Students brave the watery depths for Science
On Thursday 9 May the Year 12 Integrated Science Students travelled to Jackadder Lake as part of their studies in Aquaculture.
Jackadder Lake is located in the suburb of Woodlands and has been subject to increasing influence from human habitation and pollution since the suburb was developed in the 1960s.
Students were tasked with studying the effects humans have had on the aquatic ecosystem. Tests included:
- analysing their thoughts and emotions on how polluted the environment was, and
It was a highly productive and fascinating day for all involved.
I enjoyed learning a lot about the lake just by doing measurements and tests on it. I learned that the lake was clean and healthy even though the water is not clear and full of bacteria. – Kennedy Mikuti
I enjoyed investigating the abiotic factors in the water. It was a fun experience and I used new equipment I never used before. – Nuay-Yee Win
I really liked using the iPad to magnify the insect larvae… I think it was a good chance for us to know about the actual aquatic environment. – Mizuka Natori
I found the excursion was more enjoyable than I originally expected. It was a nice relaxing day and it was really cool to get an actual experience testing water samples and lakes. – Tallinn Kroeger
Finding the invertebrates in the lake samples, it was cool to see these little creatures. – Izzabella Liddelow
Nice calm day with a learning experience next to a lake with wildlife. – Reynard Engelbrecht
The thing I enjoyed most on the excursion was being around all the nature and animals. – Mitchell Cole
Pretty informative. Enjoyed looking for pond critters and finding out what they were. – Nick Cooper
Wow, there are so many fish. - Cameryn O'Donnell-Butcher and Dahli Brown
