Science
Welcome back to Term 2 to all students and families.
As we return to the classroom in term 2, it is important for students to review the goals they set in term 1, check their progress and then adjust their goals and strategies accordingly. James Clear in his book Atomic Habits says “we won’t rise to the level or our goal, but rather fall to the level of our system”. It is important that as students review and set new goals that they look at the strategies they put in place to help them achieve these goals. As always, students will be supported by our amazing staff to reach their potential and encourage them with their goals throughout the term.
This term our students will continue to connect the learning that occurs within the science classroom to their lives outside of school and we encourage them to be critical and creative thinkers by utilising the inquiry skills they learn.
Our year 7 students begin to look at Biology and the science of classification when organising living things and develop the skills required for an exam. Year 8 classes build upon their pre-existing knowledge of Chemistry to understand how the physical and chemical properties of materials are linked to their chemical structure. The year 9 students investigate the transfer of energy within Physics and explore how we can utilise our science knowledge when developing a heat shield in order to limit the amount of energy transferred within a system.
The year 10 students continue on their varied pathways with both the Biology/Psychology class and Physics/Chemistry classes continuing on their semester units while the core science class finishes off investigating the role of science in understanding climate change and writing a research report addressing a chosen claim. The foundation class has started their new unit this term and begin to look at chemical reactions and how these are used within our daily lives and how factors such as temperature and surface area can change the speed of these reactions.
We look forward to another exciting term and wish all our students the best as they get back in to the learning routines within all their classes.
Todd Robson
HoD Science