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Science experiments to do at home

16 Sep 2021

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An update from Ms Lombardo and the Science Faculty:

The Science Faculty is so proud of all the students at Port for continuing to strive for excellence while engaging in learning at home.

Year 7 are busy learning about cells and microscopes in their Living Things topic. Did you know that the first cells were observed in 1663 by an English scientist named Robert Hooke when he was looking at some cork under a very early microscope?

TIMELINE: Students created a timeline which included the key dates and events in the development of The Cell Theory.

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CELL MODELS: Students were asked to create models with materials from home​ to demonstrate the structure and contents of plant and animal cells.

Thank you Ms Collins for sharing some student submissions:

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Year 8 are looking at Earth’s resources in their topic Captain Planet.

Some students have even managed to model the water cycle at home. Yay for the water cycle – it gives us rainbows!

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Year 9 are investigating electricity and how to design circuits that can switch on different lights at different times. Can you imagine if every switch in your house turned on every single light all at once? Thank goodness for Science!

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Year 10 are speeding away with their Motion topic. Soon they will be able to calculate their average walking speed just by knowing how far they have walked and how long it took them. A big shout out to the world of Mathematics and Physics!

TARONGA ZOO COMPETITION

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The Science Faculty want to let you all know about an exciting competition being run by Taronga Zoo.

To enter, you are being asked to:

PUT YOUR DESIGN AND PRODUCTION SKILLS TO THE TEST BY SUBMITTING NEW AND EXCITING ENRICHMENT OBJECT FOR ONE OF TWO ANIMALS FOUND AT TARONGA ZOO SYDNEY.

The animals

  • Meerkat
  • Pygmy Marmoset​

Click the link below for more information.

https://taronga.org.au/education/digital-programs-online-resources/enrichment-design-competition# (Links to an external site.)

The competition is now open and closes Friday 17 September at 5pm.

CHOSEN DESIGNERS WILL RECEIVE FREE ENTRY FOR THEIR WHOLE CLASS TO VISIT TARONGA ZOO SYDNEY, MEET THE JUDGES AND OBSERVE THEIR ENRICHMENT OBJECT BEING GIVEN TO THEIR CHOSEN ANIMAL.

PAST WINNER EXAMPLE

Watch our 2019 winner’s enrichment object being given to the meerkat mob!

https://taronga.org.au/education/digital-programs-online-resources/enrichment-design-competition

We’d love to see your submission if you enter! Send it through to the Science Faculty to share.

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