Canberra, Don’t miss the darkest night of your life, as the scientists looking for dark matter share the seemingly impossible quest they are on to find the elusive – yet apparently common mystery substance. As part of National Science Week, seven remarkable scientists from around the country have come together for an entertaining and…
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Save Our Species Escape Room Challenge
Can the students of Kananook Primary School find out which local species is under threat before time runs out? By taking part in a series of escape room challenges, students will learn about the features, adaptations, habitat, diet, life cycle and threats of a local near-threatened species. Students will be exploring sensory trays, coding Bee-bots, using…
SID the Sloth’s Science Inquiry Day
SID the Sloth is encouraging us to learn more about the world around us. Each teacher has planned an exciting science activity. They will be sharing this activity with all the classes in their block which means we all get to do at least 5 different science activities during National Science Week. SID will be…
Jacob Strickling Science FUN Day
The coolest ever science teacher Jacob Strickling is back at My STEM Lab! Last time, the kids were buzzing with excitement, and this time it’s gonna be a even bigger blast! Join us on August 24th from 2-4 PM for an epic Science Fun Day with interactive science games, mind-blowing experiments, and awesome DIY crafts!…
Grandis Saves the World ‘STEAM Breaks’
All through National Science Week during recess and lunch breaks the whole school will be involved in science inquiry-based activities themed by the letters of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics). This will complement our science education lessons looking at this year’s Science Week schools theme of Species Survival – More Than Just Sustainability in…
Salinity and Crops
How does farming sometimes cause salt problems? Why is salty soil a problem for plants, crops, animals and the future of farming? Learn more about salinity and why a rising water table is a big problem for Australia. See the effect of salty soils when you conduct an experiment on plants, and work together as…
Species Survivability in the West Wimmera
The school theme for National Science Week in 2024 is Species Survival – More than just sustainability. The theme aims to highlight the importance of science and innovation in ensuring the survival and thriving of different species in an ever-changing world. At Edenhope College we’ve decided to meet the scientists who work in the field to…
Brain Break
Staff at Mazenod College will be enjoying a science themed morning tea. With decorations promoting conservation of local species and a science quiz. Staff will enjoy biscuits and cakes whilst learning more about sustainability.
Dominican School Science Week
Get Ready for an Epic Science Adventure! This Science Week, we’re turning our school into a super cool science lab! Every class gets their very own experiment box, filled with awesome activities that’ll make you go, “Wow!” Over the week, you’ll get to try out 5 different experiments, exploring all sorts of wild and wacky…
2024 Science Educators Colloquium
2024 Science Educators Colloquium is a wonderful event for Brisbane Teachers and Administrators supported by high school students and UQ students where we listen to amazing guest speakers taking about groundbreaking research in the science space – primarily themed about species sustainability. We have three UQ guest speakers and fifteen Wonders of Science PhD students,…