{"id":9978,"date":"2023-03-02T12:12:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T01:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=9978"},"modified":"2023-03-02T12:12:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T01:12:49","slug":"science-news-12","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/science-news-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Science News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Saving the world \u2013 one plastic bag at a time!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Science Club started back with a bang! Last week student\u2019s observed the explosive production of Elephant\u2019s Toothpaste and practised their crystal growing skills making Valentine\u2019s Day themed sucrose crystals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9979 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/Science-Club_Fungi_1-e1677540292373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week students made bioplastics to replace our fossil-fuel produced plastic bags and cling-wrap. They used common household products such as gelatine, agar and glycerol to produce bioplastic solutions. We made moulds from plasticine and are currently drying our solutions to form sheets. We will glue the sheets together (using bioglues) to form plastic bags next week.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9978 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/Science-Club_Fungi_2a.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/Science-Club_Fungi_2a-300x300.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\/56\/2023\/02\/Science-Club_Fungi_2b.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/Science-Club_Fungi_2b-300x300.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\/56\/2023\/02\/Science-Club_Fungi_2c.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/Science-Club_Fungi_2c-300x300.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<p>In other news, Year 8 are growing treats for home! As part of the Ecology topic and a study of decomposers, each Year 8 class is growing some Pink Oyster Mushrooms. We are testing the best growing conditions, with one classroom acting as a control (just the brick of fungi starter), and others under varied conditions e.g. a cardboard box on its side (to reduce wind from fans and therefore increase humidity), another set completely within a box with holes for ventilation. Data loggers are tracking the temperature, wind speed, carbon dioxide levels and humidity. We\u2019re just starting to see our first flush of fungi!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9983 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/Science-Year-8_3-e1677540164592.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/Science-Year-8_3-e1677540164592.jpg 400w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/Science-Year-8_3-e1677540164592-145x109.jpg 145w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/Science-Year-8_3-e1677540164592-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/Science-Year-8_3-e1677540164592-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/Science-Year-8_3-e1677540164592-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mia Sharma<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Science Teacher<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saving the world \u2013 one plastic bag at a time! Science Club started back with a bang! Last week student\u2019s observed the explosive production of Elephant\u2019s Toothpaste and practised their crystal growing skills making Valentine\u2019s Day themed sucrose crystals. This week students made bioplastics to replace our fossil-fuel produced plastic bags and cling-wrap. 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