Our students are settling into their Science classes for the year as they busily experiment, investigateobserve and explore the world around them.   

In Year 11 Psychology, students have applied their knowledge of the human brain to construct play-dough models. Once developed, their brains received damage to the lobes and association areas. Students then predicted the likely behaviour of their patient after injury.  

 

Recently, our Year 12 Environmental Science students visited Mt Rothwell exploring biodiversity and Victorian ecosystems. Mt Rothwell is the largest feral predator-free ecosystem in Victoria where you can see some of Australia’s most threatened fauna, including the Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby and Eastern Quoll. Mt Rothwell was established for the management of high conservation value species breeding and research programs. The centre has a focus on Victorian species with a particular emphasis on species indigenous to the basalt plains grasslands, habitats and woodlands. 

The students had an eventful evening as they trapped (and then released) Quolls, Possums and a Potoroo 

Skye Jennings
Science Key Learning Head