Exploring Safety and Mixtures Through Hands-On Learning

Last term in 7A Science, students learnt about the importance of safety in the lab and exploring the fascinating world of mixtures. The term was packed with exciting hands-on activities that have allowed students to apply their knowledge and skills in real-world situations.

Some key highlights include:

• Bunsen Burner Licences: Students have successfully earned their Bunsen burner licences.
• Making Oobleck: One of the term's most enjoyable experiments was creating oobleck.
• Separation Practical: In a challenging yet rewarding practical activity, students planned their own experiments to separate mixtures of sand, salt, and marble chips.

Hear from the students below:

Joe Tiller

This term in Science I enjoyed making oobelic because we so much fun to watch corn starch and water make a liquid that if you hit it will turn hard like a rock.
I also enjoyed separating wood chips salt and sand, I liked that one because it was difficult but I did it.
Getting my Bunsen burner licence was pretty easy because all we needed to do was light a Bunsen burner and then put it off safely.

Connor Page

I learnt how to separate mixtures and I got my Bunsen burner licence and we got to make Oobleck and salt crystals.

Bryce Guthberg

This term in Science I enjoyed using a Bunsen burner to separate mixtures. To use the Bunsen burner, we had to get our licences. By doing lots of stile lessons we made this possible. Another fun thing we did was make black, this was super-duper fun. We watched lots of videos about jelly pools, fire colouring and other things, we had to learn about safety in our lessons and what to do in case of a fire.

Marlee Hudson

In this term my favourite thing we did in science was the separated a mixture the mixture had marble chips salt and sand we had to pick out the marble chips and filter the sand out then we evaporated the salt water.

Nate Searle

My Term 1 Science favourite thing, was using the Bunsen burner on stuff. It was really cool and I got my Bunsen burner license which lets me use Bunsen burner and burn stuff but I also like lighting matches.

Lawson Bowden

This term in Science I enjoyed using a Bunsen burner and achieving my license by learning how to turn it on and not burn ourselves. I only learnt this from Mister Bunsen Burner Noack. When we learnt mixtures, I was intrigued because everything with another component makes it a mixture so that means anything with something else together means it’s a mixture. We learnt about lab safety and equipment, so that we can do all the fun practicals.

Madi McArdle

Last term I most enjoyed making Oobleck, it was a bit messy but it was super fun. After all of the groups made their Oobleck we dumped it into a big container and mixed it all together. Last term our whole class passed the test to get our Bunsen burner licenses. We also went through the safety requirements while in the lab. Our class has had a look at separating mixtures such as sand, salt, marble chips and water and a few others. As a class we all started writing a practical after all of our experiments.

Brooke McPharlin

Last term in Science we did a lot of fun and interesting things and at the start of the term we had to get our Bunsen burner license. Everyone passed so we started doing at least one practical through out every week. In Week 9 we made oobleck, it got a bit messy but we had a lot of fun during those two lessons. After we all finished making the oobleck we dumped all of it into one big container to make a huge pile of oobleck.

Ava Olsen

Last term our class earned our Bunsen Burner licenses. Before we could use the Bunsen burner, we had to do multiple stile lessons and in order to pass you had to complete them on the laptop and then complete the set up in person. So far, we have done 3 or 4 things with the Bunsen Burner and they have all been fun and entertaining. My favourite thing we have done in science was the Separation Practical where we had to separate sand, salt and marble chips.

Chelsea Diegman

Last term Science was exciting as it was my first time in a real lab. Getting our Bunsen Burner licences by completing stile work and lighting a Bunsen burner was great fun. My favourite thing we have done has been making ooblek because it was fun to do in our friend groups. It is always an exciting experience when we get to do a practical because we could learn methods in identifying multiple types of things. WE SLAY!

Summer Watlen

This term has been exciting and full of joy, because we got to make salt crystals. The class also made oobleck. I also got my Bunsen burner licence and can light it easily now. I like doing STILE in class because it’s fun and you can do it on your own.