New date confirmed – 4 September. The National Science Week STEAM Spectacular will be a family-fun day of workshops and activities for all, where the exciting world of science in the NT will be showcased by schools, researchers and practitioners alike. Test your chemistry skills by making essential oils, become an engineer for a day…
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Rescheduled: We’re going on a ‘high-tech’ bear hunt
New date confirmed – 4 September. At this year’s National Science Week STEAM Spectacular, we are exploring how Top End scientists are using tracking technology to understand how and why animals move. Examine a variety of devices used to study animals like Gouldian Finches, Magpie Geese, and Feral Pigs, learn how the technology works and…
Rescheduled: A Quick Guide to the Insides of Sharks
Rescheduled after the COVID lockdown. A short workshop on the anatomy and biology of sharks that interact with our commercial fisheries. Come down and hang out with two of Charles Darwin University’s shark researchers and learn what sharks have inside them. Learn how different parts of sharks work and why it is important to understand…
Rescheduled: Night Sky: Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the STEM curriculum
Rescheduled after the COVID lockdown. Milkwood Steiner School students are deep in their learning about the Night Sky. An important part of this STEM learning comes from the traditional knowledge of Larrakia and other Aboriginal elders. We are in the final stages of preparing our artwork, which incorporates two important Dreaming stories. A painting by…
Rescheduled: Making Natural Liquid Soap From Plant Essential Oil
Rescheduled after the COVID lockdown. The essential oil fraction obtained from the peel of citrus or spices are rich in chemical compounds of interest for the perfume, food, and beverage industries, and have also enjoyed use as aromatherapy and medicinal agents. Oil extraction from citrus (peel, flowers, and leaves) or spices is based on steam…
Kombucha Brewing
Canned kombucha is a popular canteen option in our small school. In line with the National Science Week theme of Food: Different by Design, each of our composite grade primary classes will use a kombucha starter kit to brew their own kombucha from scratch. Over Science Week and beyond, we will investigate the differences between…
Rescheduled: Model Aquaponics
Rescheduled due to the COVID lockdown. Our students will be learning about one method of creating a sustainable food source through the use of aquaponics. In the weeks prior to National Science Week, students will be researching aquaponic systems, plant and fish needs as well as suitable materials. They will create design options and then…
Diversity is the Bee’s Knees
Update: This event will now take place online. Please tell all your LGBTIQA+ friends here and interstate about “Diversity is the Bees Knees” so they can also sign up for access to the online activities. Thanks for your understanding and support. Bee kind to yourselves. This event introduces LGBTIQA+ students to the amazing ways in…
Rescheduled: 2021 NT Science Week Awards
Rescheduled after the COVID lockdown. It is time to recognise our champions who have been promoting Science and Technology in our schools and communities. We will celebrate our wonderful heroes at the first Northern Territory Science Week Awards Night at the Museum and Art Gallery NT on 22 August. This will also include the announcement…
Using Music To Represent The CoronaVirus Genome
I will be giving a short presentation at the Dungog Masked Ball. This was pre-recorded and will be presented during the actual live event. The Paterson Allyn Williams Science Hub (PAWSH) members have put their collective thinking caps to come up with a Covid safe way to celebrate National Science Week. “In the ‘Old Normal’…