National Science Week is an exciting opportunity for Dripstone to showcase the innovative and progressive ideas of our students in the field of STEAM. As a part of the week-long celebration, we are organising a science fair that will involve the entire school community, including council members, ministers, and primary schools. Innovation: Powering Future Industries….
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BRIGHT IDEAS poetry blog
Can you write a poem about SCIENCE? It might be about an amazing invention or discovery, famous scientist or your favourite piece of technology. From the humble wheel to the invisible magic of wi-fi, clever concepts in science are woven into our way of life. Try thinking of some you can’t do without, or list…
Aspendale Gardens Primary School Science Week – Whole School Provocation
The entire school will participate in a provocation about how we will build our future buildings/cities. They will investigate concepts such as sustainability, renewable resources, design and function. Students will be prompted to think about how we will build our future buildings and what buildings we may need in the future. At each year level,…
Darwin Middle School Future Innovators Event
Innovations and Inventions Competition What is an invention? Inventions are original applications of technology which solve a problem. The scope for inventions is limited only by your imagination. You are asked to apply your knowledge of science to make an invention. Your invention may be a new device, method or process that has not existed…
Energy: Wham! Bam! Boom!
This event will look at simple ways of making things move through kinetic energy. Children will move through four stations where they will get the opportunity to make a hovercraft, Lego car with sail, catapults and rubber band powered cars using everyday items from around the home. There will be a discussion about kinetic energy…
Science Alive!
Science Alive! was launched in 2006 by the SA Coordinating Committee of National Science Week as a single day event in a modest 2,400 m2 space. Over 16 years it has grown into a suite of 3 separate events held over 3 days in over 16,000 m2 at the Adelaide Showground. It is held in…
Super Sunday Science Funday
Supersonic Science will be visiting Kondinin to inspire the scientist in us all. The one-hour explosive stage show is a high-energy, interactive demonstration-based stage show, which encourages audience participation. Demonstrations in the show include: combustible gases colour changing chemistry liquid nitrogen exothermic reactions foam explosions toroidal vortices phenomenal physics, and burning bubbles. Following the stage…
The Young Scientist Research Prizes
To foster and recognise excellence in Victoria’s early career scientists, the Royal Society of Victoria has established four prestigious competitive prizes open to Victorian students in their final year of doctoral candidature, in all areas of the Biomedical & Health Sciences, Biological Sciences (non-human), Earth Sciences and Physical Sciences. Following assessment of applications across the…
Journey to the VR Huddle Room
VR is well recognised as an educational technology tool offering engaging ways to create, view and interact with science content. Following the school theme of Innovation: Powering future industries, learn about the evolution of VR and its benefits in bringing people together via social inclusion. Each 45 – 60min session allows people to actively engage…
IGNITE- School Program for Young Women in STEM
Are you interested in solving the problems of tomorrow? Want to know how you can be part of the solution? Engineering and science are for everyone, and engineering and environmental consultancy pitt&sherry invite you to explore STEM beyond school. Experience first hand how your STEM subjects can lead you to a career that helps solve…