There has been a lot going on in the STEM space this term, so we want to give you a quick rundown of what the students are up to!

Year 10 science is working on physics.  Students are using the classic ticker timers to measure velocity and acceleration. Keep your eye out for rockets, parachutes and Spheros for another way to investigate Newton’s laws.

As part of Biology our year 7, 8 and 9 science students have been working on investigating cells and studying systems of the body. Our body is made up of trillions of cells, each with their own systems for producing power and processing waste. Our year 8 classes have been creating an analogy between the functions in a cell and the functions in a city or medieval kingdom. A couple of examples of this can be seen in the pictures below.

In maths, the year 7 and 8 students are studying statistics. Key questions include: "How do we analyse statistics?", "What makes good data?", "How can we create our own graphs?" Year 9 students are working on linear equations whilst our year 10 students are revising for their end of year exam!

We also had a visit from Education Interactive, a forensics challenge called ‘A Case of Conspiracy’. Grade 7 and 8 students were taken to view a ‘crime scene’ and were required to analyse tyre tracks, blood samples and alibis to work out who had committed the crime. This was a great way for students to experience some hands on learning with a real forensic pathologist. She worked in the morgue!

*Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths