A recent science incursion was enjoyed by the Year10 students who learnt about evolution. Overall the experience was enjoyable and highly informative. Below are some of the student’s thoughts from the day:

I found the marsupial most interesting because of their history and where they came from.

Today, I learnt that owls could hear our heartbeats.

Mary Babawi

I found the stick insect the most interesting because throughout evolution the stick insect can fully camouflage itself in its environment and the majority have evolved throughout time and because of us, the majority are endangered. (we are the cause of the 4th mass extinction)

Tam Le

I found the female stick insect interesting because it can go through a process called parthenogenesis where it can clone itself if there aren't any males in its environment and I found that pretty cool.

I learnt that falcons and owls are an example of convergent evolution because they are completely different species but have evolved to catch prey with their feet.

Vivian Dang

I learnt that Stick Insect females could reproduce without breeding with a male Stick Insect.

Akur Dimo

I found the Bearded Dragon the most interesting in terms of evolution. They have been bred to have as many or as little spikes on their backs as they need or as the breeder wants.

Breanna Pruszak