Thursday, August 13, 2015
Book Week
We were very lucky to have a published author visit us and share her books and writing experience with us. Thank you Michelle Vernal. We look forward to reading your books.
Science
We have been learning about Newton's Laws of Motion. Today we worked with Room 6 to find ways to work with gravity, friction and air resistance. Our goal was to drop an egg from height and for the egg to remain whole.
Friday, August 7, 2015
Science - Friction
We used Lego cars to test our ideas. We changed the car tyres to find out if different tyres created different amounts of friction.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Food Technology
The year 8 class developed savory scone recipes this week, selecting their own raising agents and savory fillings.
Oxford Technology
The year 8 class are researching and designing bird houses in preparation for next week when they begin the building part of the process.