In Week 1, Stage 3 visited the Newington Armory, near Bicentennial Park, as part of our learning within the ‘Sharing the Planet’ unit of inquiry. Despite the freezing weather (there were snow dumps up at Katoomba) we had a really interesting day. The boys were able to explore how electricity can be generated and also conducted their own experiments and critical analysis of renewable power options through hands on testing experiences. Here are some of the things the boys had to say:

“I liked it because we got to learn about lots of energies in fun ways.” (Angus B)

“It was very interesting. The experiments were really diverse and not like the sort you could do at home.” (Connor P)

“It was a fun experience and it taught us a lot of things about energy.” (Xavier)

“I liked how they used the trenches, where they used to store ammunition to do the Science experiments and how they kept the old train tracks there. It showed what it was like before.” (Eddie H)

“I really liked how we got to actually connect with the stuff and use the stuff. It was hands on and we able to use lots of different gadgets that we weren’t sure about but they taught us.” (Jarrah)