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Our Junior School students have many opportunities to immerse themselves in learning about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Whether it's coding robots, or learning about gravitational forces, STEM education is always hands-on, exciting and fun!
During Term 1, Year 5 took part in a DigiTech Day. In collaboration with Helen Moore, Director of Curriculum, Learning and Innovation (Junior School), and CodingEdge, students participated in a full day of coding activities, intended to enrich their learning in Integrated Studies and Literacy.
Students have been learning all about resilience and having a growth mindset in Integrated Studies – what it means, why it is important and how to practise it. In Literacy, they have taken a deep dive into the fantasy genre, in both reading and writing, learning about its features, language and structure. During the DigiTech Day students coded EV3 Robots to express the range of emotions they may feel when they encounter challenges, they put their knowledge of resilience to the test as they encountered problems and set-backs when making fantasy animations in Scratch [a coding software program] and they went on magical quests to save the Geode Dragon using precise coded sequences and loops.
It was a wonderful day, enjoyed thoroughly by all students, and the problem-solving, perseverance, teamwork and cooperation evident throughout the day highlighted the value, once again, of integrating STEM-based learning opportunities.
Sonya Geraets
Year 5 Teacher
The Forces Games were a series of hands-on activities for the launch of Year 4’s Integrated Studies Unit on Forces and Motion. To begin, students experienced the force of gravity as they lay on their backs and threw tennis balls in the air.
Students were then divided into two teams: the “Motion Minions” and the “Gravity Gang”. The activities included pushing themselves along the tennis court on trolleys, ten pin bowling with basketballs, shot-put with beanbags, and friction testing as they rolled bean bags and hockey balls.
The event concluded with an epic tug-of-war with 4H vs 4M! These activities were not only great fun, but also gave the girls the opportunity to experience different forces and make real-world connections to their learning in this Unit.
Damian Hoy and Tom McBurney
Year 4 Teachers