As part of our National Science Week celebration, we have invited the local Kindergarten to come to our school and participate in some science activities. They will be grouped with Year 5 children – who will become their ‘Buddies” next year when they come to school in Prep. Tech Will Save Us kits will used…
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Big Bang Science Workshops Dino Doings at Leeton Shire Library
Join us at Leeton Shire Library to celebrate National Science Week, when we will be holding a Big Bang Science workshop all about dinosaurs. Calling all junior palaeontologist to investigate these amazing prehistoric creatures, explore the science of fossils and make a fizzing egg to take home and hatch. This is a free program for…
National Science Week STEM Days
The STEM Ambassadors of our school have tirelessly designed an array of STEM activities for each of our junior science year levels to celebrate National Science Week! This year, students from 41 classes (across 7-9) will take on three exciting challenges, with our STEM Ambassadors leading the activities in the classes. The activities designed by the Ambassadors are:…
National Science Week STEM Days
The STEM Ambassadors of our school have tirelessly designed an array of STEM activities for each of our junior science year levels to celebrate National Science Week! This year, students from 41 classes (across 7-9) will take on three exciting challenges, with our STEM Ambassadors leading the activities in the classes. The activities designed by the Ambassadors are:…
St Mary’s Cathedral College Science Week
From Monday to Thursday in National Science Week, science/STEM-based activities will be held at recess and lunch at St Mary’s Cathedral College, with prizes to be won. Monday 14 August Recess – Lab 427 – Amazing Race Students will compete in pairs to find hidden clues around the school (max. 10 teams of 2-3 students)….
Leveraging Systems Thinking and Statistics for Industry 5.0 & You
This seminar is accessible for all members of the community and recommended for adolescent through to adult audiences – families and career professionals alike will feel a step-change in their thinking. From walking the dog or enhancing our emotional state to assisting the advancement of medicine, education, industry… or any organisation or field, systems thinking…
Let’s See Weather This Grows
The McDougall Park Community Kindergarten students will benefit from an understanding of how weather affects plant growth and that this effect is different for different plant species. We have an outdoor garden bed that we use to grow various plants, and will install a greenhouse over part of this area to be able to directly…
AI Innovation Summit: Australia-India
Get ready for a global AI exploration at the AI Innovation Summit: Australia-India. Celebrating National Science Week, we’re infusing an international flavour into this summit, creating a cross-continental platform connecting AI enthusiasts, professionals, and experts from Australia and India. This free public event offers a deep dive into the distinct AI advancements of both countries,…
Double Feature: Science Night
Two excellent science shows on one night. Atomically Correct and Wine Science Show! See one or better still see them both: Atomically Correct This is the (nuclear) fusion you’ve been waiting for! A science comedy that explores how, even though we’re mostly nothing, we still matter. Unravel the mysteries from inside the atom in this…
Young Tassie Scientists at Montagu Bay Primary School
This year’s Young Tassie Scientists are University of Tasmania scientists who are keen to share their work through interactive talks and hands-on activities in Tasmanian schools and communities during National Science Week. The Young Tassie Scientist on this roadtrip are: Pantalius Nji (he/him), medical scientist – Bugs in our Bodies Gayathry Krishnamurthy (she/her), geneticist – Decoding…