How can fruit be kept for a longer duration of time? Fruit is a food that does not last very long. It ripens at a fast rate. Food industries have sought ways to keep fruit longer. be it for earning a profit (more fruit on the market and minimalise loss) or to ensure food that arrives…
Topic: Chemistry and Materials
STEAMFest
STEAMFest is a festival of science based around the theme Food: Different by Design to promote interest in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Maths. The event will bring together students, teachers and academics to acknowledge outstanding achievement for STEAM students in the Moreton Bay Region. Students from primary and secondary schools will…
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…
Bundy High RoadShow
Bundaberg State High School students will travel round to nine primary schools in Bundaberg and deliver a fun and interactive show. Our senior science students will do an exciting show with demonstration of chemistry, physics and biology with displays using dry ice, force and friction, conductivity, pressure, and magnetism. Primary students will get the chance…
Pandemics – Past, Present and Future
Against the backdrop of the devastating coronavirus – hypothesised as ‘Disease X’ by World Health Organisation epidemiologists long before its arrival – our formidable panel of virus experts will examine learnings from past pandemics and how they have shaped the society we live in today. They will also discuss the ways in which scientists are…
Earth Science Incursions at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College (Traeger Campus)
Australian Earth Science Education (AusEarthEd) is offering free, hands-on, incursions across a range of earth science topics to schools in Alice Springs during National Science Week as part of our (PALMS Program). AusEarthEd has recently expanded into the Northern Territory after 15+ years of Earth Science and STEM education support in WA. During the incursions…
Earth Science Incursions at Ross Park Primary School
Australian Earth Science Education (AusEarthEd) is offering free, hands-on incursions across a range of earth science topics to schools in Alice Springs during National Science Week as part of our (PALMS Program). AusEarthEd has recently expanded into the Northern Territory after 15+ years of Earth Science and STEM education support in WA. During the incursions…
Collingwood College Science Afternoon
Students and families in Year 2 to 8 are invited to join us for an afternoon of hands-on activities exploring the science and technology behind our food. Learn about indigenous food to Australia, create a fishing net, make plastic out of milk, learn how our food waste can be turned into methane for cooking and…
Marist Regional College Middle Years Science Fair
All Year 7 and 8 students are completing a science investigation project for the Middle Years Science Fair. Students are in small groups or may be an individual project. Students have 4 to 5 weeks to complete this investigation and are required to complete a portfolio of their project and a display board to show…
Young Tassie Scientists: St Patrick’s College
The Young Tassie Scientists bring their passion for science into school classrooms and to science fairs and festivals across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The 2021 team…