All students at Lockyer District High School will have access to activities each day of National Science Week. With a focus on the theme ‘Food Better By Design’, students can participate in a Science Brain Break lunch; experience the world differently through AR and VR technology; watch winning entries in the SCINEMA International Science Film…
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Creativity Through Curiosity
We would like to empower our students to work on shared construction of large and small scale engineering creations including rigid structures, tiling patterns, maths principles such as shape and problem solving using planks and tiles to engineer these structures. This project will allow students to participate at their own level of cognitive and physical…
A Celebration of Science and STEM at Our Holy Redeemer Primary School
National Science Week will be recognised at Our Holy Redeemer Primary School with a hands-on and interactive STEM evening. The event will provide an opportunity for students and parents to participate in activities that showcases some of the rich learning experiences of the discipline, experiences which are interesting, challenging and which illustrate the direct relevance…
Fun Science Activities at Malvern Central School
At the Science Spectacular the older students will demonstrate a number of different science experiments that the younger students rotate through over an hour.
Science Fair Events and Demonstration
A science fair for all students in the school. Student work will be displayed, as well as a small museum set up from all the biological and geological samples at the school. There will also be a science show demonstration using liquid nitrogen for all students
You Are What You Eat!
Students will participate in a number of lunchtime activities over National Science Week related to the theme of food and sustainability. Events include: Cooking with and tasting products made from farmed insects Meat free BBQ Taste testing – can you really tell the difference? Exploding water melon
Centenary State High School Rocket Launch
Let’s kick off National Science Week with a bang – come and launch rockets fuelled with food. We will investigate the famous soda & Mentos reaction. Who can get the highest explosion? Does it make a difference what soda you use? Can you enhance your rocket to make it fly further?
Family Food
While discussing and furthering our knowledge of where food comes from, students and their families will be asked to share their favourite family recipes with each other. This will promote inclusion, healthy eating, discuss culture and allow everyone to share something special with the school community. Families will be encouraged to share stories about why…
Lego Legends Competition
Students will work in teams to design and build a Lego model that celebrates the unique wonders of Cairns and Far North Queensland. Their models will be judged on functionality, aesthetics, and creativity.
Farmer Wants a Slice!
The STEM process will need to start prior to the Farmer Wants a Slice Day which will be held during National Science Week. Due to COVID import restrictions, the school canteen is unable to buy/sell its most popular items: Potato Gem Slice Ice Cream slice Sunflower Slice Cinnamon Slice How can we help the canteen…