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  Above: One of the places visited by our Year 7 students as part of their Jason Project studies.

Student Comments

  I really enjoy working on the Jason XII Project. You learn heaps and heaps of stuff that you never knew before. I would prefer another topic, but it's still a really interesting project to be doing in Year 7.

Alicia Andrew, Year 7    

  Above: Year 7 student, Michael Whetstone about to conduct tests on water quality in a dam.

  When students from the two Year 7 classes went to The Technology School of the Future, many were surprised by its size. The school had cameras, computers, laptops and many more pieces of equipment that helped the students to complete their tasks of either video, Powerpoint presentation or web page design. Jason Project is a lot better than a normal school project because we get to go to many places like the TSOF, Sturt River catchment area and other places during the year.

Paige Cooper, Year 7    

  Above: Year 7 students collecting water samples in the Sturt River Gorge.

 

 

 
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Above: Year 7 students on a Jason X11 Project field trip on a glorious Australian autumn day.

This is the second year that senior students from Happy Valley School have participated in the JASON PROJECT.  Last year, our Year 7 students were involved in JASON XI  which focussed on sea and space through the eyes of modern-day explorers.

The JASON PROJECT offers students and teachers a comprehensive, multimedia approach to enhance teaching and learning in Science, Technology, Mathematics, Society and Environment, and associated disciplines.  The project delivers its educational content through a print curriculum, videos, fully interactive Internet programming, and live satellite "telepresence" broadcasts.

     
Above: This beautiful Australian landscape at Coromandel Valley provided an excellent venue for Year 7 students to observe living creatures in their natural environment and conduct many experiments with the water found in dams, creeks and rivers.

The JASON PROJECT  was founded in 1990 by world-famous explorer and oceanographer, Dr. Robert Ballard.  After discovering the wreck of the RMS Titanic, Dr. Ballard received letters from students all over the world, who wanted to go with him on his next expedition.  And so, Dr. Ballard founded the JASON Project to bring the thrill of discovery to millions of students worldwide. The mission of the JASON Foundation for Education is to excite and engage students in science and technology and to motivate and provide professional development for their teachers.

During 2001, Jason XII looks at Investigating Hawaii with particular emphasis on its ecosystems, tourism and cultural diversity.

Numerous field trips are planned throughout the year.

Left: Mrs Gabb gives some final instructions to Year 7 students on a field trip to the Sturt River at Coromandel Valley.

The students conducted numerous experiments on water quality, wet lands development, aquatic animals, water speed in both rivers and dams along the Sturt River.

At right: This photograph shows Year 7 students Matt Pater, Jesse Hall and Matt Leach checking phosphate levels in water taken from the Sturt River.


Above: One of the dams students used to conduct tests.

"What we learned the most was that in the big rivers the water was clean but in the small dams the water was dirty. The most interesting experiment was the water speed tests in which we raced corks and ping-pong balls and timed them over certain distances."
                     Jessica and Kirsty

 

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