Underneath the waves of Bayside, the fossils of giant predators that once swam on our coastline are slowly being revealed. From the largest shark that ever existed to the ‘Demon-ducks of Doom’, these fossils are being discovered by palaeontologist Ben Francischelli and a team of citizen scientists. These July school holidays, join us for a…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Prehistoric Bayside – Shadow Beasts of Bayside
Imagine you could go back in time… Imagine you could not only see but hear the creatures… Imagine that you’re the first person to discover a fossil from a giant beast from the bay… Barking Spider Creative artists have created Shadow Beasts of Bayside to give you a taste of an imagined long-ago, watery world….
Prehistoric Bayside – Fossil Roadshow
Have you found a fossil in Bayside? Ben Francischelli, palaeontologist and curator of Prehistoric Bayside, wants to hear from you! Bring along your fossil discoveries to our Fossil Roadshow where Ben Francischelli and Ruairidh Duncan will be on hand to identify and age your specimens. In addition, our citizen scientists will have items from their collections for you to…
Camera Trap Chronicles
Ever wondered what Tassie’s wildlife gets up to when no one’s watching? Explore the Tasmanian Land Conservancy’s (TLC) camera trap photo exhibition. Captured by WildTracker citizen scientists and landholders from across the state, these photos reveal the hidden lives of our special wildlife. The exhibition will showcase camera trap photos that tell compelling, beautiful and…
Reptile Encounter at Cranbourne Secondary College
In order to engage out students with National Science Week this year, we have booked a reptile encounter session to occur across 2 days. All Year 7’s will take part in an exhibition in learning more about reptiles and what helps them survive, and all students will be able to visit at lunch to celebrate…
Poetry Zoo
Can you write a poem about ‘Loving Living Things’? The poem could be about your favourite animal, a curious creature, plant, microbe or caring for the environment. The Science Rhymes website will display a collection of your rhyming poems in our Poetry Zoo anthology blog. There’s a free downloadable PDF called ‘Loving Little Things’ to help…
Fantastic Fungi
Through this Science Week project, the Pre-K – Year 6 students at Trinity Prep School will step into the shoes of a mycologists, inquiring into the form, change, and connection of mushrooms. Mushrooms play a vital role in nature’s balance, through their ability to recycling nutrients, essential for the survival of many species. Through this…
Wild Food – Tasmanian natives on the menu
Wild Food is on the menu! Join us for a day of foraging, cooking and tasting the best wild ingredients Tasmania has to offer. Learn about edible Tasmanian sustainable food at this National Science Week event. Rees Campbell, author of Eat Wild Tasmanian, will lead the event at Kickstart Arts in New Town. Hungry for…
Eco-Garden
The students at Maria Regina will be reinvigorating our eco-garden to be able to grow health veggies and herbs that can be used by the students in our school canteen. Students will learn about ecosystems, caring for living things and healthy diets. Students from Kinder to Year 6 will participate in gardening events throughout the…
By Gum: Healing Country
A day field trip to three spectacular Tasmanian East Coast properties. Showcasing positive stories of landscape recovery, saving threatened species, covenants and giving back to Aboriginal custodians. Meet researchers, land managers, scientists and volunteers. Includes practical planting at Wind Song. Presenters include: Dr Magali Wright Dr Bec Jones Jimmy Collinson Linton Burgess – Aboriginal cultural…