An exciting and engaging day of hands-on chemistry experiments at Winnaleah District High School, including an opportunity for secondary students to participated in a guided chemistry inquiry. Our Chemistry Day will run across the school – primary students will participate in fun science experiments and develop their understanding of the scientific process. Secondary students will carry…
Topic: Chemistry and Materials
National Science Week at Lilydale District School
As a K-13 school we will host a series of STEM activities during Science Week to cultivate engagement and grow student aspiration in agriculture as we explore food sciences and sustainable food futures. Our Year 7 and 8 hydroponic farmers will use scientific understandings of plant science to design, build and test different hydroponic setups…
Richgro Bioenergy Plant Tour
Ever wondered how food waste can be used to generate electricity? Join us on the Richgro Bioenergy Plant Tour to find out how. You will learn about the science of an anaerobic digester and how it generates electricity via methane capture from food waste. This ‘mechanical stomach’ turns food waste into enough energy to power…
Research at the Arboretum – Forest Walk
Since opening in 2013, the Arboretum has partnered with Universities, citizen science groups and volunteers to undertake studies from tree growth, climate change research to survey work. The Australian National University research forests provide undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to study trees, soils and climate using cutting edge technology in a dedicated and unique…
7 Decades in 7 Days – Celebrating Strong Women in Science
As part of 7 Decades in 7 Days during National Science Week, we’ve teamed up with the Garvan Institute, to bring you an online seminar, celebrating pioneering scientists in cancer research. Join us online as we celebrate all the strong and inspirational women, who have dedicated their lives to medical research. Recognising some of our great female trailblazers…
Science Tall Tales
Why would a fetus glow? Why study space dust? Learn about the WHAT, WHY and the WEIRD of science! This season of short videos explores why science is important and the sometimes bizarre things that happen in the world of science. Join each of our Tall Poppy Scientists as they give you a snapshot of…
Future Scientist Career Quiz
Scientists are humanity’s frontline. Wherever answers are needed they lead the charge – overcoming complex global challenges, solving real-world problems and developing solutions for the future. Incredibly, science is predicted to bring more human progress in the next 50 years than the previous 400 combined. Fighting climate change… saving lives… sustaining the environment… ending hunger……
Science Warriors
Cloverdale Education Support Centre will have a vast range of activities organised in rotations the entire day as follows: VR reality exploring chemical states of matter, human anatomy, Earth and space and physical properties of materials including videos of push and pull related videos. Makey Makey to explore electricity by playing a piano using different…
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…
Science Tall Tales
Why would a fetus glow? Why study space dust? Learn about the WHAT, WHY and the WEIRD of science! This 2021 season of short videos explores why science is important and the sometimes bizarre things that happen in the world of science. Join each of our Tall Poppy Scientists as they give you a snapshot…