Save the Beetles – A Conservation Project

Do you love cool bugs and helping the environment? Join us for an awesome adventure to save the Beetles! Beetles are super important because they help plants grow by pollinating them. But their homes are being destroyed, and they need new places to live. We will work together to build a habitat for Beetles and…

Hobart College Science Week Opt-in Activities

What has Science got to do with Art or Cooking? What awesome species have you seen in our school environment? Explore these questions and many more by signing up with your Home Group to one of the many activities that are on offer in Home Group time during Science Week. Make Australian Animal biscuits with…

Taking Flight – Birds of Eurobodalla – A Photography Exhibition

This exhibition celebrates the diverse bird species of Eurobodalla, featuring stunning photographs by local wildlife photographers Beth Westra and Merrick Bailey. Eurobodalla is renowned for its rich natural diversity, including a wide array of bird species that call this region home. This year’s National Science Week theme, “Species Survival – More Than Just Sustainability,” underscores…

Using STEAM to explore species survival in our local community

In this month-long project coming together for science week, Year 9 Arts Enrichment Program (AEP) and Athlete Development Program (ADP) science students will undertake a STEAM focused project to foster authentic student voice and agency opportunities. In teams they will be creating activities and events with an “species survival – more than just sustainability” theme…

Switch on to Science

Explore the Museum to discover the science that makes things work. Redland Museum will hold its very popular Switch on to Science day in conjunction with National Science Week. Switch on to Science is an annual event where museum volunteers operate and demonstrate a wide variety of working vintage equipment and talk about the science and…

Science week 2024 ‘Species survival more than just sustainability’

We have several events occurring over the week, two of the main events include: 1. Making a bird feeder out of recycled materials Students will bring in a recyclable container which they can use to build a bird feed/house which they can place in there garden to attract birds. They will be shown some examples…

Reptile Encounters and Dino Digs

Come and meet  some of Australia’s unique fauna with a live animal presentation from Reptile Encounters. Wonder at the incredible features they have that enable them to survive in their habitats. Enjoy some dinosaur-themed activities designed for kinder and primary-school aged kids. Excavate your own mini-dinosaur skeleton make an imprint fossil, play giant snakes and…

Reptile Encounters and Dino Digs

Come and meet  some of Australia’s unique fauna with a live animal presentation from Reptile Encounters. Wonder at the incredible features they have that enable them to survive in their habitats. Enjoy some dinosaur-themed activities designed for kinder and primary-school aged kids. Excavate your own mini-dinosaur skeleton make an imprint fossil, play giant snakes and…