Our Two-way science team has interpreted this year’s theme of Innovation: Powering Future Industries through the lens of looking back to look forward. For this year’s National Science Week, our students will listen to stories from Traditional Owners and knowledge holders about the innovations of Yolŋu people in North East Arnhem Land from pre-colonisation to…
Topic: Environment and Nature
How Plants Work
How Plants Work is an interactive exhibition at the Hunter Region Botanic Gardens. All life on earth depends on plants. Using simple observations and experiments, visitors can gain fascinating insights into how it all happens. Explainers are on hand to encourage visitors to explore the expedition and assist with experiments. Topics include: How plants make…
Rewilding
Australians love cuddling up to a koala, and spotting a bilby or platypus in the wild. But our sunburnt country has borne witness to the disappearance of scores of native species over the past hundred years – earning us the nickname ‘extinction central’. From the golden bandicoots in the Strzelecki Desert to the platypuses in…
Rhodes Science Fair
Are you ready for a science-filled adventure that will ignite curiosity in the hearts of your entire family? Look no further than the Rhodes Science Fair, a free community event that promotes lifelong learning and inspires a fun love for science. Get ready to be amazed by the mind-blowing liquid nitrogen show, where expanding balloons…
Earth Conservation x Space Exploration
What’s more important: Earth’s conservation or space exploration? It’s a tough question, and in this interactive event, you choose whether you explore the physics of life and energy on Earth or in space, or both. If exploring the Earth, you can learn about renewable energy and the physics that connects us to the cosmos, or,…
Up Close with Birds of Prey @ Girrawheen Library
What a plume-filled treat! An educational and interactive talk about the latest research projects that cover bird cognition and behaviour and the impact of environmental changes in their habitat. WA Birds of Prey will showcase 5 of their majestic feathered creatures in an interactive presentation. There will be owls, a falcon, and a wedge-tailed eagle….
CJC Science Week Staff Morning Tea
To celebrate Science Week and STEM and DigiTech around the school, we will be hosting a special morning tea during Science Week 12th-20th August. We will showcase the work of students across the school and share some resources and approaches when teaching STEM, DigiTech and Inquiry.
SCOPE – Science Can Open People’s Eyes
Discover the tiny wonders of the Territory. SCOPE is a photomicrography (the art of taking photos through a microscope) competition, giving Territorians the opportunity to explore the tiniest details of the Territory. Sixty smartphone microscope converters will be distributed to 30 remote and rural schools and libraries, giving kids the opportunity to explore the world…
Beaker Street Festival Hub @ TMAG
The Beaker Street Festival Hub at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is a pop-up science bar, a parlour of curiosities, an inn for inquiring minds. Here, at the bustling Festival centre, you’ll find live music, zoological oddities, photographic inspiration, amiable wandering scientists, seriously good food and drink, and such a bounty of distractions that…
Big Bang Science Workshop: DNA Extraction
Why do you look and behave the way you do? All living organisms contain DNA, which is a molecular code within their cells for everything needed for life and reproduction. In this workshop we extract and physically see the DNA of various fruits and explore how genetic traits are inherited. Children’s Discovery creates opportunities for…