12 February 2020 Dear parents What a wonderful opportunity for you all to have your say on the vision and future direction of Tomarata School, as well as forming our new values. This letter [...]
Solar Energy
We investigated solar energy by wrapping chocolate biscuits in different materials, to see which materials absorb the most heat. We used black paper, white paper, green paper and aluminium foil to wrap up a biscuit [...]
Floating Eggs
We investigated how well eggs float in water from the tap and then what happens when we add salt to the water. We discovered the eggs sank to the bottom in the tap water and [...]
Aero Props
It was great fun experimenting with Aero props for science. We learnt that wings use an airfoil to generate lift to stay flying. The wing divides the air into two streams. One flows over the [...]
Science with Marshmallows
Science this week involved making catapults with marshmallows and skewers. We had to make a stand that would support a lever to catapult our marshmallows as far as possible. After lots of trial and error [...]
Making candles out of citrus fruit
Today we made grapefruit and mandarins into candles! We cut the fruit in half and removed the flesh. Then we were left with the skin and the white inside stem for the wick. We filled [...]
When the Year 6s made sundials…
This term in Maths we have been studying time. Last week when the Year 7s were at manual we had a go at making sundials out of an old CD and a CD case. We [...]
More Awe And Wonder
Mrs Dunn lit a candle (nearly setting the alarms off) and put it in a jar. W hat happened to the flame and why? I don't know, ask room 1.
The Taste Test!!
Taste is one of our five senses. We tasted spicy noodles, salty pretzels, sour lemon, sweet biscuit and bitter vegemite. Some food we loved, some food we didn't. I loved the lemon because it was [...]
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