2004 School Magazine

045

Faculties:Science

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FACULTY OF SCIENCE

FAG U LTY O F SCIENCE

> A robust faculty rests on three strong pillars - a highly qualified, dedicated staff; a stimulating and challenging curriculum; and motivated, co-operative students who interact with the latter under the guidance of the former. Science students at Brisbane Girls Grammar School interact with our unique curriculum in a variety of setongs. While they are lucky enough to attend classes in highly functional, well-resourced laboratories - the inside classroom - they are also exposed to wellorganised forays into science in the real world. Science students get the opportunity to acquire scientific knowledge and apply it in more naturalistic settings - the outside classroom. We also have many students who take the opportunity to extend their Interest by participating in a variety of sciencerelated activities offered by tertiary educational institutions. These girls explore their passion for science beyond the classroom The following pages are dedicated to exploring the outside classroom and celebrating the students' successes beyond the classroom.

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Scaling the Imbil Forestry fire tower to e effect dizzying eigh vi vantage point for appreciating the great expanse and beauty of the Mary River Catchment. Year I I Multistrand Science students, briefed in the role of a water quality omcec put their skills to the test. Reports from Imbii residents regarding contamination of their local water supply must be acted upon! During this two day field study scenario. the students carry out a series of chemical and biological water quality tests at eight separate sites along Yabba Creek, following us course from Borumba Dam down past the Imbil township n t is outside classroom. students come to appreciate land use in the local area and how this Impacts on water quality Forestry, dairying, cattle grazing, fertilizer use and jingation practices present threats to the quality of water in Yabba Creek and to the diversity of aquatic organisms living there. Students are challenged to consider ways of addressing the Issues faced by Yabba Creek and the Mary River Catchment

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>" SeaWorld provides an outside classroom during Term " for Year 12 Multistrand Science students. Here, rhe SeaWorld education team briefs our students on the history of SeaWorld and the role that SeaWorld plays in QueenslandS thriving tourism industry. in addition, the

presentation on the history of CocaCola. irs production and marketing techniques. The tour through the plant in action is a noisy but Iascinating experience. The students were most impressed with the sample bag of Coke products that they took home at the end of the day.

students are able to explore all of the exhibits the theme park has to offer from polar bear antics to shark infested waters in Year 12, the Multistrand Science students also take a tour of the CocaCola AmanI Processing Plant, located at Richlands The girls receive a stimulating multi-media