Our fourth Inquiry unit for this year is under the theme ‘How The World Works’ and the central idea is Everyday life is improved with knowledge of forces and energy.
We are inquiring into:
• Forces (contact and non-contact) - causation
• Forms of energy (sound, light and heat) - form
• The process of scientific investigations - function
We were lucky enough to go on an excursion to visit Western Sydney Parklands hosted by Ranger Jamie. We learnt about a variety of different forces and took part in many fun experiments such as:
• Making slime!
• Launching air pressure rockets
• Billy cart championships
• Soda bag explosions
• Tug o war!
We all had a blast at our excursion and we gained some great knowledge about applying forces in our everyday lives.
Olivia Cefai, Louise Limbrey and Hayleigh Campbell