Day 1 National Science Week at the school gets off to a great start with the Food and Fibre School Industry Partnership Program providing a free excursion to ElliBank research centre at Warragul to run some STEM based activity stations with Year 7. Soil scientist Doug Crawford joins us for a one-hour session with Year…
Topic: Agriculture
Outdoor Sustainable Learning
At the end of 2020 the school’s P&C donated money towards creating an outdoor learning environment. This first stage involved building a shelter shed, water tanks and establishing some garden beds. The aim is to continue to develop this area so as to provide a learning environment for our school community. Our National Science Week…
Holy Cross Science Week
The students will engage in a range of fun and engaging science activities based around the theme Food: Different by Design. Each year level will be responsible for bringing a STEM activity to share with their peers on our multipurpose court. Activities will include ice cream in a bag, solids, liquids and gases, reversible and…
Nyabing Paddock to Plate
Nyabing Primary School will be hosting a fun, engaging day that aims to promote produce from our local area. Students will observe and learn about different food products from the Great Southern area. Students will listen to a guest speaker talk about the process that grain goes through once it reaches a CBH bing. They…
Jingili Science Expo and Science Fair
Jingili’s Science Fair is a longstanding tradition at our school and involves students from Preschool to Year 6 participating. It has evolved over time and includes a science expo, where experts from the community come in to showcase science in the real world, which is then transferred to students being the experts where they showcase…
The Power of Seed Saving
The Power of Seed Saving is a talk open to all residents who have an interest in seed saving. The talk will cover practical advice on how participants can undertake seed saving at home. Topics will include how to save seeds from vegetables, flowers, native plants, and the importance of seed banks. The talk…
World of Drones and Robotics Congress 2021
The 5th World of Drones and Robotics Congress will be the largest drone and robotics application Congress in the Asia Pacific region. In 2020, during peak Covid-19, the congress was successfully presented to some 800 physical in-person and virtual delegates. Half the attendees came in-person. Delegates from America to Zimbabwe attended. Abstract Submissions Submit an…
Digitally Different by Design
National Science Week is going digital this year at Beenleigh State High School while investigating the topic of Food Sustainability. Students have been tasked with creating under five minute videos (in any format) exploring innovation at BSHS in this sector. It could be interviews, documentary, mockumentary, animated, News-style, live action, screencast and much, much more….
Full STEAM ahead: Exploring food sciences
Millen Primary School will engage with a series of activities and events during National Science Week that all relate to food sciences. The week will begin with the STEAM show incursion to engage students and parents with science learning. During the week our STEM Trailblazer student leadership team will host the STEM Day assembly and…
Multifunctional Fungi live on ’Behind The Lines’ 2XX Community 98.3fm
From the woodlands, to the catwalk and beyond. Tune in to our National Science Week special show this Friday 21 August on multifunctional fungi with: Australian mycologist and natural historian Alison Pouliot; Guy Webb from SoilCQuest; and Peter Wenzel from Fungico. Who will be chatting with show hosts Scotty Foster and Zina Richardson about all…