This festival promises to be an immersive, whole-school celebration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Our aim is to ignite a passion and love for all things STEM among our incredible primary students. Through engaging and hands-on activities, we strive to foster curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking skills. This whole-school, all-day event promises non-stop excitement,…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
In Conversation: The Rise of AI
AI technology has the potential to revolutionise our world with its promised benefits of personalised medicine, workplace efficiency, and autonomous vehicles. However, it also poses significant concerns such as perpetuating biases, displacing human workers, and spreading misinformation. Join our panel of experts in an exploration of these complex issues. We’ll discuss how we can harness…
Discovery Science Exhibition
The Discovery Science Exhibition will be a week-long celebration of science. The week will showcase science as a stimulating phenomenon and will engage all students from St John’s (Prep to Year 6). Preparations will be driven by the enthusiastic senior students Science Experts, who will inquire into a topic of interest. They will plan, practise,…
Collaborate to Innovate Expo
Touch it – Solve it – Feel it – Work it! Guests will walk into an experiential maze of interactive activations designed to both inform and delight. Suitable for all ages and STEM acumen, the expo will allow attendees to see firsthand the ideas that will change the future. The Collaborate to Innovate EXPO will…
Science Week at Elizabeth North Primary School
A week long celebration of science run during our long break play period for all students in the school to engage with. Movement Monday – Looking at physical properties of objects and movement. Technology Tuesday – Using the Spike bot bought with the grant as well as other coding and robotics systems. Watery Wednesday –…
Sensational Food Science: BYO coriander seeds
Have you had a meal that looked great, but tasted horrible – or vice versa? Do you like the colour of raspberries? The smell of coffee? The taste of anchovies? The texture of porridge? The sizzle of sausages? What shapes our food experiences, memories, and preferences? Why are some food pairings fabulous and others foul?…
Collaborate to Innovate Expo
Touch it – Solve it – Feel it – Work it! Guests will walk into an experiential maze of interactive activations designed to both inform and delight. Suitable for all ages and STEM acumen, the expo will allow attendees to see firsthand the ideas that will change the future. The Collaborate to Innovate EXPO will…
Sydney Science Festival 2023
Sydney Science Festival is an exciting and accessible program of science events presented by Powerhouse Museum in August. It aims to inspire curiosity about what science is capable of – and criticism too – in a series of interactive performances, talks and exhibits across the city. This year’s festival theme Trace explores the many marks…
Innovation – Making it Work
Senior students will lead investigative workshops, where children experiment with using energy to make things work. Activities will involve exploring fun resources such as rubber-band powered cars, electrical circuits, and simple bots. These workshops will support and develop skills in questioning, predicting, and investigating.
Carlton Gardens Primary School Goes to Mars
Students will explore the challenges and possibilities of colonising the red planet. Through engaging activities, each grade level tackles different aspects of Mars colonisation: Prep: Sorting and designing storage vessels for essential items needed on Mars. Year 1: Creating 3D models of Mars and recording sounds to understand its unique atmosphere. Year 2: Simulating Martian…