their boat experiments! 

Years 3 to 6: Science Incursion - 'A Case of Discovery'

On Friday, 16th August, the Grade 3-6 classes participated in an exciting Science Incursion titled ‘A Case of Discovery’. The library was transformed into a crime scene and evidence lab, complete with multiple evidence stations. Students were fully immersed in a hands-on forensic science experience, where they stepped into the roles of both forensic scientists and detectives. Using their creative and critical thinking skills, they analysed forensic evidence to piece together the story and identify the suspect behind a gold and jewel robbery. The students thoroughly enjoyed working with the forensic science equipment and solving the mystery.