A range of activities throughout National Science Week to promote and enhance students and staffs engagement with science. We will be holding a Brain Break and morning tea, doing liquid nitrogen and dry ice demonstrations, screening the SCINEMA science film festival, exploring uses of AI in our community and using drones.
Topic: Innovation and Technology
CHPS Makers Empire Year 4 Showcase
Students will be combining learning of 3D printing on the Makers Empire app with traditional hands-on building methods using recycled materials. The aim is for the students to make their builds more durable and sophisticated, with sustainability in mind. The emphasis will be on: testing; problem solving; collaboration; and communication To celebrate their achievements, the…
CHPS Makers Empire Year 4 Showcase
As part of out Makers Unit on Strong Structures, I will be merging our learning of 3D printing, delivered via the pilot learning module on the Makers Empire app, with traditional hands-on building methods using recycled materials. With an aim to enable students to make their builds more durable and sophisticated, with sustainability in mind. …
St John the Evangelist Science Spectacular
The week will include a rotation of engaging, hands-on science experiments at stations set up in our school hall, and activities and demonstrations from all areas of the science curriculum to develop a passion for science in everyday life. These activities will involve and develop problem solving and prediction skills and a sense of curiosity about…
STEAM Showcase
A collection of STEAM activities for all age groups. See 3D printing in action, build your own wooden models, play Sphero soccer, CO2 dragsters racing, make slime and use microscopes. There are also some machine based learning activities participants can have a go at. Art pieces will be created and uploaded to a virtual art…
The Great Escape
The Great Escape is an escape room designed around each of the four science topics taught in our senior secondary school (Year 11-12) and run for 1 week, with 1 hour time slots to escape our STEaM room. In keeping with the theme of innovation, student participants need to solve the puzzles within 40 minutes…
Queechy High School – The Future of Tasmanian Industries
In National Science Week a guest speaker will visit the school to discuss career opportunities in food and agricultural science with Year 9/10 students. The guest speaker will also run Concentrating on Orange Juice with Year 7 students as a hands-on activity looking at the processing and difference between different orange juices. We will also…
Science Play Matters at White Rock Playful Playgroup
>Play Matters Australia is hosting a free National Science Week Playgroup on Monday 14 August at White Rock State School. This playgroup caters to families with children aged up to five years old. Join us for a morning of science activities and lots of fun for everyone. To attend, please register for your free Play…
Science Play Matters at Woorabinda Playgroup
Play Matters Australia is hosting a free National Science Week Playgroup on Tuesday 8 August at Woorabinda State School. This playgroup caters to families with children aged up to five years old. Join us for a morning of science activities and lots of fun for everyone. To attend, please register for a free Play Matters…
Solar Science Spectacular
Students from Kindergarten to Year 6 will engage in a day of a variety of solar experiments. The experiments will include solar night lights, solar ovens, solar desalination stations, solar powered cars and more. These activities will engage and spark wonder in our learning community about the benefits of solar energy on powering future industries….