Topic: Chemistry and Materials

Leftovers of a Ghost – Art Exhibition

Artists Emme Orbach and Noah Spivak collaborate on a series of experiment-based artworks in their latest exhibition. ‘Leftovers of a Ghost’ explores one central question: what happens when you allow a chemical reaction to dictate the outcome of an artwork? In the lead-up to the exhibition, the artists have encouraged chemical solutions to evolve on…

Material World Henbury Science Fair

Material World Henbury Science Fair has a range of hands-on experiments and activities to engage and develop a love of science in all our students and to cater for a range of abilities and student needs.  They will develop an understanding of different natural and artificial material properties with a focus on glass. Activities will include: Henbury…

Twinkle Twinkle Glow Star

Seeing the world in different ways is a key aspect of science education and part of this is exploring the electromagnetic spectrum including non-visible light. UV curing resin will be used to create a star for each preschooler in Essington. The star will contain a combination of dots of regular paint, fluorescent paint and nuggets…

Escape Room & Engineering Challenge

Middle school students will solve a series of challenges in an Escape Room style. They will race around the schools to locate secluded stations where they have to complete STEM activities and receive a stamp. The first team to collect all station stamps win. Activity examples include DNA extraction, math puzzles, and making a light…

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…