This is a series of lectures to inspire students of all year levels and encourage them to develop their curiosity in the science world and open their minds up to the possibility of careers in science. The lectures and interactive sessions include: Wednesday 18 August The 2021 AIP Lecture Series delivered by Dr. Martin Stringer…
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Gymea North’s Veggie Garden Irrigation
The students in Stage 2 at our school will be designing and building an irrigation system for our school vegetable garden. Our school has a gardening club with a hugely successful vegetable garden. It is so successful that one of our giant homegrown zucchinis was featured in the local paper. However we have a problem…
Scientific Drawing –The Taxonomy of Microscopic Nematodes
Join Associate Professor Shokoofeh Shamsi to explore the art of scientific illustration at microscopic proportions. Associate Professor Shokoofeh Shamsi (Charles Sturt University) has had a lifelong practice of capturing the morphological features of parasites. Across many years, she has developed her skill at drawing this diverse animal phylum. Being both artist and scientist Shokoofeh has a…
Indigenous Uses of Plants
Indigenous man Adam Shipp from Yurbay will come to the school and give a talk about traditional uses of plants. After the talk, the students will be exposed to native plants and investigate the environmental factors and sustainability of them. How the ancient cultures used and harvested these plants and the medicinal and healing properties…
Food for the Modern Family
During National Science Week from Monday to Thursday we will have guest speakers from 4 different science fields to discuss with the students their roles as scientists, and how their specific discipline is working towards sustainable futures. The students will have a chance for Q&A at the end of each presentation. During the week, there…
Fizzics Education @ Warragul and Wonthaggi LIbraries
In this workshop we’ll look in depth at how push and pull forces act to move objects, especially toys, We will also explore what variables impact friction between two surfaces and how this impacts on object movement. Rotational forces are explored in a variety of objects as well as we spend time ensuring that the…
WA Health Hackathon Week
The WA Health Hackathon Week will bring together a diverse group of data professionals, digital specialists & students to explore innovative digital and data-driven solutions to real world healthcare challenges. There are some fantastic prizes to be won, including AWS sponsorship and a one-on-one med-tech workshop with Perth BioDesign directors. What will the week involve?…
Grafton High School – Year 6 Transition in Science Week
Grafton High School uses National Science Week to help get local primary school students interested and keen for science when they start Year 7. Year 10 Select and Gold classes run scientific experiments with the Year 6 students and talk to them about science and general high school life.
Food: Different by Design at St Johns Preston
Food is an important part of our daily life. As the population grows to 10 billion people by 2050, how will we feed them with sustainable and healthy food? These activities put students in the role of scientists to investigate these issues. in this activity teachers and students will run a number of experiments that…
Shut up and write… about science
Join us for a jam-packed 2 hours of writing, and learning to write, about science for general audiences. 2pm – 3pm Begin with a guided tour around Science Gallery’s premiere exhibition MENTAL. You need to book your hour slot separately to ensure density limits. Book now. 3pm – 3:30pm Grab a coffee and have a break…