Science Education
Miss Julie: jgarbutt@srprestonwest.catholic.edu.au
Science Education
Miss Julie: jgarbutt@srprestonwest.catholic.edu.au
Students celebrated National Science Week from 14 - 22 August. National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. The school theme this year was Food: Different by Design. It honours the United Nations International Year of Fruits and Vegetables and the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development.
Foundation students designed and created a salad that they could enjoy tomorrow:
Year 1/2 students explained how potatoes get from the farm to plate:
Year 3/4 students investigated how yoghurt responds to changes in temperature:
Year 5/6 students designed packaging for a dairy food that is effective and environmentally friendly:
During remote learning, students are continuing to investigate their planned Term 3 units:
On Wednesday, 25th August many students participated in Science Live! During this short zoom, students participated in two, hands-on experiments exploring surface tension. The first was called Panicked Pepper and the second, Magic Milk. It was great fun!
Here’s some other great ways to get involved in science at home: