Postponed due to the COVID lockdown. Bega River and Wetlands Landcare (BRAWL) is hosting a family-friendly, community engagement event fusing bush tucker education and re-vegetation on the Bega River with indigenous plant species. Participants will collect, soak & grind seeds on grinding stones, to cook up a damper for morning tea. This will be followed by…
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Kids Science Program
A free science program for primary aged children – everyone welcome. This promises to be fun and interactive with a science student. Email for the Zoom link and password.
The Gap SHS Mentos Demonstration
UQ Science Ambassador students will provide a demonstration and education session on how one of the most commonly asked for science demonstrations, the mixing of Mentos lollies and Coca-Cola, actually works.
Herbtastic Hydroponics Workshops
To celebrate National Science Week at McClelland College, our students will be invited to attend a number of hands-on lunchtime workshops. Students from our Science Inquiry elective will help to facilitate these events. We will kick off National Science Week with the installation of our new aquaponics system within the Food Technology department. Students will…
The Gap SHS Escape Rooms
Students will participate in a range of science-themed virtual escape rooms.
The Gap SHS Food Science Demo Market
Students can sample short demonstrations involving food to explore the scientific properties of foods, model process or create an edible product. Demonstrations will include building a confectionary cell model, making sherbet, using citrus juice as invisible ink and using household objects to create slime. A model digestive system will tie this altogether to show students…
Citizen Scientists Wanted: Record soil sounds with borrowed equipment to add to an audible audit of soil health in the area.
This National Science Week endeavour is a foray into the emerging field of ecoacoustics, interdisciplinary science that investigates natural and anthropogenic sounds and their relationship with the environment over a wide range of study scales, both spatial and temporal, including populations, communities, and landscapes. Ecoacoustics operates in all types of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. We…
Science at Parramatta Online Trivia Quiz
Sick of lockdown isolation? Then join your fellow science enthusiasts for this fast and furious, live and online, trivia quiz. The Science at Parramatta Trivia Quiz will feature the topics: The Earth, The body, The sky. It will test your knowledge of some amazing science associated with Parramatta, from agriculture to biology, medicine to archaeology,…
Microgreen Experiments for Teachers
Farmwall’s microgreen Experiment kit is a great tool for exploring different ways to grow your own nutritious microgreens. This kit can be used in classrooms or at home to teach students of all ages about seed germination, plant growth, soil health, fertilizer, photosynthesis, hydroponics, nutrition and more. Join Farmwall’s Urban Farmers in a PD where…
Future Food Career Quiz
Love food? Take this quick quiz to uncover your strengths and find your career path in the food industry of the future! From farm to fridge the way we produce, sell and consume food is changing – it’s big business and it’s high tech! With the industry desperate for talent and so many exciting career…