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…
Topic: Chemistry and Materials
Young Tassie Scientists: Ouse District School
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…
Andrews Creek Science Spectacular
The Andrews Creek Science Spectacular will be an explosive hit with students, teachers and parents. The Year 3-4 class of science superstars will mentor and guide K-2 classes through some amazing science experiments and demonstrations in the morning. Followed by challenging the Year 5-6’s in their knowledge and application of the science of force to…
Sustaining St Brigid’s New Norfolk
During National Science Week at St Brigid’s we will be involved in many different activities to showcase what is available in the community, but also how food can be bought from paddock to plate in many different ways. On Friday 20 August we will be holding a showcase event, where students from all grades will…
Mercedes College Science Week
Mercedes College will focus on our unique position as a school in the heart of the CBD for National Science Week. We will focus on two challenges in the city, homelessness and waste with its associated pests. Firstly, students will be given the challenge to devise food solutions for people without traditional methods of food…
Science Boxes
Each classroom will be given a Science Box filled with materials that can be used to carry out short, but exciting experiments. Resources will include straws, string, elastic, dough, paperclips, salt, markers, paper cups, wooden skewers and liquid soap. Each day, the classroom teacher will conduct a science experiment with their class. The planned experiments are…
National Science Week Activities for Mt Hira College Junior School
One of the activities would be everyone dressing up for National Science Week. The second activity would be setting up at least 6 different stations where Year 4-5 students will demonstrate these experiments to each Junior School class. The third activity in the week would be get an incursion to the school to demonstrate some…
Book launch – Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia by Ian Lowe (Adelaide)
Join us to celebrate the launch of Professor Ian Lowe’s new book: Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia To be launched by Mark Parnell, former SA Greens Leader ‘This book is a clarion call for sanity at a time when we can finally get the nuclear monkey off our back – highly recommended.’ Peter…
Book launch – Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia by Ian Lowe (Sydney – online)
Join author Professor Ian Lowe and launcher Justice Jim Spigelman at the Sydney launch of Ian’s new book: Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia ‘This book is a clarion call for sanity at a time when we can finally get the nuclear monkey off our back – highly recommended.’ Peter Garrett ‘Ian Lowe brings…
Up and Atom Science Fair
The children at the preschool will have a chance to get “Up and Atom” with science. First the children will be introduced to science concepts by viewing a science show created by local scientists and educators. They will then break into smaller groups and explore a variety of science experiments throughout the preschool, getting hands…