Mechanimals – STEM Challenge

Our year 2 students have used the text ‘Mechanimals’ by Chris Tougas to design and create their own ‘mechanimal’. Students used the design process of explore, imagine, plan, create, improve and present to create a surprising creature. Students gained inspiration from looking at how certain animals move and how they can replicate the moving body parts using classroom materials.

Art 

Our year 2 students have been experimenting with different artistic inspirations  such as Wassily Kandinsky Concentric Circles. They have also been exploring some Australian symbols and recreating them in landscape artworks.

Maths 

Our year 2 students have been refining their skills when solving problems using multiplication and division. They have explored how they are inverse operations and can be used to solve identical problems. Students have enjoyed using hands-on resources such as cards, dice, MAB blocks and dominoes to show their thinking.