The week will involve the students accessing online activities. They will think analytically and problem solve different STEM activities based on food problems.
Topic: Agriculture
Sustainable Food
We are going to implement a focus on agriculture and sustainable food futures as part of the new K-6 Science syllabus through an agriculture day where students can interact with food and agriculture to develop sustainable solutions through STEM based activities. Students will be involved in a range of activities that will be rotated throughout…
Postponed: BRAWL by the River
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…
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.
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…
WeAreBrisbane Twitter x National Science Week
WeAreBrisbane Twitter account @WeAreBrisbane will feature a different Queensland-based STEM professional each day, as part of daily rotation curation of the account. Come follow us on from Monday 16 – Sunday 22 August. Learn about what people are working on in STEM in Queensland directly from those in the field, and also see that they’re…