This term the Year 3/4 students are exploring the ground “Beneath our Feet” in a series of interactive science investigations. Recently students made soil that was good enough to eat with their own edible, visual representations of the 5 layers of soil. An Oreo was placed at the bottom of the cup to represent bedrock, followed by chocolate chips as the parent material, chocolate mousse as the subsoil, crushed Oreos as the topsoil and a sour worm along with green jelly as the organic matter. Students labelled each layer of their soil before following up with a taste test. Who knew soil tasted so good! Operation ‘All Mixed Up’ - ‘Garden Gurus’ was a great success with our Year 1/2 science students producing shower steamers / bath bombs supported by the Year 7/8 Garden Gurus class. After the mixing activity the junior students recorded the steps with procedural writing accounts that demonstrated their understanding of the steps involved. On Mothers Day, our students then gifted their Mums the fragrant results of their mixing endeavours with both solid and liquid ingredients combined to produce the lavender scented gifts. Happy Mothers Day! One of the best parts of a P-12 School is when our senior students can share their expertise and learning with our junior students through peer engagement activities. The Year 1/2 classes are investigating the Science topic, ‘All Mixed Up’, where students delve into hands on opportunities to create mixtures of solids, mixtures of solids and liquids and mixtures of liquids. Ms Wakefield’s Year 7/8 ‘Garden Gurus’ students recently helped make this task even more engaging and creative by assisting their younger peers to produce shower steamers from lavender oil and florets sourced from our school’s lavender farm. The Year 1/2 students were supported to mix epsom salts and bi carb soda in a bowl before lavender hydrosol and lavender oils were combined and the liquid was then stirred into the dry mixture until a paste was formed. Florets of lavender were placed in the bases of the silicone moulds before the lavender shower steamer mixture was pushed into the moulds. After setting for 24 hours, the steamers will be wrapped and decorated as unique and refreshing Mothers Day gifts for our students to share. Thanks Wakesie and Garden Guru students for this wonderful, fragrant learning opportunity. |
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