Whole School Marble Run Challenge Day

The Marble Run Challenge day will run for one whole day and include students from Kinder through to Year 6. The day will include an introduction to glass and marbles followed by viewing and discussing examples of marble runs. Students will then work in small groups within their stage to design and create a marble…

Science Week at Sanderson – Glass

In association with National Science Week’s theme of Glass: More than meets the eye, Sanderson Middle School will host a variety of experiments and activities over the course of the week. Events will be held in the H-Block (Science & Maths Domain). Activities will include experiments and activities such as trivia, where students will have…

Sea Country Stories – Launch Event

Join us at the South Australia Maritime Museum for the launch of the first ever Sea Country Stories from Ngarrindjeri Country on the lower Murray River and Coorong.  An immersive experience of being on Yarlawa Ruwi, Sea Country with cultural icon and Ngarrindjeri elder Major ‘Moogy’ Sumner as he demonstrates how to make the kaiki, the freshwater reed spears, harvested…

Hale School Science Week Shadow Glow Wall

Wall prepared with glow in the dark paint in a dark room that will capture shadows when used in conjunction with a camera flash or can be used to create images using a projector or UV flashlights.

Glass and Clay Creations

Explore the materials of clay and glass in this creative workshop led by ceramicist Vicki Robinson. Children will learn how to combine the two different materials and create a unique art piece to take home.

Crazy Kaleidoscope Craft

In this hands-on craft class will will make crazy patterns with hand-made kaleidoscopes. Using beads and found natural objects, children will construct and decorate their own kaleidoscopes and learn how reflection and light work.

Bottlenecked: Recycling bottles into local roads

Fiona Schreures, Resource Recovery Projects Coordinator from Shoalhaven City Council had a dilemma. What do you do with a 10,000 tonne mountain of stockpiled, dirty contaminated glass waste (fines) that no none wants to recycle and you don’t want to landfill? Wash it of course! Shoalhaven City Council developed a solution to clean and recycle…

Glass Houses: Turning glass into concretre

Professor Tim McCarthy, Director of the Sustainable Buildings Research Centre at the University of Wollongong, is passionate about Sustainable Engineering and Engineering Education. Tim will share how his research and practice expands the sustainable future of construction by finding ways to use waste glass as a productive ingredient in building materials such as lightweight concrete.