A night of fun for all the family! Come and explore the activities provided by local educators, businesses and reps from industry and learn along the way. Local school competition entries will also be displayed on the night so that students can show their families the great work they have been completing. Grab your friends…
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LEGO Club – Balloon Car
Newdegate CRC are hosting a Lego Club starting in National Science Week. Our Lego club will use a variety of STEM content however the first one will be a LEGO balloon car during science week, which will have a major focus on engineering and physics. The balloon car will be crafted by the kids, each…
Junior Keeper Experience
Get involved in National Science Week by discovering The Science of the Bee in the heart of where it all takes place. Join us on Saturday 13 or Sunday 14 August for a taste of what is involved in working behind the scenes at Wing’s Wildlife Park – home to the largest collection of Tasmanian wildlife…
Snowy Hydro Solar Energy and Renewables Virtual Panel
Snowy Hydro is a dynamic energy company leading the charge to a renewable energy future. The combination of our hydro assets along with contracted wind and solar energy provide
Glass Tells its Own Story – A whole school mosaic splashback project
Students from Kindergarten to Year Six will be involved in a variety of programs to learn about where glass comes from, how it is made/produced and what it is used for in our world. Students will work collaboratively using glass (both recycled and new glass) to make collaborative glass mosaic splashbacks for our three school…
Speed Networking
Speed Networking is a unique opportunity for students to meet with inspiring female role models working in science, technology, engineering & maths. Designed for students in Years 10-12, you will speak 1-1 with a number of different women in STEM about their day-to-day work and career pathway. You will have a few minutes to talk…
Austins Ferry Primary School – BricQ Motion Challenge
Everyone loves LEGO – especially our Year 2 engineers. Our students will work together to create a LEGO sail car and compete to see which vehicle goes the furthest and fastest. The students will learn about force and motion. They will learn about designing, testing and modifying their constructions to address a design brief. They…
Through the Looking Glass: Dreaming of preferred futures with eyes wide open
A school-wide event, our discovery centre will be transformed into a timeline that highlights Science as a Human Endeavour starting with our First Nations peoples uses of glass in nature, discoveries in glass, daily uses of glass and how technologies using glass can help us imagine futures – both in space and the microscopic worlds….
Free screening of Science Friction
As part of National Science Week 2022, Canberra Skeptics will be hosting a free screening of the latest director Skeptoid’s Executive Director Brian Dunning’s latest film Science Friction. ‘Finally, a documentary about scientists who get misrepresented by the media. Those TV documentaries you see, and the science experts they feature? Did you know that producers…
Hedland Senior High School STEAM Fest
STEAM Fest is an annual incursion held at Hedland Senior High School. STEAM Fest is a programme of exciting activities, including those held by local businesses and industries, that will inspire and encourage the scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians of the future. There will also be student projects from the school as well as the…