Human Society and its Environment

Remote Learning in HSIE has included many creative Zooms aimed at encouraging student engagement as we near the end of the term. Our HSIE students have truly impressed us with their dedication and effort.

As a coincidence to our contemporary pandemic, in Year 7 History, we have been studying the impact of the Black Death during the 1300s. Students are thankful that it is not the Black Death we are currently facing, as we have learnt that in some medieval towns, one- third of the population succumbed to the disease (not to mention the tennis ball sized buboes that would sometimes be lanced in an attempt at a cure!). The Year 7 team have conducted medieval inspired dress zooms, kitchen scavenger hunts for medieval cures and castle designs using household materials. 

Year 7 History Medieval castle and weapon designs:

In Year 9 Geography, we are analysing the impact of human actions on the world’s biomes. Our lessons have included examining the future of sustainable foods, which for some classes included teachers eating dehydrated crickets during a Zoom lesson (we promise to save some for students when they return to school). Students created sustainable food menus for the future- did you know that scientists have considered the possibility of farming genetically modified crickets to the size of chickens for us to eat in the future? 

Year 9 Sustainable menus of the future:

By Emillia Leopardi 

By Olivia Upfill

Thank you to the parents and guardians of our HSIE studen

ts who have been incredibly supportive of learning in HSIE during remote learning so far. As a team we are prepared and excited for more challenges and remote learning opportunities in the coming weeks. 

Mrs Carolyn Said

HSIE Leader of Learning.