Science Task

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‘Do chocolate and ice melt in the same way?’ This was the question we explored in our Science task. This was exciting task to do as we worked in pairs with ice and chocolate! Before we started we predicted which would melt first and why. While we carried out the experiment, we observed and recorded the results. We drew and labelled scientific diagrams showing solids changing to liquid. Finally we explained our results.
In fact the ice melted much faster than the chocolate and we could clearly see how the heat was moving from the air and concrete into the ice and chocolate causing them to melt.

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Science – Matter

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Properties of a solid.

This week we investigated how matter can change state. Water can be a solid, liquid or a gas. We investigated how chocolate can change from a solid to a liquid by adding heat.

First we used our senses to observe the properties of the chocolate as a solid. It was brown, solid, smooth and hard. Next we held the piece of chocolate in our hands. After a few minutes, the chocolate was still brown, but it was now runny and slippery and it changed shape. The heat had transferred from our hand to the chocolate and melted it. It was now a liquid.

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Term 3

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Welcome back to term 3, it certainly promises to be an exciting term. Here is a taste of what we are learning this term.

English

In unit 5 we are learning to retell a narrative from a different point of view. We are studying traditional tales and The Lorax by Dr Seuss. Our assessment is a comprehension task. We are also going to choose a character from The Lorax and write from their perspective. 

This display shows our ‘Know and Do’ chart, the exemplar and the criteria sheet. Everything we need to know in order to complete our tasks.

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Science

This term we are studying ‘Heat Energy’. So far we have learnt that heat is energy and that there are 4 types of energy – rubbing energy, chemical energy, electrical energy and heat from the sun.

This week we carried out an experiment to see how heat is transferred. We heated up a bowl of porridge and took temperature readings every two minutes for 8 minutes. Our results showed the temperature readings went down each time we took the reading.

We concluded that the heat moved from the hot porridge into the cooler air.

Science

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In science this term, we are studying our ‘Spinning Earth’. We are investigating day and night, shadows and our place in space.

FACT

The sun is the centre of the solar system. The Earth orbits the sun once every year. The Earth rotates on its axis. As it rotates,one half of the Earth faces the sun and  has daylight. The other half faces away  from the sun so it has night-time. This makes night and day on Earth every 24 hours.

Watch this amazing video  

February 11, 2015 marks five years in space for NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which provides incredibly detailed images of the whole sun 24 hours a day, capturing an image more than one per second.

                                                            

Evie and Izzy

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What a fantastic morning we had down at the Front Beach watching Evie and Izzy, 2 Green Turtles being released back into the ocean after being cared for at Townsville Reef HQ Aquarium hospital. Izzy had been struck by a boat propeller and Evie had been attacked by a crocodile. Izzy has spent 15 months in care, and she now has a satellite tag on her shell. We will be able to track her via the website seaturtle.org  Tracking hasn’t begun yet. Once the satellite tag is activated, we will follow her journey. At 120 kilograms, Izzy is thought to be more than 40 years old and is one of the biggest turtles to have been treated at the turtle hospital. Evie is about 25-30 years old and has been in care for five months.

Science – Save Planet Earth

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This term we are investigating the Earth’s resources and how to conserve (to help and save) them. This week we started investigating soil. We planted bean seeds in three different types of soil – garden soil, rocky soil and sandy soil. We want to see which bean seed will grow the best and why. Which soil do you think is the best for our beans?

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In science this year, we studied push and pull forces. We had to:

  • Design and make a toy that is moved by a push or a pull.
  • Observe and record how the toy moves.
  • Make a change to the way the toy is used or moves.

What a fantastic effort from everyone in 2C.