Junior School Students will have an opportunity to experience Indigenous cooking in an open firepit. Students will make their own damper and cook it in the coals of the fire.
Topic: Chemistry and Materials
Scintillating Science Quiz
Test your knowledge against some of the finest scientific minds at Murdoch University across the four high-school science subjects. This event will be held online and is open to the whole community – people of all ages are encouraged to participate. Get your friends together to compete or compete on your own for giveaways and…
Food: A life long relationship with health, sleep and behaviour.
The school has partnered with The Root Cause, a children’s health program that educates and empowers children,parents and teachers about healthy food choices. Classes are involved in a one day “Mad Food Science ” incursion during National Science Week. It is an interactive, engaging event designed to kick start a behavioural change in the school…
Banksia Park School R-7 Chemistry Clowns
Banksia Park School R-7 will be presenting an interactive science show demonstrating some crazy concepts in food technology. There will be in class demonstration and a whole school assembly. In class, students will investigating mixing and chemical changes through an investigating jelly. Students will compare making jelly traditionally and making jelly with liquid nitrogen. Due…
Durack School Science Fair
An all day Science Fair will be held at Durack School on Thursday 19 August from 9am until 2pm. Students will participate in a whole school event that explores food, fibre, natural medicines, energy, chemistry & related technology.
Science Alive!
Science Alive! is the largest mobile science exhibition in Australia, bringing together the big names in science and technology – it really is all kinds of awesome! There are over 60 exhibitors at Adelaide Showground with interactive, fun, dynamic and educative displays designed to spark the curiosity in all of us, plus science shows for all…
Indigenous Science Experience Online
What can Aboriginal astronomy tell us about the night sky? How is our native flora used as bush medicine? What can we learn about sustainable living from 60 000+ years of Indigenous culture? Find out the answers to these questions and more during the Indigenous Science Experience Online. The Indigenous Science Experience Online will consist…
Food in Abundance
Food in Abundance will be a series of school-based events running from 16 to 20 August. Throughout the week, each year level from Foundation through to Year 10 will take their turn at visiting the Science Laboratory for an age appropriate double lesson period of fun, hands-on science experiments and food-themed design challenges aimed at…
Looking After Your Treasures at Home
This fascinating talk will include some highlights of Vanessa Wiggin’s career as a conservator, what conservators do, and basic preventive conservation techniques to preserve your precious items. Bookings essential. Note this talk is for adults.
Paper Hovercrafts (Science Club online)
Celebrate National Science Week with us by taking part in this online Paper Hovercraft activity. You will need: newspaper recycled paper aluminium foil To take part in this activity, watch the video tutorial to be shown on our Facebook page at the scheduled time. Bookings are not required.