Community event that brings together the local schools network to showcase National Science Week and the great work of our students. Guest speakers from local universities, Spud Shed, Bush Tucker Man and more. Interactive displays from our Academic Extension class project – Our Restaurant Rulz, Science Busking and much more.
Topic: Indigenous Knowledge
Roaming Investigations
The students and staff at Sacred Heart will be investigating, experimenting and getting down and dirty in STEM. Between recess and lunch, the students will be split into upper and lower primary groups (around 19 students per group). Groups are a mix of students from different classes and grades. The groups will rotate between 5…
Katherine South Primary School Science Extravaganza
The KSPS Science Extravaganza is an event that brings the Katherine South Primary School community together. The event takes place in the afternoon from 4pm-6pm. The extravaganza focusses on STEAM education with teachers and other community groups such as National Parks and Wildlife, Landcare and health organisations leading various activities. There are wide range of…
Two Way Science Day @ Shep
A whole school two-way Science Day where students rotate between different traditional technology and STEM activities throughout the day. Activities will involve community stakeholders including Marthakal Gumurr Rangers; Miwatj Health Clinic; and Yalu Aboriginal Corporation to provide culturally responsive two-way science experiences for our students. As traditional dyes are being prepared in one area of…
The Science of Flavour
Join us for a National Science Week event at Ancient World exploring themes of native foods, future foods and food security. About this event Joining us at Ancient World for this National Science Week event will be: Mark Koolmatrie of the Ngarrindjeri Nation Steph Daughtry & Hannah Rohrlach (Creative Directors of Post Dining) Professor Wendy…
Beenleigh SHS Science Week
Students will be invited down into the Science Block each day of the week to complete a different set of activities each day related to food and sustainability – tied in heavily with the school’s farm. Monday: beeswax wraps Tuesday: making butter and yoghurt Wednesday: bush tucker lunch Thursday: farm food to lunch Friday: present…
Ikuntji Kuula STEM Expo
At the Ikuntji Kuula (Haasts Bluff) STEM Expo there will be a series of STEM-based activities for all the whole community to engage with. The activities are planned to be fun and hands-on where participants can share, explore, problem-solve, investigate, collaborate, learn, and invent. In the lead up to National Science Week, students will undertake…
Our Deadly Science
Australia’s First Nations Peoples have the longest continuing culture on Earth, passing on the lessons of land, sea and sky to future scientists through stories, song and dance. As the 2021 Sydney Science Festival Ambassador, Corey Tutt will deliver a keynote address celebrating the breadth and depth of knowledge of our first scientists – from…
Southern Sky Livestream
As the 2021 Sydney Science Festival draws to a close, we bid our inaugural Astronomy Ambassador Karlie Noon farewell on a livestreamed final stroll through the cosmos, featuring a tour of her favourite astronomical objects combining both Western and Indigenous understandings of the sky. Join Karlie as she travels light-years away to explore the late winter,…
Collingwood College Science Afternoon
Students and families in Year 2 to 8 are invited to join us for an afternoon of hands-on activities exploring the science and technology behind our food. Learn about indigenous food to Australia, create a fishing net, make plastic out of milk, learn how our food waste can be turned into methane for cooking and…