The School Garden

Last week we joined the rest of the Middle school and went over to the garden to do some work tidying and planting. Today some ladies from the Westport Garden Club came to view our work. they were very impressed!

Here are some pictures.

Bouncy Egg 2

What did we notice?

The egg was floating this morning.

There was a lot of foam on the surface.

There were lots of bubbles on the egg.

When we took the egg out, the shell was soft and bouncy. 

Parts of the egg shell are coming off in layers.

when we put it back in the glass, the egg sank again.

Bouncy Egg

We are doing an experiment about making an egg bounce. We found out that eggshells are made of calcium, just like our bones and teeth. We put a raw egg into a glass of vinegar, which is an acid. We noticed that bubbles started to appear on the egg. Foam is beginning to rise to the surface. We will check on the egg tomorrow.

Little Blue Penguins

Yesterday Melanie Bailey talked to Room 11about the Little Blue Penguins that live in a colony in Oamaru. We learnt lots of things about what makes them different from other penguins. We also learnt about what the people of Oamaru are doing to protect these creatures.

I was impressed with the questions that students asked and the connections they made to previous learning. 

Thank you Melanie.