Our Environment

In Science this term we have been working through a unit called 'Our Environment'. We did a study of our school environment and discussed the different areas within our school. Along with that we talked about why those areas are important and what rules apply to each place.

This week we looked at different work environments, what materials and tools might be found there and the safety measures that are taken. Some of the environments we looked at are a construction site, a park or garden, a kitchen and a fashion designer's work space.

The children then used drawings or blocks to create a work place with particular focus on safety measures. May chose to create a garden shed that is designed to store tools or a kitchen with some impressive safety features.

Cadence and Darcy are working on a double storey shed. The top storey is for the sharp tools and other items that need to be out of children's reach.

Ano and Benita have also designed a shed. In their shed dangerous equipment is to be stored in a back room and the sharp tools up high.