Topic: Environment and Nature

Up and Atom Science Fair

The children at the preschool will have a chance to get “Up and Atom” with science. First the children will be introduced to science concepts by viewing a science show created by local scientists and educators. They will then break into smaller groups and explore a variety of science experiments throughout the preschool, getting hands…

National Science Week Lecture Series @ Cairns SHS

This is a series of lectures to inspire students of all year levels and encourage them to develop their curiosity in the science world and open their minds up to the possibility of careers in science. The lectures and interactive sessions include: Wednesday 18 August The 2021 AIP Lecture Series delivered by Dr. Martin Stringer…

Gymea North’s Veggie Garden Irrigation

The students in Stage 2 at our school will be designing and building an irrigation system for our school vegetable garden. Our school has a gardening club with a hugely successful vegetable garden. It is so successful that one of our giant homegrown zucchinis was featured in the local paper. However we have a problem…

Indigenous Uses of Plants

Indigenous man Adam Shipp from Yurbay will come to the school and give a talk about traditional uses of plants. After the talk, the students will be exposed to native plants and investigate the environmental factors and sustainability of them. How the ancient cultures used and harvested these plants and the medicinal and healing properties…

Food for the Modern Family

During National Science Week from Monday to Thursday we will have guest speakers from 4 different science fields to discuss with the students their roles as scientists, and how their specific discipline is working towards  sustainable futures. The students will have a chance for Q&A at the end of each presentation. During the week, there…

Grafton High School – Year 6 Transition in Science Week

Grafton High School uses National Science Week to help get local primary school students interested and keen for science when they start Year 7. Year 10 Select and Gold classes run scientific experiments with the Year 6 students and talk to them about science and general high school life.

Bungendore Public School Science Day

There will be a variety of activities going on across the whole school for National Science Week: teachers talk to classes and introduce science week theme. Year 6’s pick up Kindy’s and take them to their peer support classes. Year 6 students leading a making ice cream experiment. Two bags of ice cream will be…

Food, Different by Design Expo

Our School will be hosting a variety of demonstrations that will cater for our students from Prep through to Year 6.  The events will be set up in different locations around the school both indoor and outdoor and they will be Year Level appropriate.  The day will be run to a timetable with seven time…

Mid-Afternoon Masterclass: The weirdest mammal in Australia

As the only mammals in the world to also lay eggs, monotremes are one puzzle that scientists are still trying to figure out. Monotremes can only be found in Australia and New Guinea and are an ancient group of mammals that have existed since the time of the dinosaurs. One of the first mammal groups…