COLD SNAP : A FROSTY EXPERIMENT

SCIENCE IS AWESOME!

Our Oobleck Experiment:

This week we made Oobleck! We mixed cornflour and water and watched for the reaction. We were amazed to see that Oobleck could act as a solid or a liquid, depending on how we treated it!

First of all, our reflection about doing science....

Ava: science is fun because it's about trying something different!

Emma: I enjoy the hands-on approach of science

Eva: we learn from seeing and doing- I like learning that way

Ben: agreed that a hands on approach is a great way to learn

Annie: everyone got a go at being involved in an experiment

Lucas: I love the fun and mess of science
Tom: Science is important for future learning

Now for our conclusions about Oobleck....

Ben thought it happened because the corn flour solidified it and the water made it liquify

Alexa thought that because you mixed a solid and liquid together, it was like they were fighting to be the star

Tom thought there was a chemical reaction between the water and the cornstarch

Caitlin thought it was because there was a solid and a liquid and the solid kicked in with pressure and the liquid had no pressure

Jordi learnt that when you hold the oobleck the "cogs" hold it together and when you relax your hold, the "cogs" separate

Now we'll ask the scientists??

So we Tweeted it and this is what has happened so far? 

So now one of the Middle MY students will try Cam's suggestion  for their personal learning task!

Nature's Close - Ups - our favourite artworks in 2015!

Our inquiry asks, "How are we Called to Care for our Common Home?" As we look at the call of Laudato Si and its implications for sustainability and the stewardship of creation, we take time to look at and paint some of the wondrous things in our world!

Nature's Close-Ups - Kizoa Online Movie Maker

Our Incursion for Science

Today at school, John came to talk to us about chemical science. We had to pretend we were in a glass and imagine we were atoms and we all had to join up to each other using our hands and we were a solid!!. Then John separated us into pairs and we could move more freely! We became a liquid!! Then he split us again and we were on our own, free to go anywhere... which made us gas!! So that's how we learnt the difference between solids, liquid and gas.

Brandon and Brandon

DYNAMIC EARTH

MELBOURNE MUSEUM: http://museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/discoverycentre/dynamic-earth/    

The Dynamic Earth experience really added to our learning about disasters.....

• I enjoyed The 3D Volcanic Eruption movie a lot. It was great seeing a disaster occur from a different perspective because we are normally used just seeing pictures but this was more intriguing and taught us more information.
• The rocks were interesting-the tiny details blew me away-patterns, colours, shapes-formed in so many different ways.
• Seeing the revolving earth models was fascinating.... to see the changes over time and how the earth was formed
• We could see what the earth looked like over 4 million years ago
• The rocks and crystals were amazing, to think that something so bright and colourful can come from underground
• Seeing the 3D movie helped me to visualise the power of the disaster
• The crystals are formed naturally and have such incredible beauty and shapes
• The Melbourne Museum exhibit was a great experience and it introduced a new perspective to the meaning of natural disasters
• Going to watch the 3D video, was really engaging. It made you feel like you were actually right there at that very moment. It makes me realise how dangerous volcanic eruptions can be.

MELBOURNE ZOO - a response

The students were asked to respond, in any way, to the wonderfully educational visit to Melbourne Zoo. Read Jess' response!

IDEAS SHARED ARE THE BEST IDEAS OF ALL!

Through our classs twitter account, we received this great link from another Melbourne class studying the same environmental issues as us! Establish your environmental footprint and much, much more!


http://www.wwf.org.au/our_work/people_and_the_environment/human_footprint/footprint_calculator/

YOUNG INVENTORS

        

                                                www.techi.com 

After completing research projects on a space
topic of choice, and viewing many 
documentaries about life in space, the Seniors
are now looking to create a prototype for a
 new invention. This could
be for use in space or for any other use.


What new inventions
could assist with space 
travel,space 
exploration or life 
in space?

What new inventions
could make life 
better for us today?