Around the Classroom

National Science Week

Year 5/6

This week we celebrated National Science Week in our Year 5/6 classroom. The theme for Science Week this year is Glass: More than meets the eye. It celebrates the many roles that glass plays in our lives – from phone screens to optical fibre to glassware in labs – plus investigating glass as a part of our sustainable future.

In Year 5/6 we tapped into a Virtual Science Lesson called ‘Street Science’ where we learnt about some cool things to do with liquid nitrogen and some of the properties of glass, through virtual experiments. A highlight of our lesson was when the presenter asked the audiences if anyone knew the temperature of liquid nitrogen. Our very own Dara Olotu said – “I’m pretty sure that is -196 degrees Miss Wade”, so we typed the answer into the chat channel. The presenter was amazed anyone knew the answer so quickly. Just goes to show, our students at Trinity have a wealth of knowledge to share with the world. We were all very proud of Dara.

After our virtual lesson, we all had the chance to make our own Lava Lamp as an experiment to look at chemical reactions and the property of reflection in glass. This was a great learning experience which we all enjoyed. Here are our responses:

I liked our science day because I learnt so many new things and I loved making the Lava Lamp. (Charlie)

I found science so much fun today. I enjoyed it. (Aidan)

I think it was amazing to see how many learning opportunities there are in science. (Melanie)

I liked science today because it was cool to see the reaction of the Bi-carb soda, oil, and vinegar to create the lava through light. (Somer)

I had so much fun making my Lava Lamp today. (Bella)

I liked making the Lava Lamp and watching for the reactions to occur. (Bea)

I really liked watching the food colouring form bubbles when the vinegar and bi-carb soda mixed. (Phoebe)

Today I learnt a lot about liquid nitrogen, and I found out so many ways you can experiment with oil, vinegar, bi-carb soda, and food colouring. It was great. Thanks Miss Wade. (Thomas)

Today I really enjoyed learning about how the Lava Lamp works and how different liquids react to different substances. (Billy)

I really enjoyed learning about how chemicals mix and react. It was fun experimenting to see what happens if certain substances are mixed, even sometimes resulting in a ‘BANG’. (Ryan)

I think science is interesting. I liked making our Lava Lamp and I think it is great because we can do some of these experiments at home with ingredients from the pantry. (Jade)

I had a great day learning about science today. I loved making the Lava Lamp. (Hamish)

For more fun science news and experiments students might like to do at home on a rainy day, visit the link below.

https://www.scienceweek.net.au/latest-news/