There’s More to Seaweed than Sushi

Seaweed has been used for centuries for a wide variety of purposes from food to fertiliser, biofuels, bioplastics and even brewing beer. Jo Lane is the owner of Sea Health Products, and harvests a local species of seaweed to develop a range of health and wellness products. She has travelled around the world researching kelp…

Trinity Anglican School Year 7 Aquarium Excursion

The annual Year 7 excursion to Cairns Aquarium has become a regular part of our Natioal Science Week activities. Students attend the aquarium and study adaptations and food webs in several amazing displays of ecosystems. 

Trinity Anglican School Celebration of Science

Rotations through 4 classrooms highlighting different aspects of science. Year 5 & 6 students enjoy an interactive physics display, are fascinated by the effects of liquid nitrogen, take a VR tour and observe all manner of organisms under microscopes.

Women in STEM: Navigating Barriers to Leadership

Women in STEM, including emerging and established leaders, experience exacerbated barriers to retention, leadership development and success due to a complex web of factors underpinned by STEM disciplines being primarily male-dominated. This free live webinar explores key barriers and associated protective factors and provides practical strategies to assist women navigate the challenge of leading in…

Big Science Quiz

The University of Queensland Year 11 student ambassadors will run a quiz using the brain break materials provided from National Science Week. Students will participate in teams and prizes will be awarded to the inners after the three rounds.

Science Week Escape Room with STILE

This lunch time activity involves 15 teams of Year 7 , 8 and 9 students engaging in a problem solving activity using experiments to solve a problem. This will be held in the school library annex and supported by teachers and the University of Queensland year 11 student ambassadors. The sign on sheet filled in…

AI IoT Science Spectacular

A science arena of stunning spectaculars and exciting discoveries. All content of this event is selected from forefront and new science using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) to resonate with the theme. The scale of topics is far-reaching, from that in the field of nanoscale biophotonics (Roman Kostecki, research fellow at ARC…

Future Food: Edible Insects

Participants will explore, taste and cook with edible insects farmed ethically and sustainably right here in Australia by Circle Harvest. With a live video link-up, you will hear directly from Circle Harvest about the real and accessible future of edible insect protein and nutrition in Australia and be able to ask those burning questions. Are…