Students at Mazenod College will construct their own ecosystems through the creation of terrariums during Science Week 2024. They will take these home and monitor/share their progress with images and comments via a Padlet.
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Science Week at Wavell State High School
UQ Science Ambassadors will be running whole school activities in line with this years theme: Species Survival: More than just Sustainability. Activities will include: guest speakers wildlife experiences including animals being brought to school for first hand experiences annual National Science Week trivia competition with prizes involvement of other faculties and community.
Kilcoy State School Science Expo
Kilcoy State School Science Expo will embrace the National Science Week theme, Species Survival: More Than Just Sustainability, by showcasing the biodiversity of our local region. Our small town is proud of the important role we play in food production in the area, and our education and care in protecting our endemic plants and animals,…
Book Launch – Follow Your Gut: A Story From The Microbes That Make You
Join us to celebrate the launch of a new graphic novel – Follow Your Gut: A Story From The Microbes That Make You (Scribe 2024), created by writer Ailsa Wild, reproductive microbiologist Lisa Stinson, artist Ben Hutchings, microbial ecologist/science educator Gregory Crocetti & artist Briony Barr. A timid Bifidobacterium named Biffy is forced to leave…
Helping the Butterflies and Bees
For National Science Week, our kinder group sessions will centre on the theme of ‘Helping the Butterflies and Bees.’ Students will actively participate in educational activities at discovery stations and conduct scientific investigations. The primary focus will be on understanding the life cycles of bees and butterflies and recognizing their significance in our ecosystem, particularly…
Species Survival in Science Week
In celebration of Science Week, our school organises a special ‘Science Day’ where students are grouped into multi-age house teams to engage in a variety of hands-on activities throughout the day. These activities are designed to complement the students’ ongoing exploration of Biological Science during their weekly STEM lessons. The primary aim of Science Day…
Brain Break – Centenary State High School
We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.
The Science and Culture of Bulukminy, the File Snake
In the rich biodiversity of the Arafura Swamp, we find the fascinating file snake (Acrochordus arafurae). This harmless, completely aquatic snake has quite unique biology. In our region, one of the local names for file snakes is Bulukminy. The Bulukminy are culturally important and a valuable source of bush meat. Join us on a field…
The Science of Selecting, Planting and Establishing Trees
Join us at Inala for a one-day workshop on the science of selecting, planting and establishing trees. This workshop will cover tree biology 101 and an introduction to the principles of soil science. It will be a combination of lecture, slides, specimens and hands-on practical activities. We will explore the reasons behind the failure of…
Brain Break – Frankston City Libraries
We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.