Three students will blast off to the USA this October after being accepted into the exclusive Space Camp experience. Head of Science Mr Charles Biddle will accompany Carramar student Year 9 Aaron Popich and Duncraig Year 9s Natasha Anderson and Ben Flanagan on what is sure to be an exciting opportunity!
It’s been an action-packed Science Week with activities planned all week to spark and ignite scientific minds. Students and teachers have eagerly engaged in experiments and games as Mr Biddle put on a show with his explosive experiments.
Year 12 ATAR Biology students recently visited UWA to discover the application of nanotechnology in modern day science and to investigate forensic anthropology. Students learned about how to make cancer self-destruct by inserting Nano gold into cancer cells and how fossils can be used to confirm the age, gender and race of people. Wow!
Teaming up across our campuses, Year 12 ATAR Biology students from Carramar and Duncraig recently worked to make transgenic organisms. Taking the GFP gene from jellyfish and inserting it into bacterium, results show that when the gene is expressed it glows! Students then participated in a debate discussing the ethics behind genetically modified organisms and the future impact the science will have on society.
Ladies and Gentlemen, charge your engines!
The Year 9s were busy racing empty soft drink cans using static electricity this afternoon as they learnt about induced charges.
Ben Nicholson
Science Teacher
Our Year 9 students thoroughly enjoyed this hair-raising Science lesson on static electricity. Hopefully it has sparked their interest in the area of Physics.
Ben Nicholson
Science Teacher
Today had David Reid who is a paramedic and lecturer at ECU visit our lesson. We talked about the respiratory and circulatory system and got to use his ECG machine to measure our heart rate, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the body. Students talked to David about his fascinating career as a paramedic and learnt so much from his experiences.
I had lots of fun too as David has a great sense of humour.
Shannon Fletcher
Science Teacher
Students in photo from left to right.
Hannah Davies, Declan Ward, Sidney Hutchison, Madyson Campbell, Caitlin Baker, Madison McInnes and Elly Stainsby
Here the Year 11 students are about to put their snorkelling and dive science theory into practise. They had a great time exploring the amazing underwater world at Mettam’s Pool.
Ben Nicholson
Science Teacher
Recently the Year 8 Science students have been learning about rocks and the rock cycle. As part of these studies, we had a visit from Earth Science Western Australia (ESWA) on Wednesday the 20th of February. The students took part in some hands-on activities and learned about how we identify rocks and why they are important. ESWA’s visit to our school was made possible by funding from their supporters and we would like to thank them for this opportunity for our students.
Nicola Kirby
Human Biology & Science Teacher
Here are my Y7s testing the physical properties of slime and having lots of fun doing it!
Miss Nicola Ross
Science Teacher & Assistant Dean of Timae
