Anna Bay Public School will be holding a rocket day by creating their own rockets and designing their own launchpad. Children from K-6 will be experimenting with bi-carb, vinegar and seeing how far their rockets can reach. With help from both funding from National Science Week and our P & C we will be holding…
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Are you a teacher? Home educating? Three, free resources to decorate the learning environment and challenge even the best student.
Hi Hamish, as this isn’t an event join in I’ve turned it into a blog post. Cheers, Geoff. <https://www.scienceweek.net.au/seedscape-education-resources/> During Science Week we’re offering free learning resources to complement classroom activities and/or home-based education. Grab them now to use later or use Science Week to encourage your students to take part in an activity while…
SciVR – Myrtleford
Explore extreme and advanced space science, and the research that fuels it. Watch the live stream, listen to Alan and Rebecca, and send in your questions to be answered LIVE. Before the live stream – please download the SciVR app to your smartphone or tablet from the SciVR website, and make sure it is fully charged as…
SciVR – Bright
SciVR will take you on the hunt for things that go boom. We’ll explore the universe and origins of explosions in space, tracking events as they happen with Prof Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen – astronomers and science communicators at Swinburne University of Technology. New content this year includes the Mars rover Perseverance and helicopter…
Design Your Own Food Bar
Students are encouraged to design their own food bar and enter a national competition to win $1000 of scientific equipment for their school and a prize pack for themselves. How to Enter: Students are to complete the “Design Task” activity from the appropriate year level education kit Email it along with their name, school name,…
Year 8 Science Engineering Challenge
Bridge building activity in small groups using paddle pop sticks and hot glue guns. Specifications: 200 sticks provided per group; minimum span 40cm
“Trust but verify”.…COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test & their limitations- Scientific Data matters.
Accurate and accessible diagnostic testing is one of the pillars of control-measure policies in any infectious disease outbreak to understand and control the spread of diseases. Early and reliable test results are crucial to help and manage the outbreak. Nowadays COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test is one of the topics discussed between the government, media and…
Virtual Work Experience: Junior Digital Engineer
Dive deep into data as Inland Rail’s latest Junior Digital Engineer in this FREE virtual work experience for high school students. Explore the intricate world of digital engineering, information management and data visualisation! Learn how these skills all come together to create a digital network system that revolutionises the safety and efficiency of our train…
Virtual Work Experience: Junior Environmental Planner
Are you 14-19 years old and keen to get hands on experience in environmental planning? Roll up your sleeves, roll out those blueprints and engage your passion for sustainable development with this on-demand virtual work experience. Connect with Inland Rail mentors and learn how to execute large-scale infrastructure projects, whilst preserving Australia’s protected ecosystems. You’ll…
Pub Trivia Served With A Side Of Science [Online]
Event is now online for everyone. Science is often anything but trivial, however that doesn’t stop us enjoying some science pub trivia. As part of Served With a Side of Science: A Canberra Food Festival, this Pub Trivia includes a special food round! On top of this questions will cover all areas of science and…