Mr Szular's Year 9s 

In Week 5, we were lucky enough to receive the scanning electron microscope for a week. In our first science lesson, we started collecting our samples and preparing them to put into the microscope. When we had our double lesson, we had a good look at our samples. The electron microscope uses a beam of electrons and their wave-like characteristics to magnify an object's image, unlike the optical microscopes we have used before, which use visible light to magnify objects. I have to say we were pretty lucky to be able to have the electron microscope for the week.

Miabella Koenig

Emily, Jasmin, Dylan, Macca, Tyson, Zak and I looked at wood, a spider, goat hair and pollen underneath the electron microscope. We think it's really cool how it works and lets us look at things and magnify them. Our favourite thing to look at was the wood because it looked the most interesting. 

Chloe Bull 

Looking through the electron microscope was fun. It was cool seeing different things up close. We looked at paddy melon seeds, flower petals, wheat and a tiny piece of mandarin peel. The coolest thing to look at was the mandarin peel because we could see all the little holes up close. The electron microscope can zoom up to 10,000 times. 

Harry Dall, Paul Toumaras, Tilly Woidt, Kasey Battle and Max Williams

The electron microscope was able to show our collected items from outside, which were an eggshell, a feather, and a flower, all with x180 magnification. When under magnification, we could see all the different things our eyes cannot. There wasn't much to see when we looked at the egg shell and feather, but when we examined the flower, we saw many different things. 

Tess, Maylea, Sophie, Jesse, Josh, Riley and Mikell

Mrs Manuel's Year 8s

Year 8 students have been showing their knowledge of cells by creating edible models. Classes have used our wonderful new Home Ec facility to make masterpieces of organelles, nuclei and membranes! Well done scientific chefs!