Our Lady Queen of Peace will be showcasing student design and production tasks to parents and friends. Students have worked throughout the term to produce products such a housing options for bees and chickens, lunch boxes using specific materials and for purposes and other design items.
Topic: Agriculture
OzHarvest National Science Week Presentation for Schools
OzHarvest is Australia’s leading food rescue organisation. Food is at our core, saving surplus food from ending up in landfill and delivering it to charities that help feed people in need. We believe food is just too precious to waste and every time we throw something away, it’s literally costing us the Earth. We are…
Farm to Fork Science Extravaganza
The Aveley North Primary School Science Farm to Fork extravaganza will incorporate an day of showcasing students’ work in science in conjunction with STEM challenges, experiments and demonstrations. Experiments and demonstrations to include a ‘Guess the Spice’ treasure hunt, making potions, designing their own farm robot and working together in a ‘Dress the Scarecrow’ competition. Other…
Make it Grain
Lets get ready to Make it Grain in the month of August for the chance to win big. Calling all junior scientists, schools and home brewing enthusiasts: in celebration of National Science Week, Street Science has teamed up with fabulous food technology innovators Earlee Products to challenge you to make the heaviest batch of water…
The Science of Flavour
Join us for a National Science Week event at Ancient World exploring themes of native foods, future foods and food security. About this event Joining us at Ancient World for this National Science Week event will be: Mark Koolmatrie of the Ngarrindjeri Nation Steph Daughtry & Hannah Rohrlach (Creative Directors of Post Dining) Professor Wendy…
Aquaponics
Aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture, which is growing fish and other aquatic animals, and hydroponics which is growing plants without soil. Aquaponics uses these two in a symbiotic combination in which plants are fed the aquatic animals’ discharge or waste. In return, the vegetables clean the water that goes back to the fish. Along…
Tackling Food Waste: a Tasmanian Perspective
Eight percent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food waste. Food waste in landfill emits methane, a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. We have the power to reduce these emissions: 50% of food waste/losses in Australia are at the household level, with household food waste in Australia amounting to $10…
Beenleigh SHS Science Week
Students will be invited down into the Science Block each day of the week to complete a different set of activities each day related to food and sustainability – tied in heavily with the school’s farm. Monday: beeswax wraps Tuesday: making butter and yoghurt Wednesday: bush tucker lunch Thursday: farm food to lunch Friday: present…
Sustainable Food and Fibre Fair at Tasman District School
Our students will be engaged in hands on learning opportunities that will be on offer during National Science Week. Throughout the week the 5 primary classes will call on community expertise, speak to and collaborate with high school students on the school farm, seek parent volunteers and share their exciting week through social media and…
Ikuntji Kuula STEM Expo
At the Ikuntji Kuula (Haasts Bluff) STEM Expo there will be a series of STEM-based activities for all the whole community to engage with. The activities are planned to be fun and hands-on where participants can share, explore, problem-solve, investigate, collaborate, learn, and invent. In the lead up to National Science Week, students will undertake…