Balaklava High Year 9 students have organised a science fiesta for Year 6/7 from our four feeder primary schools. These students will be attending our high school next year so it is a great transition opportunity. Year 9s have prepared 18 different activities for the 120 Year 6/7 students to enjoy ranging from eggs hatching…
Topic: Indigenous Knowledge
Virtual Work Experience: Junior Environmental Planner
Are you 14-19 years old and keen to get hands on experience in environmental planning? Roll up your sleeves, roll out those blueprints and engage your passion for sustainable development with this on-demand virtual work experience. Connect with Inland Rail mentors and learn how to execute large-scale infrastructure projects, whilst preserving Australia’s protected ecosystems. You’ll…
Pub Trivia Served With A Side Of Science [Online]
Event is now online for everyone. Science is often anything but trivial, however that doesn’t stop us enjoying some science pub trivia. As part of Served With a Side of Science: A Canberra Food Festival, this Pub Trivia includes a special food round! On top of this questions will cover all areas of science and…
QUIZ: What type of engineer should you be?
Do you want to build cities, change the future and send rockets into space? Entering the field of engineering gives you the chance to have an impact on some of the most important problems we face. From designing clean energy solutions to detecting cancer with emerging technology, engineers are inventors and problem solvers. Being an engineer…
Future Landscapes
Learn about some of the important climate science projects underway at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne with Future Landscapes, a virtual one-day talks program. Join acclaimed writer and climate activist Sophie Cunningham (Melbourne and City of Trees) on the as she discusses the future of fungi with Tom May, Principal Research Scientist (Mycology). Uncover the story of the Gardens’ Landscape Succession Strategy on The Botanic…
Science Week Online at Japara
Join us online at Facebook Japara for links for education about science in our world. We are not letting the COVID lockdown stopping us celebrating National Science Week, so tune into our Facebook for fun facts and activities you can do at home. A fun and engaging way to celebrate National Science Week in the…
Bee Amazed
Our focus for this year is the importance of bees as pollinators and their importance in the food chain as a link to the National Science Week theme of Food: Different by Design. All students will participate in bee-related STEM activities and science investigations during their science lessons e.g. making bee nests, bee finger puppets,…
Woombye State School Stem Trail
Our interactive Stem Trail takes you around the school grounds to explore our school environment. Explore the maths and science concepts and engage with Indigenous knowledge that is embedded in our gardens.
Postponed: HealthLAB – Ramingining School
Postponed due to the COVID lockdown The Menzies HealthLAB aims to translate research knowledge into action and improved health. It has the potential to positively impact health outcomes over the entire life course by ensuring the wider community, particularly young and Indigenous people are fully informed of the consequences that lifestyle choices made today, can…
Night Lab: Metamorphosis
Ch ch ch changes…. Join the Museum for a night of transformation, think caterpillar into butterfly, grapes into wine and bugs into food in an evening of creepy, crawly, spiky, slimy bugtastic and fabulouse fun. Confront your fears and phobias, challenge yourself to try something new and learn about the secret and not-so-secret lives of…