Science Inquiry

It was a hive of activity today in Sonic as students put the finishing touches to their science inquiry in preparation for our sharing afternoon on Wednesday.

Buddy Reading

Lewis reading to his buddy Sam - great reading Lewis :)

Winter Tournament Success

Our senior hockey and soccer teams both did extremely well and came 2nd in Tuesday's tournament. Great effort everybody!

Exploring sound with Garageband: Machine processes

These Year 7 and 8 boys have been learning about physical science and simple machines. They used Garageband on Mac to compose a 1 minute soundtrack for an imagined mechanical process. It needed a start and be gearing up, a middle section, and a shutting down. They had to include an ostinato track (continuing throughout). Sounds were added from Garageband's loops library, but students also had to create one track using Garageband's Musical Typing keyboard, and to create and record at least one foley sound of their own. They also had to edit sounds in some way - eg:

• Pitch
• Effects - eg echoes, distortions
• Length of notes
• Speed
• Volume

This is their first effort and they've made some very interesting soundtracks. They had fun exploring all the different possibilities for creating sound and putting it all together. The idea of becoming a sound engineer, or even a foley artist, appeals to them!

Flying the "The Stinky"

Sorry about the pole at the end :(

Model planes

Today Roger bought his model planes for us to see.

Wonderopolis

Is seven a lucky number?

Lift Off

Ready to fly!

Air Force Museum

Some of our experiences from today at the museum.

Wonderopolis

Why do we see our breath when it's cold?

Wonderopolis

Why does ice float on water?

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How do bubbles form?

Science of Flight

Who can make the best paper helicopter? We timed them for the longest flight.

Rotary Quiz

Congratulations to Chloe and Jess. Terrific effort on Tuesday at Rotary Quiz.

Wonderopolis

How do atoms combine? What is a covalent bond? Great work Tate and Regan.