Dr Xanthe Strudwick visited the year two classes during their science lesson in Week 6 for a masterclass on wound dressings. 

Xanthe, a research assistant at Future Industries Institute, Uni SA, whose current work is looking at how to heal burns so that they do not form scars.  The lab is using both an inside out therapy, where they can prevent the scar causing signals from being turned on in a burn wound by injecting a treatment far away from the wound itself, which could be useful for large wounds spread across a patient’s body.

This paired nicely with our learning in science this term around mixtures and how different materials are combined for different purposes.

The three year 2 classes enjoyed designing and constructing their own wound dressings out of materials from the MAD room.  They collaborated with peers and communicated their ideas and justified the choices for their materials and layering.

“It was great to make wound dressings out of things from home” Freya

“I liked working with other people to come up with a dressing” Jack
“She taught us a lot and it was really fun” Sienna

“Xanthe taught us how to heal wounds better” Maia

“When can you come back?” Amber

Sarah Todd

Science Specialist Teacher