Rescheduled: Model Aquaponics

Rescheduled due to the COVID lockdown. Our students will be learning about one method of creating a sustainable food source through the use of aquaponics. In the weeks prior to National Science Week, students will be researching aquaponic systems, plant and fish needs as well as suitable materials. They will create design options and then…

Are you a teacher? Home educating? Three, free resources to decorate the learning environment and challenge even the best student.

Hi Hamish, as this isn’t an event join in I’ve turned it into a blog post. Cheers, Geoff. <https://www.scienceweek.net.au/seedscape-education-resources/> During Science Week we’re offering free learning resources to complement classroom activities and/or home-based education. Grab them now to use later or use Science Week to encourage your students to take part in an activity while…

Virtual Work Experience: Junior Digital Engineer

Dive deep into data as Inland Rail’s latest Junior Digital Engineer in this FREE virtual work experience for high school students. Explore the intricate world of digital engineering, information management and data visualisation! Learn how these skills all come together to create a digital network system that revolutionises the safety and efficiency of our train…

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…

g4g Day @ Canberra 2021 – online

It’s on again – g4g Day @ Canberra 2021, Australia. We are thrilled to host a new online episode of our very own Science, you had me at hello® in partnership with National Science Week ACT and Girl Guides ACT & SE NSW. For this episode, we are heading to the Australian Capital Territory! Here we will invite local…

Tempus Fugit — It’s about Time: ‘art meets science’

In a spontaneous collaboration where ‘art meets science’, sculptor Duncan Moon will display his work ‘Tempus Fugit’ as a visual context to Physics Professor Michael Tobar’s lecture ‘It’s about Time: Clocks, Quantum Technology and the Quest for a Physical Theory of Everything’. “Tempus fugit: time flies, time is against us, time on our side, time…

Ainslie School Meet-a-Scientist Nano Conference

Eighteen Scientists associated with the Ainslie School community will participate in the Ainslie School Meet-a-Scientist Nano Conference. The purpose of this event is to  increase students’ appreciation of the scope and delights of science as well as expose them to a range of adults who have sustained a passion for scientific curiosity. The event will…

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.

Propagating Food by Design

Propagating food by design project will provide opportunities for students to study the mechanics and advantages of growing seeds in a greenhouse. Providing hands-on participation through investigations, strategies, predictions, and solutions to achieve the expected outcomes – growing food from food. Students will research and investigate seed collection (sustainably and ethically), clean and store seeds…