Topic: Innovation and Technology

Electricky! Using electricity for more than turning on a switch

Electricity is essential for powering our lives, but there is more to electricity than just turning on a switch! Join us at the Marie Reay Superfloor where you will get to experiment with electricity and learn how it can be used to make new chemical bonds. The night will begin with hands-on experiments where you…

Regenerating Australia

What does healing mean to you? This year, UNSW Science challenges you to think deeply over National Science Week about what healing means in a variety of contexts: environmental, health and community, to name a few. To bring this to life, we will explore the theme of healing through the new film Regenerating Australia. Regenerating…

Microscopy: Revealing the hidden detail of our world

Microscopy underpins discoveries across the breadth of all science disciplines. Although the fundamentals of the first microscope are based on a simple, glass lens, optical instrument, these principals have given rise to many other forms of microscopy, such as the electron and X-ray microscope that combine technical advances in optics, light generation, computing and engineering….

When Light Hits the Lens

When light hits the lens is be a whole school exploration into the properties of light and glass. The top three questions in this year’s survey of science inquiry questions from our students was ‘How do rainbows happen?’, ‘How do computer’s and TVs work?’ and ‘How do animals see?’ We’ll inquire into this properly with…

Escape Room & Engineering Challenge

Middle school students will solve a series of challenges in an Escape Room style. They will race around the schools to locate secluded stations where they have to complete STEM activities and receive a stamp. The first team to collect all station stamps win. Activity examples include DNA extraction, math puzzles, and making a light…