Jingili’s Science Fair is a longstanding tradition at our school and involves students from Preschool to Year 6 participating. It has evolved over time and includes a science expo, where experts from the community come in to showcase science in the real world, which is then transferred to students being the experts where they showcase…
Topic: Indigenous Knowledge
Digitally Different by Design
National Science Week is going digital this year at Beenleigh State High School while investigating the topic of Food Sustainability. Students have been tasked with creating under five minute videos (in any format) exploring innovation at BSHS in this sector. It could be interviews, documentary, mockumentary, animated, News-style, live action, screencast and much, much more….
Full STEAM ahead: Exploring food sciences
Millen Primary School will engage with a series of activities and events during National Science Week that all relate to food sciences. The week will begin with the STEAM show incursion to engage students and parents with science learning. During the week our STEM Trailblazer student leadership team will host the STEM Day assembly and…
STEM School Holiday Camp-Computational Thinking and Logical Training
Two program will be provided in this special holiday camp. What if you had a magic pen? What if you had a magic pen? A pen that could draw your imaginations into reality? Come along to an introduction to symmetry and create your very own symmetries through a code in Scratch. Gain powerful knowledge in…
Science Week at Pia Wadjarri RCS
Writing about our experiences with the ocean, using the Deep Blue program and the SPECTRA Cards, researching sea life, watching videos and reading about the ocean and the effects of oil spills on our environment. We will write about the time we went to the cultural camp and all the things we saw while we…
Aboriginal Cosmology
Join EnviroCollective CDU this Friday 21 August at Casuarina Library for a night spent learning from researchers from the Northern Institute at Charles Darwin University about the science and culture of Aboriginal Cosmology. Aboriginal cosmology is the origin and general structure of the universe based in Aboriginal knowledge, lore, and science. It stretches from the…
Palawa Science and Sustainable Futures – A virtual trail
The webinar will involve students, Aboriginal leaders and scientists engaged with the idea of Two- Eyed Seeing-learning to see from one eye with the strengths of indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing and from the other eye with the strengths of scientific ways of knowing, and learning to use both eyes together for the benefit…
Our Resilient Future – Water, Agriculture & Biodiversity
Enormous changes and transitions are already upon us, and we find ourselves unprepared. One thing is clear: all of our decisions will be made under increasingly ambiguous conditions, and integration will be needed across all sectors and levels of our society to set us on a preferred climate path and prepare us for the outcomes…
Lessons From the Fires: A biodiversity and climate perspective
The 2019/20 bushfire season in Australia was unprecedented. Over 12 million hectares were burnt in eastern and southern Australia and nearly three billion frogs, reptiles, birds and mammals were killed. Climate change is making bushfire conditions more dangerous than ever, with increasing risks to people, property, and the environment. Efforts are now underway to develop…
Young Tassie Scientists – Virtual Visit to Woodbridge School (Year 10)
The Young Tassie Scientists are bringing their passion for science into classrooms through online virtual visits in 2020. The team will also be supporting various other events across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for…