In Science, the Year One
students have been learning about light and sound. We have learnt about how
sound reaches our ears through sound waves and light is a form of energy that
is detected by our eyes.
As apart of our Science
Program, the Year One students were asked to create a sun chime to both catch
the sunlight and make a pleasant sound when the wind blows.
We reviewed our
environment and found that the tree in the Early Childhood playground would be
the perfect place for our sun chimes.
The children chose their
groups of three and began to plan their ideas. They sketched their design and
labeled what materials they would use. We then invited some parent helpers in
to help us construct our designs. Throughout the construction process, the
children showed various communication, reasoning and negotiating skills to
design their sun chime as a group. The rich conversations they engaged in to
change and adapt their design created a buzz around the ECC area, which led to
individual and creative sun chimes being produced.
Thank you x 1000 to our outstanding parent helpers who came in to help us on Friday. You twisting, fixing, gluing and laminating skills were second to none! Another huge thank you to those lovely parents who took home very tricky shells and strung them up while your children slept. We appreciate all the parent help and could not have done it without you!
Here are some of the wonderful pictures of the children creating their sun chimes
Thank you
Miss Prowse
