Antarctic sea ice is changing, impacting the animals that depend on it. Join our panel of experts to discuss the recent changes and discover how they affect Antarctic wildlife. Each year the Island of Ideas partner with the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society for a special National Science Week edition of the program that explores…
Topic: Environment and Nature
GSS Small but Mighty National Science Week Explosion
Greenmount SS is a small but mighty school on the Darling Downs in Queensland. Its Science-riffic teachers run a Science Festival each year focusing around the National Science Week theme. This year we are set to mix things up with the Biodiversity theme. We will be running workshops with wildlife carers (and yes… there will…
Physics in the Pub
Wormholes, Multiverses and Magical Music: Physics in the Pub Local physicists and astronomers are coming to the pub – join them to hear all about building the tiniest nano-things, up to exploring this huge universe (and the parallel ones too). There’ll be magic, there’ll be superpowers, but no cosmetologists as this amazing line up explores…
Dark Matter in the Pub
Canberra, Don’t miss the darkest night of your life, as the scientists looking for dark matter share the seemingly impossible quest they are on to find the elusive – yet apparently common mystery substance. As part of National Science Week, seven remarkable scientists from around the country have come together for an entertaining and…
Save Our Species Escape Room Challenge
Can the students of Kananook Primary School find out which local species is under threat before time runs out? By taking part in a series of escape room challenges, students will learn about the features, adaptations, habitat, diet, life cycle and threats of a local near-threatened species. Students will be exploring sensory trays, coding Bee-bots, using…
Grandis Saves the World ‘STEAM Breaks’
All through National Science Week during recess and lunch breaks the whole school will be involved in science inquiry-based activities themed by the letters of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics). This will complement our science education lessons looking at this year’s Science Week schools theme of Species Survival – More Than Just Sustainability in…
Species Survivability in the West Wimmera
The school theme for National Science Week in 2024 is Species Survival – More than just sustainability. The theme aims to highlight the importance of science and innovation in ensuring the survival and thriving of different species in an ever-changing world. At Edenhope College we’ve decided to meet the scientists who work in the field to…
Dominican School Science Week
Get Ready for an Epic Science Adventure! This Science Week, we’re turning our school into a super cool science lab! Every class gets their very own experiment box, filled with awesome activities that’ll make you go, “Wow!” Over the week, you’ll get to try out 5 different experiments, exploring all sorts of wild and wacky…
Bring Back the Karaks
We have a problem at Woodlands Primary School – many birds used to feed and nest within our school, but we are seeing less and less of them each year. The STEM whole school project of Bringing Back the Kaarakins (endangered black cockatoos) will be conducted in weekly Science lessons with the Science Specialist. Each year group from Kindy to Year 6…
Kids teaching kids all things science
Secondary students teaching primary students all things science! Primary students will get to rotate through a range of fun and engaging science activities developed, set up and delivered by older students. Kids teaching kids!