Everyday Science

We will be providing opportunities for students to experience science every day of the week. We are providing opportunities for students to see how science is used in everyday life from making a bush tucker garden to chemical reactions of everyday household ingredients. 

Play and Explore Day 2024 – Georges River Libraries

Play and explore at the Library with different activities and workshops to celebrate National Science Week. The day will include family-friendly workshops on cryptography, AI animation, the chemistry of fizzy drinks, electronic papercraft, and more. Come and experience a range of tabletop discoveries, interactive installations, and opportunities galore to play and explore with something for…

Our Lady’s Assumption Primary School Science Fair and STEM Engineering Challenge

Our OLA Science Fair is back, following the incredible enthusiasm and interest shown by our school community last year! This year, we’ve introduced an exciting new school-wide STEM engineering challenge that has inspired students to delve into engineering design processes. This challenge has broadened our learning experiences beyond the classroom, involving our wider community and…

Surviving the Future

Discover how we can conserve the environment and protect species by exploring the innovative ways scientists are using algae to create sustainable materials and reduce plastic waste. Design your own algae string creation. Then, join the Species Survival Escape Room Challenge and learn how conservation efforts can protect vulnerable species.  We’ll also explore the vital…

St Carlo’s – National Science Week Activities

Hi there, science fans!  Ready for some fun? We’re on a mission to discover what happens when hot and cold mix, and we’re going to do it by making a cloud inside a bottle. When the hot air in the bottle meets cold air, it turns into a cloud that you can’t undo—pretty wild, huh? But…

STEAM Challenge – Survival science

Ready to survive and thrive?  Join us for “Survival Science,” where you’ll dive into hands-on challenges to explore the science of survival. Can you design a shelter, purify water, and generate power? Put your skills to the test and see if you have what it takes. In STEAM Challenge: Survival Science, young inventors aged 7-14 will…

Microbats

As one component of a school-wide series of workshops and weeklong event held in National Science Week, students will learn about the biodiversity of the Ecological Vegetation Class (EVC) that is present on our school grounds. To replenish the biodiversity of the grasslands, students will be involved in various activities such as, building bat boxes,…

Science Explorational Stations

Our Science Exploration Stations will involve students from Early Learning to Grade 6. The afternoon will include a rotation of engaging, hands-on science experiments in classrooms and areas around the school. The students from Prep to Grade 5 will be in mixed aged groupings allowing the older students to work with younger students. The science experiments…

BBC Mission S.O.S – Save all our species

This National Science Week, the BBC STEM Club and Science team will take our whole-of-school community on an S.O.S mission to Save all Our Species. Throughout the week, students will engage in STEAM activities including interactive pop-up displays, biodiversity workshops, and environmental quizzes. Through these activities students will gain greater understanding and appreciation of the…

National Science Week – St Mel’s

National Science Week is an exciting and engaging celebration of all thing’s science. From August 12th to August 16th, students, teachers, and the entire school community will dive into the wonders of the scientific world through hands-on activities and experiments. Throughout the entire week, each grade will experience a hands-on science experiment exploring living things…