The theme of “Innovation: Powering Future Industries” will be explored from a number of different angles. This can be done through the production of usable energy via sustainable alternatives as well as the investigation of different types of fuels and how they can be used to create a greener, more sustainable yet productive future. Children…
Topic: Energy and Transport
Power Up Pakenham – Science Week at Pakenham Library
Learn about Electricity will be held at 5:00pm on 22 August Pakenham Library will provide children a chance to embark on projects in groups, with other young people and their families, working with Snap Circuits kits. Free tickets available online. Children and their families will be able to engage with these kits, with support…
Questacon Presents: Foldable Flight
Take to the skies with Questacon as we explore flight in this hands-on webinar. Let your creativity take flight as you make, try and refine your own paper plane designs. How can you experiment with different elements of your paper plane to change the way it flies? In this session, come and investigate the engineering…
STEM Show and Tell
Celebrate National Science Week with some of WA’s women in STEM champions. This event is for WA-based students in years 10-12 interested in learning about how rewarding and exciting a career in STEM can be. Students will have the opportunity to meet with different women working in a range of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths…
Earth Science Incursion at Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School
Earth science incursions with 6 classes at Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School. Students will be learning about fossils from the Northern Territory and about the properties of light.
Professor Bunsen presented by Northern Grampian Libraries
Professor Bunsen, educator and scientist, will put on two shows on Friday 25 August as part of Northern Grampians Libraries’ National Science Week celebrations. The event is suitable for Year 1-6 and will be open for the general public as well as school bookings. Session details Forces, Motion and Energy (The Science of Toys) It…
Solar Car Build
Our Year 6 students will facilitate a session for other students which helps them build solar powered cars using kits prepared for the synergy solar car challenge.
Professor Bunsen presented by NG Libraries
Professor Bunsen, educator and scientist, will put on two shows on Friday 25 August as part of Northern Grampians Libraries’ Science Week celebrations. Times are: 9.30-10.30am at the Stawell Library; and 1.30-2.30pm at the St Arnaud Town Hall. The event is suitable for Grades 1-6 and will be open for the general public as well…
Hillcrest PS Future Focused Festival
A showcase of the STEM inquiry project work being explored in Year 1 to 6 STEM, Sustainability and Media Arts specialist classes and in classrooms. This all-day exhibition will enable students to learn about exciting projects occurring throughout the school, and is opening up to parents and the school community in the afternoon. Examples of…
Wollongong University’s Design a T-shirt Competition
The University of Wollongong is delighted to announce that entries for the Design a T-shirt Competition are open. The competition is for children in Years 3-8 (Stages 2, 3 & 4) to help celebrate the National Science Week theme of Innovation: Powering Future Industries. The theme incorporates the advancement in technology in all industries, especially…