Remote Learning Grade 3/4

Today we had an incursion. Today was lots of fun! We had to answer some questions about how much litter or water we used daily. We learnt where water goes when it goes underground. We had to get dirt, sand, 3 different colour food dye and we had to pour that all in a glass bowl with water that is clear. Then we mixed it all up - it turned out to look very greenish brown. This is what pollution can do to the rivers and ocean.

Murphy

Today the 3.4 s had  an incursion about rivers and the animals that live in them.  We talked about how rubbish that is dropped on the ground can make it into our rivers and hurt the animals.

I loved it when they told us about the little water creatures.  But it made me a bit sad when they showed us pictures of the animals that got trapped in some rubbish from the water and it broke my heart.  So I am going to start having nude food lunches because I do not want it to keep happening.

Chloe

At 9:30 today we all got on a science meet and we talked about the Yarra river and what the river will be like if we continue littering. We started with fresh water as the clean river then we added mud, dirt, blue, green and yellow food dye, Lolly and chocolate rappers, leaves, grass, sticks, rocks, sand, dishwashing liquid, coarse salt and toilet paper. Each thing represented something that could end up in the river that shouldn’t be there. Here’s what mine looked like: They all looked pretty disgusting and if we all keep littering that’s what the Yarra river will look like.

Leila

The grade three four incursions were so Awesome! 

I think everyone learned so so so much! 

The incursions were amazing and awesome and I think they were performed and hosted greatly!

The first incursion we did was the states of matter incursion! That was super fun and we did so many super cool experiments!

The second incursion was about polluting and that we need to stop! That was fun and we made our own rivers! (but we made dirty rivers to see what they look like when there polluted) 

On the first incursion, I learned some super interesting and cool things! Including experiments and more! On the second incursion, I learned how bad it is to litter (even though I don’t) and that it hurts animals and they can die! 

I thought both incursions were super cool and I learned a lot! I love animals and helping them so I’ll take the advice they gave and use it to help animals and I learned what states of matter are!

Anoosha

                             Thursdays incursion overview                                                                                 

Hi everyone, today I will be giving you an overview of today's incursion.  In today's incursion  we talked about the Yarra river and we talked about how much rubbish was getting dropped in and going into water and hurting wildlife.  Soon after we did a science experiment and we grabbed a clear  bucket or tub with water and added food dye and small stones, sand and dirt and some sort of salt  and added grass and sticks and used a big stick to mix it looked disgusting. After mixing we added old candy rappers like rubbish .  It looked disgusting but it was kinda cool. My favourite part was definitely when we added everything and mixed.

But after we mixed it was  all black and you could see the rubbish floating at the top of the water after the meet  was finished. I had to clean up the bench which was so messy and I had to pick out the rappers and put them in the bin. It also said not to put it down the sink so we had to dump it outside on the dirt.  But  it was too heavy to pick up cause there was so much water in the tub I had to get my dad to help. It was crazy but fun.

 I had so much fun I wish to do another one again soon.

Isla

Today the grade 3 and 4 students had an incursion. The incursion was about the earths water, pollution and waste water. We saw what happens when terrible things go into the water.

For example lolly wrappers, grass, dirt, sand, rocks and chemicals. When we added water to it looked horrible. 

I learnt the importance of recycling. We also learnt about a compost bin and its uses.

You can’t put plastic in a compost bin but you can recycle it. A compost bin is like a recycling bin but it’s for food scraps and grass clippings.

Waste water is another problem. Waste water can have plastic in it and it can really hurt the animals because it has chemicals just like pollution.

Avalon

I learnt that 71% of the earth is water. In the 1800’s people just dumped the sewerage into the Yarra river.  Lots of stuff goes into the river that shouldn’t. There is lots of farm waste and building waste that makes it into the rivers that shouldn’t. Farmers put fences up now to stop animals from getting to the water and that means they don’t poo in the rivers as much. Building waste like sand, and other stuff should never go into the rivers. We need to make sure it doesn’t. 

Doing the experiment was fun. My river didn’t look very healthy at the end with all the poo and wee, sand, car oil, fertiliser, and rubbish in it. 

I want to do my bit to make the rivers more healthy so we can keep swimming in them and seeing the wildlife in the rivers.

We need to look after our water to keep it safe for drinking and washing and for the animals. Everyone needs to put their rubbish in the bins and not drop it on the ground.

I was sad when I found out that animals get stuck in the bottle rings. From now on my family are going to cut the rings in half before we put them in the recycling bin.

I also learnt that Bowerbirds like blue things alot. 

Joel

On Thursday 16th September we had an incursion about our waterways.  We learned that even if you do put rubbish in the right bin, it can still blow away into the waterways.  We did an experiment where we started with nice clean water, then we added food dye, dirt, sand, toilet paper, rubbish, stones, leaves and detergent to show what goes into our waterways.  In the end it was all dirty and disgusting! 

In the quizzes we learned that  71% of the Earth’s surface is water!  We learned all about the animals in the Yarra River including macro invertebrates like the Fluffybottom which was quite funny! I also learned that when a baby turtle gets a plastic beer can ring stuck on it, it would grow deformed.  I thought it would just grow with the turtle, and eventually snap when the turtle gets too big. 

It is very important to keep our waterways clean and here are some things that we can do to help: 

1. Pick up your pet’s droppings and don’t leave them lying around. 

2. If you see a piece of plastic blowing away, pick it up and pop it in the right bin.

3. Recycle and use a compost bin to reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill. 

4. Reduce your water usage. 

Reilly

On Thursday the 16th of September the grade 3\4s had an incursion. We learned about pollution, the Yarra River and the animals that live there. The animals that live there are in trouble because of littering. But we can help. Because life is like a play. Everyone should play their part in the play. Everyone can help, including you. Do you want to help the platypus’? You can! Do you want to help the turtles? You can! Anyone want to help the Yarra River? You can. I’m not just talking to you. I’m talking to everyone! You. Can. Help!

Maggie

Ecological Incursion 

Today our class participated in an ecological incursion.  It was really interesting, fun and I learned a lot from it. We learned about the Yarra River and the creatures that live in it, such as platypus and fluffy bottoms and what threatens these species.  Pollution, rubbish and waste have been a big worry in the past, with our lovely city being known as ‘Smelbourne’ at one time.  Now, litter  traps have been installed so that rubbish can be collected. We were encouraged to take other steps to reduce litter also, like using a reusable drink bottle to reduce one-use plastic bottles.

We also learned about water conservation and how water is used for manufacturing nearly everything.  A T-shirt takes 3000L of water to manufacture! We are fortunate to have enough clean water here in Australia but in other parts of the world this is a real issue.  We were encouraged to do our part in conserving water by taking 4 minute showers.

To finish off the incursion we made a polluted pond and while it was fun to make, it highlighted how pollution has such a negative impact on river life.

Indie