What's the deal with Gravity?

We have arrived back at school for Term 3 ready to get stuck into our learning! We are all excited to crack on with our Inquiry and explore big concepts around space, the stars and beyond.

We began this week by having a look at gravity. We thought about what we already know about gravity (turns out quite a lot!).

We compared how different objects fall and tested out gravity (to make sure it's still working after the break). We were all very interested in this, especially when John swung a bucket of water around! We've started forming our own wonderings/questions to explore!

Thinking and Behaving Like Scientists

Thinking and Behaving Like Scientists:

We had another close up look at Mussels today.  As we observed them we noticed some amazing things.

• There shells actually have growth rings on them
• There are whole ecosystems living on, in and around Mussels (we found Chitons, Limpets, other Mussels, Crabs and Seaweeds living on or in them)
• We found the Mantle which is the outer part of the flesh of the Mussel.  It is the Mantle which ‘makes’ the new shell, secreting minerals to build it.
• We noticed the Mussels smelt strong, of the sea or seaweed, very salty!
• We noticed the difference between male and female Mussels (the females are orange and the males are white).
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As we have been looking at the creatures which live in the tidal zone we are noticing how amazing, and how varied they all are.  The more you look the more you discover!