For National Science Week, the University of Adelaide is hosting a series of 3 x 20 minutes lectures by women working or studying in STEM. You will have the opportunity to hear from our amazing guest speakers who will share their life journeys and how they are connected with STEM. The lectures will be held…
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Super Science Showcase
Selected students from Years 4, 5 and 6 have researched, planned and tested some exciting experiments to showcase to the whole school community for Science Week. Our Super Science Showcase will run for one whole day in the school hall with parent and student time slots throughout the day. There are a range of experiments…
Creating a Buzz about Bugs
During the students’ STEM session we will have a special lesson dedicated to exploring insects that are within our school grounds. These sessions will run across 2 whole days and involve students from Foundation to year 6. The day will include hands-on activities where all students will be involved. Students will start by conducting an…
Sustainability and STEM
Students will take part in a variety of activities in during the week including building nest boxes for a Squirrel Glider nest box, a local arboreal mammal under threat from the rapid urban expansion of Albury, NSW, with help from local sustainability groups and Men’s shed. conducting bin relays and waste audits guided by the…
ZoPCON24 – Zoo of Poo Student Citizen Science Conference
Inside your gut are more microbes than your own cells in your body! This amazing community of gut microbes is called the microbiome. The microbiome is very important to the health of any animal. The microbiome of an animal responds to things like stress, a change in diet and many other factors we are only…
Science Week Pop-up at the Hut
We’ll have several stations inside the Hut related to the forest ecosystem. Join us to learn about nearby microclimates. Make a cuppa to enjoy on the veranda while reading the latest Double Helix magazine or check out what’s under the microscope. Will the Butcher Bird and Rainbow Lorikeet visit us? Drop-in and learn about the…
Stay Frosty – Antarctic science for kids, reviewed by kids
Join us to launch a collection of 23 scientific articles for school children about Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. The articles are written by scientists and reviewed by young people, published by the journal Frontiers for Young Minds. The collection aims to link young minds with scientific experts and spark interest in studying Antarctica and…
Journey Beyond: A Morning with Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg
Katherine Bennell-Pegg will be touching down at Scienceworks to kick off National Science Week! Join us first thing to hear her interview, watch her launch a rocket, and then get an autograph from Australia’s first astronaut trained under the Australian flag. From her beginnings in Sydney, Katherine Bennell-Pegg has long had her eyes set on…
Science Week Workshops
Students at the school will invite their families to participate in an afternoon of hands on workshops including making mini habitats, dinosaur eggs and green houses. Students and their families will be able to take their creations home and continue to enjoy learning about science!
Bay Explorers Urraween Kindy
At Bay Explorers Urraween in Kindy this week we’ll be exploring all things STEAM based to raise awareness of National Science Week and to encourage children to develop a love of learning through science experiences and experiments. We can’t wait to venture to the most amazing places and explore the wonderful things science has provided…