2025 has been a year of changes in Science, as we start to veer into the new Victorian Curriculum and changes to PPE requirements.
Whilst all students have focused on safety and techniques as well as exploring new concepts, our junior students have been provided with bookwork scaffolding; enabling them to use their books as a resource to allow ongoing consolidation of learning, as well as a necessary tool for them to complete their end of semester open-book CATs (Years 7-9).
Across many of our science classes, across a number of junior year levels, students have explored a range of different chemistry aspects.
Our year 8 students have looked at a diverse range of elements, comparing their physical appearance with their chemical properties
Our Year 11 chemistry students have looked at different bonding models, which included students growing their own metal crystals and observing these under microscopes.
Year 10 Biology have learnt about DNA and extracted DNA from a strawberry and made pipe cleaner DNA strands.
Science was buzzing with visitors on Open Night, and the Turtles were a huge hit as usual!
Melinda Lori Pui
SCIENCE KEY LEARNING HEAD
