THE MAGAZINE 2020
Year 3 CO L L IN S A E R OSPACE – N AS A A S TR ON AUT E XP E R IE N CE In the final week of Term 3, we met a retired astronaut from NASA and her name was Joan Higginbotham. We talked virtually with her on Microsoft Teams and Joan answered all of our questions about space and her journey to space. She also shared with us how they travelled to space with and without incidents. Joan explained her life working with NASA and being an astronaut. Her space exploration video was amazing. Joan was inspirational because she never gave up when she found things were very difficult to cope with. We were so lucky to have had Astronaut Joan speak with us! Selina Jiang, 3W
Victoria Xu, 3L, Gabrielle Chan, 3W and Iris Tang, 3L
This term we met Joan Higginbotham on Microsoft Teams. Joan is a retired NASA astronaut and when we met her, we got to learn about what roles you do when you’re an astronaut. We all thought it would be fun to be an astronaut and were inspired by the amazing experiences Joan had participated in. One of the things we thought was great about Joan was that she didn’t give up when she didn’t succeed. Joan showed us some cool videos and photos of her working hard in space. All of Year 3 thought Astronaut Joan was a brave woman. Zoe Alphandary, 3W
Ariel Tuita, 3W and Chloe Qian, 3L
Problem Based Learning Year 3 designed and built enclosures for Australian animals in our special inquiry lessons. We worked in Problem Based Learning groups. What was our problem? Australian animals have almost become extinct due to the massive bushfires that started in late 2019. It was also known as the Black Summer. Ava Welton, 3W
All our groups used a smart planning scaffold called the Design Thinking Process. We went through the process a few times, making modifications based on feedback from teachers and peers. Finally, we were ready to build! We used recycled materials and natural plants, stones and sand found around our school. We just loved this unit, even though we never got to make the enclosures for real animals. We learned so much about our chosen animal and how to follow the process from design to build. Charlotte Sadler, Oriana Fenton and Jolie Li, 3D
Isabella Afarin, 3C, Amelia Hardas, 3C and Isabelle Ha, 3D
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