Have you ever wondered if you are Recycling Right in the Canberra region? Take the “Are you Recycling Right?” Quiz to find out if you’re a recycling guru. You might even learn a few new things! This 5 minute quiz will get you thinking about which bin you use to throw things out, whether you…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Science Trail – Tucker Bush: Creating an Australian Native Edible Garden
Learn how to turn your backyard into a Australian native edible garden with Mark Tucek from Tucker Bush. Did you know that most of the edibles we grow in our gardens today were originally imported from overseas? With Tucker Bush edible natives, you can enjoy a backyard full of unique and delicious bush tucker fruits,…
Science Trail – Cleaning with Chemistry
To celebrate National Science Week, come and discover the science behind our everyday cleaning. Cut through the advertising spin of the home hygiene industry with the help of elbow grease and bi-carb soda. Cleaning with chemistry will arm you with a basic understanding of household science and a bottle full of natural alternatives to toxic…
Science Trail – Gardening with Microbes and Microscopes
Using Microbes to get the best from your Garden. We’ve heard about our gut microbiome, but have you heard that the soil has a microbiome too …and that it is effectively our plants’ stomach? In this session, we’ll get to know the microbes and learn how they ‘feed’ the plants and work to keep them…
Science Trail – Planting events with plant giveaway
Join us at the Aldinga Street Wetland & Jacqueline Street Wetland for two community planting days Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group (AGLG) is planting wetland sedges and small shrubs under an existing canopy of paperbark trees, to restore the bushland beside a wetland that flows into the Canning River, and would love for you to be…
Cancelled: Pollination in the Gardens
This event has been cancelled due to the COVID lockdown in the Hunter Region. Visit the Gardens Facebook page for new events and exhibitions after the Gardens reopens. The Gardens presents an interactive exhibition in the Gardens’ Education Pavilion on the general theme of How Plants Work. The exhibition will focus on “Pollination in the…
Holy Spirit Science Day
Holy Spirit will be hosting a MAD SCIENCE SHOW about air, electricity and fire for our whole school. Each show will run for the duration of 60 minutes. We are hosting 3 shows during the day to allow for each student to attend and be part of the madness. Our science show will be on…
Sara Phillips – Best Australian Science Writing 2020
Can fish feel pain? Does it matter if a dingo is different from a dog? Science tackles some unexpected questions. Who better to navigate us through these unprecedented days than Australia’s best science writers? Now in its tenth year, the much-loved Best Australian Science Writing anthology selects the most riveting, poignant and entertaining science stories…
Discovery Walk in the Wetlands
Join us on our volunteer-led fun and engaging guided walk along one of the tracks at the Boondall Wetlands. Parents, grandparents and carers can relax and learn with their little ones, while volunteer guides share their knowledge of local flora and fauna along the way during this family friendly adventure. Requirements: All children must be…
Karawatha Forest Discovery Walk
Join us on our volunteer-led fun and engaging guided walk along one of the many tracks in Karawatha Forest. Parents, grandparents and carers can relax and learn with their little ones, while volunteer guides share their knowledge of local flora and fauna along the way during this family friendly adventure. Requirements: All children must be accompanied…