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Science & Agriculture Faculty

27 Aug 2020

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Kidneys are Kool!!

Year 8 have been busy understanding how the human body and its major organ systems work. This topic is an opportunity for students to discover whether a medical profession is for them...

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Cameron Hicks and Jess Sweetman
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Gabrielle McMillan and Bella Young
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Yabbies
Yabbies

Agriculture

During Week 1, Year 9 Agriculture and Year 12 Food Technology teamed up to watch and take part in the end process of paddock - rather tank, to plate. The school agriculture farm has been growing yabbies for the last few years and had a small number which were large enough to cook. Mr Means volunteered to demonstrate the preparation and cooking of the yabbies to both classes, where the students had the opportunity to taste the final product.

 

Mr Means divided the catch into two lots. The first lot were prepared by boiling whole. They were then deconstructed and were then tasted with a seafood sauce. The second lot were cut in half and cooked in the shell. They were served in a delicious herb butter sauce.

Many thanks to Mr Means and the TAS department for hosting this wonderful experience.

Mount View High School students getting a cheesy education

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During Semester 2, 30 Mount View High School students are learning all about the science of great tasting dairy products through the Great Ocean Road – Careers Made Here – Curds & Why programme.

Curds & Why brings real-life science into the classroom by examining the cheese-making process and the chemistry of great tasting cheese.

Students then use this knowledge and their creativity to design a ‘dairy billboard’ to promote the Australian dairy industry and showcase the connection between chemistry, curds and cheese. Each students’ dairy billboard will be judged, with winners announced at the end of the programme.

Christine Bell, Science Teacher at Mount View High School, said the Great Ocean Road programme helps to bridge the gap between theory and practice.

“Our students love being involved in Curds & Why, which provides a fun and unique perspective on how chemistry is used outside of the classroom,” Christine said.

Tracy Wong, Great Ocean Road Senior Brand Manager, said Curds & Why highlights the vast array of opportunities within Australia’s dairy industry.

“We are proud to support a programme that offers real-life learning about the role chemistry plays in making dairy products,” Tracy Wong said.

“By completing science experiments and reports, students learn that there are many different skills and career opportunities in the dairy industry – including science, maths and manufacturing – all of which make Australia’s dairy industry exciting and cutting-edge.”

The programme is being taught through Mount View High School’s Science classes and involves 30 schools from across Australia. Great Ocean Road provides resources and curriculum as well as a $100 Coles gift voucher to purchase products.

At the conclusion of the Curds & Why programme, each student will receive a certificate for completing the programme. The national ‘dairy billboard’ winner will receive $500 for their school, with second place receiving $250 for their school and third place receiving $100 for their school. The results will be announced on 6th November 2020 with prizes presented to the winning schools and students.

Gabrielle McMillan
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Fynn Silvester and Lucy Beckett
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Cameron Hicks
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Chloe Piper
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Claire Mitchell and Lucy Beckett
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Jess Sweetman and Christine Jewers
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Christine Jewers and Zali Saunders
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Taylor Grant, Chloe Piper and Rylan Staley
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