Students at Cooma North Public School will be taking part in class activities around this years’ theme: Glass, more than meets the eye. Class groups will be participating in practical and hands-on activities that are engaging and fun. We are also thrilled to be hosting a visit by the Jollybops Science Show as part of…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Doonside Technology High School Science Week Roadshow
Student mentors from Years 8, 9 and 10 to local primary schools to run science activity workshops. Activities include: making a magnet maze making a kaleidoscope and fair testing – how does changing the amount of bi-carb to vinegar change how much the balloon blows up?
Amaroo Cub Scouts Paper Plane Competition
Amaroo Cub Scouts (ages 8-11) will design, test and fly paper planes at the Amaroo School hall as a Creative STEAM activity as part of National Science Week. The competition will include longest distance, longest airtime and aerobatics and follow the Red Bull Paper Wings rules and criteria. This event follows on from an online…
Game Plus Fest 2022
Game Plus Fest is a celebration of games and STEM. It is an opportunity for creatives across these fields to showcase their innovative technologies and the projects they are working on. Game Plus Fest will help people of all ages get a better understanding of the role STEM plays in our lives with exciting technology…
Science – To Be Seen for National Science Week
This year for National Science Week, we would like it to be ‘seen’. We will have daily activities and have a showy week. We will be collaborating with other faculties to show that science permeates itself in all walks of life. Science and Textiles: Tie Dye T-shirts – an opportunity for the students to create…
The State of Cultivated Meat in Australia
Cultivated? Cell-based? Cultured? So, what is cultivated meat anyway? It’s real meat produced by growing animal cells directly—without creating the full live animals. What does Gen Z think about cultivated meat? Why is a startup making cultivated quail meat? What are the biggest challenges to getting cultivated meat on our shelves? … and more. Come…
Create and Explore in Virtual Reality
Discover how science and culture can work together by exploring the world and creating your own masterpiece in Virtual Reality. Book a session and stick around to enjoy a 3D printing demonstration. 20-minute sessions from 3pm – 5pm on Friday 19 August at Wollondilly Library.
Can AI Connect us to Country?
During every AFL match, Adnyamathanha and Narungga man Adam Goodes’ movements were tracked by a global satellite network and a small device on his back. His phenomenal spatial awareness and ability to see and predict patterns with time and space is derived from his deep connection to Country. Ngapulara Ngarngarnyi Wirra is an immersive installation…
Stained Glass and Mosaic-Making Workshop and STEAM Activities
Our school’s National Science Week celebrations will see the science and art departments collaboratively run a series of activities that combine rich scientific learning opportunities with art and creativity. This will take place during Thursday’s lunch break in National Science Week. Students have planned hands-on activities and demonstrations including kaleidoscope making, ‘stained glass’ making, creating…
Palmerston College Science Week Events
Using waterglass to make crystal gardens with metal salts. First 30 students to come and do this at lunchtime will be granted entry to the lab. Some crystals are fast-growing and some are slow-growing. There will be a showcase of the final crystal gardens on Tuesday lunchtime that anybody can move through and look at….