From the classroom: This term, earth science and the origins of our solar system have been major themes studied in Room 17. As one of our learning goals we peeked through “Windows of the Past” and were amazed at the facts we learned about the origins of our planet, as well as how scientists analysed the birth of life on our planet. We studied three main time periods: the Paleozoic, the Mesozoic and the Cenozoic; from ~ 590 million years ago until the evolution of man, ~ 2 million years ago. We learned about vertebrates and invertebrates, plant life, extinctions … Continue reading Term 2 Newsletter 2016