This year, STEM has been full of discoveries for the students of Barbreck.

Term 1 started with investigations into the natural world with our Biology Unit, before looking closer at human biology and how our bodies function. From eyes to ears, the digestive and cardiovascular systems and even our cells, the students of Barbreck gained a greater understanding of how their bodies tick.  

The Year 5s were able to add to our growing vegetable patch with the promise of harvesting in the term to come. In Year 1, we began our Coding Units, moving from ‘If, then’ clauses to debugging our own codes. Term 2 saw our focus shift to Chemistry. Following the scientific formula, we tested the properties of materials across the Year levels. The Year 2s enjoyed recycling plastic and paper in class to create new products.  

As Term 3 started we investigated Physics and continued developing our coding skills. Using a range of forces the students moved and manipulated objects and measured the effects. The Year 4s compared the gravitational forces of different planets on the height they could jump. The Preps were focused on forces and designing their own wind-powered cars.  

Finally in Term 4, we explored Earth and Space Sciences. In Year 3 we recreated earthquakes and the Year 6s finished their year by designing and 3D printing components of their Mission to Mars projects.