Cool Aeronautics, the Royal Aeronautical Society’s STEM outreach program are coming to the Town of Victoria Park library to teach us how to the theory of flight and how to design and build your own aeroplanes. Once you have built your aeroplane you can use the Cool Aeronautics launcher to launch your aeroplane and watch…
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Science Boxes
Each classroom will be given a Science Box filled with materials that can be used to carry out short, but exciting experiments. Resources will include straws, string, elastic, dough, paperclips, salt, markers, paper cups, wooden skewers and liquid soap. Each day, the classroom teacher will conduct a science experiment with their class. The planned experiments are…
Heatherwood Science Week
Our Year 7s will Create a Superfood. This can be in a form of a poster, information card or booklet. The criteria are: Picture of superfood Super name of superfood Nutritional benefits You can include any recipes that use your superfood Any additional information that you think is important Year 8s will Create a Board…
Mini Masterchefs! What Can you Create?
As the theme for this year is Food – Different by Design, our challenges for the students include creative food preparation and designing a new scarecrow for our school kitchen garden. * Whole school challenge K-6: Create your own delicious and healthy smoothie * Stages 2 & 3 challenge: Create an appetising dinner meal using mince. …
National Science Week Activities for Mt Hira College Junior School
One of the activities would be everyone dressing up for National Science Week. The second activity would be setting up at least 6 different stations where Year 4-5 students will demonstrate these experiments to each Junior School class. The third activity in the week would be get an incursion to the school to demonstrate some…
Book launch – Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia by Ian Lowe (Adelaide)
Join us to celebrate the launch of Professor Ian Lowe’s new book: Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia To be launched by Mark Parnell, former SA Greens Leader ‘This book is a clarion call for sanity at a time when we can finally get the nuclear monkey off our back – highly recommended.’ Peter…
Book launch – Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia by Ian Lowe (Melbourne)
Join author Ian Lowe and launcher Dave Sweeney from the ACF at the Melbourne launch of: Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia ‘This book is a clarion call for sanity at a time when we can finally get the nuclear monkey off our back – highly recommended.’ Peter Garrett ‘Ian Lowe brings both scientific…
Book launch – Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia by Ian Lowe (Brisbane)
Join us when Rod Welford, the former Queensland Minister for Environment and Heritage and Minister for Natural Resources, launches Ian Lowe’s new book Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia. ‘This book is a clarion call for sanity at a time when we can finally get the nuclear monkey off our back – highly recommended.’ Peter Garrett…
Book launch – Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia by Ian Lowe (Sydney – online)
Join author Professor Ian Lowe and launcher Justice Jim Spigelman at the Sydney launch of Ian’s new book: Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia ‘This book is a clarion call for sanity at a time when we can finally get the nuclear monkey off our back – highly recommended.’ Peter Garrett ‘Ian Lowe brings…
Up and Atom Science Fair
The children at the preschool will have a chance to get “Up and Atom” with science. First the children will be introduced to science concepts by viewing a science show created by local scientists and educators. They will then break into smaller groups and explore a variety of science experiments throughout the preschool, getting hands…