Our display boards are now filled with learning evidence from our learning journey “How is water important?”. We have finished the "sorting out" stage. Because we have so many new wonderings, we worked in small groups to narrow it down to one that would lead us to digging further into new learning and understanding that relates to this inquiry.

The wonderings that we chose were from Miah and Thor- “Why do bubbles form in and on water?” This led to viewing digital media about natural bubbles/foam on water and doing an experiment on adding pollutants to a container of clean water such as paint, glue, plastics, foil, fertiliser, sheep droppings, car oil etc. and seeing what would happen to the water after a week or so.

Naomi Clark-Port came to show photos and talk to us about the importance of the Huon River in the past, especially for her family who have been in this area since Franklin was first settled. We drew and wrote our interpretations of what she shared with us. Now, we are discussing the significance of the Huon River (and water in general) before, during and after English settlement in Franklin as well as reading about Prices Creek being used to generate power for the community in those days for a short time.

Amongst all of this was the writing of our play reviews after seeing ‘Treasure Island’ at the Botanical Gardens”. We also mulched and watered our Bee Friendly Garden and some of us repainted the sign.