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…

Science Dean’s Lecture – Is scientific exploration worth the cost?

Join us during National Science Week as we ask the question – ‘is scientific exploration worth the cost?’ There are many costs associated with science. From the decades spent on a single project, to ethical considerations, plus the overarching question of return on financial investment. In this National Science Week edition of our Dean’s Lecture…

Rocket Powered Race Cars with ANU Rocketry

The Challenge is running from 14 – 28 August. There are three different age categories: Year 1 and under Years 2 – 4 Years 5 – 6 Sign-ups are open now. Please note: The challenge should be done individually, but family members or guardians can help with completing the challenge.

Glow in the dark: Using fluorescence to observe DNA in a living cell

Using fluorescence to see DNA in real-time. Dr Elizabeth Hinde will show how physics allows us to uncover in real-time the spatial reorganisation of the DNA network that seems to be serving as an epigenetic layer of control for gene expression. This event is part of the University of Melbourne Faculty of Science’s Science Festival….

Bungendore Public School Science Day

There will be a variety of activities going on across the whole school for National Science Week: teachers talk to classes and introduce science week theme. Year 6’s pick up Kindy’s and take them to their peer support classes. Year 6 students leading a making ice cream experiment. Two bags of ice cream will be…

Food, Different by Design Expo

Our School will be hosting a variety of demonstrations that will cater for our students from Prep through to Year 6.  The events will be set up in different locations around the school both indoor and outdoor and they will be Year Level appropriate.  The day will be run to a timetable with seven time…

Genetically Modified Foods – DNA by Design

Contemporary practices in agriculture and farming are changing quickly in order to produce food in a sustainable way whilst meeting the demands of the growing population and changing climate. One of the solution ideas involves genetically modified food production, that is enhancing the viability of crops in broader regions. We will use a miniPCR machine…