During the National Science Week, PLC Sydney recreated our lemon-scented gum, the tree that we are using in the SMART Tree Project, in our school library. The tree begins on the ground level and continues to the top of the first floor. The construction of our tree is an activity which was orchestrated by the librarians, aided by the Science staff.
As our whole school Science Week activity, every student has contributed to this model in some way. For example, one of the Year 7 classes made oxygen molecules to hang from the ceiling, a Year 10 class made posters to be put up around the tree describing the plant adaptations which enable water retention, a Year 5 class made cute little red mushrooms displayed at the roots of the tree, a Year 8 class made models of glucose molecules and every student in the years 7 to 10 have graphed the sap flow on their birthdays using Microsoft Excel.
Here are some photos of our tree model: the first image depicts the bottom of the tree, including the roots, and the second image portrays a general overview of the entire tree.
