{"id":7396,"date":"2022-04-07T08:36:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&p=7396"},"modified":"2022-04-07T08:36:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:36:28","slug":"science-inspirational-speaker-and-marine-biology-excursion","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/science-inspirational-speaker-and-marine-biology-excursion\/","title":{"rendered":"Science – Inspirational Speaker and Marine Biology Excursion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, Year 8 students were treated to a unique opportunity to learn about the life and extraordinary photos of a marine photographer\/videographer. George Evatt, award-winning cinematographer, marine educator and professional diver, visited the girls and showed them some amazing images and videos. George\u2019s passion and enthusiasm for marine biology was inspiring, and his stories of dives underwater were engrossing and educational. George\u2019s photos, some of which are shown below, were impressively sharp and colourful.<\/p>\n

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Photograph by George Evatt<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Photograph by George Evatt<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

\nGeorge taught the students about organisms that many had not heard of, such as the brightly coloured sea spider (only slightly creepy!), the burrowing Red Octopus (which disappeared underground in the blink of an eye) and the (rather non-octopus-looking) Blanket Octopus. Girls were also simultaneously intrigued and alarmed by the huge masses of Giant Spider Crabs filmed in Port Phillip Bay. George\u2019s presentation helped the girls learn the value of persistence and answered their questions about safety in the ocean. It was a lively presentation that complemented the Science Unit \u201cTake the Plunge\u201d that Year 8 students have been studying this term. The girls thoroughly enjoyed the visit, stating it was \u201camazing!\u201d<\/p>\n