Our Science Exploration Stations will involve students from Early Learning to Grade 6. The afternoon will include a rotation of engaging, hands-on science experiments in classrooms and areas around the school. The students from Prep to Grade 5 will be in mixed aged groupings allowing the older students to work with younger students. The science experiments…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
BBC Mission S.O.S – Save all our species
This National Science Week, the BBC STEM Club and Science team will take our whole-of-school community on an S.O.S mission to Save all Our Species. Throughout the week, students will engage in STEAM activities including interactive pop-up displays, biodiversity workshops, and environmental quizzes. Through these activities students will gain greater understanding and appreciation of the…
National Quantum and Dark Matter Road Trip
The National Quantum and Dark Matter Road Trip is coming to a nearby city or town. As a part of National Science Week, a team of scientists and science communicators will travel around Australia. They are delivering engaging presentations, hands-on activities, pub quizzes and more. The nature of dark matter is one of the biggest…
Whale Songlines and Virtual Reality Demonstration
A unique art/science collaboration that aims to build awareness of the effects of climate change on Sea Country in Australia, the Pacific and beyond. Whales are a key indicator for the health of our oceans and, like the canary in the coalmine, their health reflects the future of the planet. For thousands of years, First Nations people…
Women in STEM Lecture Series
For National Science Week, the University of Adelaide is hosting a series of 3 x 20 minutes lectures by women working or studying in STEM. You will have the opportunity to hear from our amazing guest speakers who will share their life journeys and how they are connected with STEM. The lectures will be held…
Super Science Showcase
Selected students from Years 4, 5 and 6 have researched, planned and tested some exciting experiments to showcase to the whole school community for Science Week. Our Super Science Showcase will run for one whole day in the school hall with parent and student time slots throughout the day. There are a range of experiments…
ZoPCON24 – Zoo of Poo Student Citizen Science Conference
Inside your gut are more microbes than your own cells in your body! This amazing community of gut microbes is called the microbiome. The microbiome is very important to the health of any animal. The microbiome of an animal responds to things like stress, a change in diet and many other factors we are only…
Science Week Pop-up at the Hut
We’ll have several stations inside the Hut related to the forest ecosystem. Join us to learn about nearby microclimates. Make a cuppa to enjoy on the veranda while reading the latest Double Helix magazine or check out what’s under the microscope. Will the Butcher Bird and Rainbow Lorikeet visit us? Drop-in and learn about the…
Journey Beyond: A Morning with Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg
Katherine Bennell-Pegg will be touching down at Scienceworks to kick off National Science Week! Join us first thing to hear her interview, watch her launch a rocket, and then get an autograph from Australia’s first astronaut trained under the Australian flag. From her beginnings in Sydney, Katherine Bennell-Pegg has long had her eyes set on…
Bay Explorers Urraween Kindy
At Bay Explorers Urraween in Kindy this week we’ll be exploring all things STEAM based to raise awareness of National Science Week and to encourage children to develop a love of learning through science experiences and experiments. We can’t wait to venture to the most amazing places and explore the wonderful things science has provided…