What a science week we have had! We began with the Mawson’s Hut Antarctic incursion which was full of information about the landscape of Antarctica and the animals that live within it, particularly the penguins. We even got to rug up in coats designed to withstand some serious cold and wild weather and experience a pretend snow storm!

We also engaged in some in class activities with Tom for science, looking at the tiny bugs and insects we can find in our natural water sources. We got to collect samples and look at them under the microscope which was very exciting. Thanks to Tom for another exciting science lesson.

On Thursday we had a science morning where we explored some earth and chemical science activities. We filled balloons with gas (some may have exploded!), made mountains erode and weather into a new shape and made our own fossils.

While we are extremely fortunate to have our science curriculum covered by Tom, the focus for us this week has been on the other achievement standards within the science curriculum, as listed below.

Science as a human endeavour

• Students can identify examples of people using observation and questioning to learn about the natural world

Science inquiry

• Students pose questions and make predictions based on their experiences
• Students engage in investigations and make observations safely
• With guidance, students represent observations and identify patterns
• With guidance, students compare their observations with their predictions
• Students share questions, predictions, observations and ideas about their experiences with others.