During National Science Week, every student will have a fun and hands-on lesson aimed at highlighting National Science Week and the theme for this year. The students, in their science class, will be see an interactive PowerPoint which focusses on the important role that glass has on our society. On Friday 19 August, the entire…
Topic: Chemistry and Materials
Sunny Science @ Bite of Science
The Sunny Science STEM experience returns to the Charles Darwin University STEM Day during National Science Week. Make your own glow-in-the-dark resin jewellery, DIY shrinkies, sun colour change resin beads and having a blast with the airzooka vortex cannons and smoke machines. At the end of the experience, kids get to go home with super-strong…
Electricky! Using electricity for more than turning on a switch
Electricity is essential for powering our lives, but there is more to electricity than just turning on a switch! Join us at the Marie Reay Superfloor where you will get to experiment with electricity and learn how it can be used to make new chemical bonds. The night will begin with hands-on experiments where you…
Glowy the Glowing Ladybug Pet Rock
Glowy the Glowing Ladybug will involve preschool kids getting a mini glowy ladybug pet rock and there will also be a book reading of ‘What an Angel’ by Susie Linn. The concepts of light, why things look like they do and how we use light in our lives will be explored in a sit-down discussion…
Leftovers of a Ghost – Art Exhibition
Artists Emme Orbach and Noah Spivak collaborate on a series of experiment-based artworks in their latest exhibition. ‘Leftovers of a Ghost’ explores one central question: what happens when you allow a chemical reaction to dictate the outcome of an artwork? In the lead-up to the exhibition, the artists have encouraged chemical solutions to evolve on…
Material World Henbury Science Fair
Material World Henbury Science Fair has a range of hands-on experiments and activities to engage and develop a love of science in all our students and to cater for a range of abilities and student needs. They will develop an understanding of different natural and artificial material properties with a focus on glass. Activities will include: Henbury…
South Grafton Bendigo Community Bank STEAM Discovery Day
This event is for Clarence Valley Primary Schools, hosted by Clarence Valley Anglican School in Clarenza Provided free of charge to all invted school students (years 3-6)
Twinkle Twinkle Glow Star
Seeing the world in different ways is a key aspect of science education and part of this is exploring the electromagnetic spectrum including non-visible light. UV curing resin will be used to create a star for each preschooler in Essington. The star will contain a combination of dots of regular paint, fluorescent paint and nuggets…
Escape Room & Engineering Challenge
Middle school students will solve a series of challenges in an Escape Room style. They will race around the schools to locate secluded stations where they have to complete STEM activities and receive a stamp. The first team to collect all station stamps win. Activity examples include DNA extraction, math puzzles, and making a light…
Science @ Urrbrae
Urrbrae High School is hosting a series of interactive science workshops, inviting primary school groups to attend and experience all the aspects of Urrbrae including the Wetland, Farm and Science labs. Each day there will be concurrent sessions running across the site which classes can book into: Urrbrae Wetland – hosting a series of workshops focused on…