Science News
A word from the Science Co-ordinator
It has been a very sad week with the passing of Pavan and we certainly missed him in the Chemistry Lab and the Physics Class. He will always be remembered with generous and loving thoughts.
During the week, Year 9 started to present their peer teaching project in 9.3. I was very impressed with Noah, Riley, Christian and Aden as they taught the class about the nervous system and had a great activity on the neuron. Noah was spot on when he explained to some students about the muscle that had to be connected to the neuron for information to pass along for a response. Over the next few weeks, other groups in Year 9 will teach their peers about other systems and organs in the human body.
The Year 11 Chemistry class started the second part of their Depth Study when they reacted different salts in solution to practice the calculations and compare the experimental yield with the theoretical yield of insoluble products. They certainly worked as proficient chemists and completed an excellent risk assessment.
Teachers are busy assessing the students and checking their semester work so that they can report on student progress. Students have settled into the classroom after the COVID-19 experience of online learning and hopefully their topic tests and assessments will show that they have done some excellent learning.
Have a happy and relaxed weekend as we enjoy some of the lovely weather Griffith has to offer
Best wishes
Esther Dumbleton ( Science, Leader of Learning)
Year 11 Biology
Yr 11 Biology are currently developing their skills in microscopy by looking at and identifying organelles in a range of plant and animal cells using microscopes. Below is a photo of red onion cells before and after osmosis.
Osmosis- is the movement of water molecules across a semi-permeable membrane, from an area of high water concentration to low water concentration.
Year 11 Biology students are learning about cells , in particular the cell membrane and made models of cell membranes to apply their learning. Collectively the structure of the membrane allows it to be selectively permeable, allowing small, uncharged particles to move by passive transport through the membrane while preventing the passage of large or charged substances.
Year 9 iStem
Year 9 iSTEM are making excellent progress in designing an obstacle course for their Sphero bots. They have demonstrated skills in programming, construction, collaboration and have drawn inspiration and creativity from famous buildings and controversial graffiti artists like Banksy and Pop artist Andy Warhol.
Denise De Paoli
Science Teacher
Year 9 Science
Year 9 have been learning about the different ways that the human body functions, senses and the mechanisms for control that we have.
Some year 9 classes are preparing for peer teaching activities, others are diving into dissecting eyes and brains to better understand how they work. They are developing an understanding of how interconnected each of our senses and organ systems are, and are better appreciating the design that has gone into our creation!
Sarah Covel
Science Teacher