Our Science Department has been busily preparing for Science Week, today's activities were:
Desalination and Water Security Presentation
Today as part of a suite of activities organised for National Science Week, Professor Wendel Ela from Murdoch University spoke to some of our Year 9 students about desalination and waters security for WA. The talk explored the issues associated with desalination and how we use water in our everyday lives.
Wind Turbines Presentation
Fiona and Faye from Murdoch University ran a wind turbine investigation with some of our Year 10 students as part of National Science Week. The students worked out which variables could be changed to get the maximum power output from their wind turbines.
Health of the Swan River Presentation
Our Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences students are currently undertaking a geographical inquiry looking at the health of the Swan River. As part of Science week, some students were fortunate enough to attend a presentation from Delphine Chabanne, a researcher at the Murdoch University Cetacean Research Unit. She spoke to the students about her PhD and ongoing research of dolphins in the Swan River. Students also heard about how professional research and citizen research can compliment each other. The understandings about dolphins, their populations, health and behaviours gained through this co-operation between professional scientists and the citizens of Perth will hopefully have positive impacts for Perth’s dolphins in the future. We are excited to see what kind of field work the students go on to complete themselves!
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