{"id":45521,"date":"2026-05-29T11:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=45521"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:57:13","slug":"year-3-science-incursion","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/year-3-science-incursion\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 3 Science Incursion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW52410529 BCX0\" dir=\"ltr\">This term, the Year 3 CLP unit is <i>Properties Influence Purpose.<\/i>\u00a0Throughout the term, students have been investigating the different states of matter and exploring how the properties of materials \u2013 such as strength, flexibility, absorbency and conductivity \u2013 influence how they are used in everyday life. Through engaging experiments and other activities, students have been encouraged to make predictions, record observations and draw conclusions, building their scientific thinking and inquiry skills.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday 22 May, Year 3 were excited to participate in a science incursion run by Amelia from <em>Fizzics Education<\/em>. This dynamic session provided a fantastic opportunity for students to deepen their understanding through live demonstrations and interactive experiments. This incursion consolidated the concepts explored in class and provided a rich, memorable learning experience. It also inspired many thoughtful questions and excitement about science, reinforcing our goal of developing curious, confident, and capable young scientists.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:sedwards@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\"><em><strong>\u2013 Samantha Edwards<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nYear 3 Coordinator<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/Year-3-Reflections.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to see Year 3 Reflections<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Click on image gallery for full size images.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-45521 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/Year-3-FIZZICS-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/Year-3-FIZZICS-1-640x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/Year-3-FIZZICS-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/05\/Year-3-FIZZICS-4-640x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This term, the Year 3 CLP unit is Properties Influence Purpose.\u00a0Throughout the term, students have been investigating the different states of matter and exploring how the properties of materials \u2013 such as strength, flexibility, absorbency and conductivity \u2013 influence how they are used in everyday life. Through engaging experiments and other activities, students have been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":45523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[5],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-45521","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-junior-school"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/45521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=45521"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=45521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}