Learning to a Higher Level - News from our Learning Area Leaders - Science

The Science Learning Area has been buzzing with excitement as students have been undertaking their practical sessions in the laboratory over the past two weeks.

Our Year 7s have been able to get their hands dirty as they investigate Scientific Variables and Scientific Method using Vinegar, Bicarb, Tea bag rockets and Bath Bombs! Our Year 8s have been engaged in learning about light and how it behaves with convex/concave mirrors. Our Year 9s are learning about the communication systems within our body, the endocrine and nervous systems with a sheep brain dissection coming up to help us better understand the parts and functions of the brain.

As staff we have been preparing and developing the curriculum in our collaborative teams. We have also had a number of staff that have attended target professional learning opportunities already for their particular area of expertise. Our experienced VCE Biology teachers (Latasha Slocombe, Kymberley Naylor and Ian Anderson) attended Gene Technology Access Centre last week at Melbourne University, Ian Anderson had this to say about the experience “It was great to see some hands-on technology that we can use to investigate and understand Protein Synthesis.”

I am excited for the opportunities that students will engage in this year and we have a number of student incursions on the horizon to enhance our learning, knowledge and engagement within the Sciences.

The Science team is looking forward to working with all students across the College and I would like to welcome the new staff to our teaching team:

Keir Strahan

Meghan O’Brien

Nicole Sadler

Matthew Waters

Jenna Funston

Emily McGuane

Kelly Herbert

Aleisha Gill - returning from maternity leave

Isje Turang-Timmins | Science Learning Area Leader