This week the JLC have been getting close up with the environment to support the central idea of:

Living and non-living things exist in connected communities.

The lines of inquiry are

• observable features of living and non-living things
• how living and non-living things are connected within their communities
• how scientists communicate their findings

As you can see below, we are using our senses to carefully observe a range of fresh and dried leaves, nuts and branches and then record what we see as carefully as possible with shading and attention to detail a focus.  We discussed and viewed artists work from Cook’s adventures on the Endeavour as well as the creativity and imagination May Gibbs applied to native Australian plants in creating the Snugglepot and Cuddlepie series.  Spend some time outdoors exploring the uniqueness of God’s amazing creation!