RMIT+Science+-Ecosystems

SCIENCE with RMIT Students

Week 1- had a schoolyard safari, where we observed living things within our school. We found a variety of organisms such as: worms, plants, beetles and other bugs. In week 5 we learnt about eco systems. An eco system is about plants and gardens and grass and living things in nature. We had to go out into the school yard and collect some bugs and insects. Then we got them into the class room. I have learnt that worms always live in soil and mud because the soil is moist and soft. We did a Y chart and explained what we found on the Y chart. We explain what we collected from the school yard. The teachers names were Kelly, Meagan, Mal, Jamie and Zhen Zhen. WE HAD AN AWESOME TIME DOING SCIENCE. FROM: HANNAH TAHA



// On Friday the 4th of March, the grade 5/6 had their first ever science lesson. We learnt about living and non-living things. Living things move, reproduce, breath, grow and need food and water to live, where as non-living things don’t. Then we went outside and looked for living things and talked about them. My group and I found buggy boys eating a strawberry and a leaf that smelt like lemon. I really liked our first lesson. It was a lot of fun. // // By: Arshiya Merchant //

The Eco system was the most fascinating thing I had learnt this week. The Eco system is like a food chain but the Eco system isn’t just about eating it’s about nature and animals. We the 5/6 learnt about how this system is on cycle and what it produces. Thanks to RMIT I have a great understanding of the Eco system. By Adem Dogan

A note from the RMIT students Hi Everyone, hope you have all enjoyed the past few weeks. So in the past few weeks we have looked at:

Week 1- We had a schoolyard safari, where we observed living things within our school. We found a variety of organisms such as: worms, plants, beetles and other bugs.

Week 2- We looked at Producers, examples of producers are plants, who are able to make food through a process called 'photosynthesis'



Week 3- This week we will be looking at Consumers and Decomposers, and we will introduce you to Food Chains.

Here are some examples of our grasshead experiment - why might they have grown at different speeds?

Week 4- We looked at various ecosystems such as; aquatic, rainforests, grasslands and desert and we also began our project.



Building our mini wormfarms!! Week 5 - Well guys we are nearly at the end of the unit, hope you have gained some new knowledge. This week we will look at how human's affect the different ecosystems, and we will also give you some time to work on your projects. Remember next Thursday each group will be asked to present their posters in an exhibition.