Starting Monday 15 August, St Mary’s College Primary will be celebrating National Science Week with daily hand-on experiments in class and during lunch. Classroom teachers and the Science Teacher Mr. Jake will work together to make science fun.
Topic: Mathematics
St Mary’s College Science Fair
Making glass out of natural materials, harnessing the power of the sun, or looking at the eye itself. Student and teams at the St Mary’s College Primary Campus will battle it out in the Assembly area on Thursday 18 August to see who can use science to explore the world of glass and explain what’s…
Mathematics Modelling Challenge
Ever wondered the maths behind how a pandemic spreads? Or the environmental impact of getting a lift to school? Or do you want to find out the link between climate change and your WhatsApp messages? Put your analytic brains to the test, working in small groups students have 3 real world mathematics challenges to choose…
Glass: The Science Fair
To celebrate National Science Week, a lunchtime science fair will be held in the Hannans Primary School library. The science fair’s focus will be the entries of students from Years 1 – 6. Students from Year 1 to 2 will create a science poster around a topic or theme of their choice. Students from Years…
Whole School Marble Run Challenge Day
The Marble Run Challenge day will run for one whole day and include students from Kinder through to Year 6. The day will include an introduction to glass and marbles followed by viewing and discussing examples of marble runs. Students will then work in small groups within their stage to design and create a marble…
Launch of National Science Week 2022 – Celebrating First Nations Sciences of the Land
National Science Week is Australia’s annual national celebration of science and technology. It’s a chance for all Australians to meet our scientists, do science, and celebrate its crucial role in Australia’s society and economy. Each year, a vast array of events run across the nation to give more Australians the chance to get involved in…
Women in STEM
Why does the phrase ‘Woman in Stem’ even exist? It’s ungrammatical—plus, it suggests women are an exotic species. But it can also remind people that STEM isn’t just for men. The Women’s Museum of Australia will showcase six women who excelled in STEM and paved the way for the other women to follow. The disproportionately…
Women in STEM
The Women’s Museum of Australia will showcase six women who excelled in STEM and paved the way for the other women to follow. The disproportionately low numbers of women in STEM- related careers globally can be linked to discriminatory social norms about the kinds of occupations that women are, or are not, capable of or…
Women in STEM
The Women’s Museum of Australia will showcase six women who excelled in STEM and paved the way for the other women to follow. The disproportionately low numbers of women in STEM- related careers globally can be linked to discriminatory social norms about the kinds of occupations that women are, or are not, capable of or…
Women in STEM
The Women’s Museum of Australia will showcase six women who excelled in STEM and paved the way for the other women to follow. The disproportionately low numbers of women in STEM- related careers globally can be linked to discriminatory social norms about the kinds of occupations that women are, or are not, capable of or…