Blending the magic of light and simplicity of storytelling, students are placed at the centre of this magical, highly engaging, and interactive experience. Using UV light, in a custom built tent, the hall will be transformed into an intimate performance space, where stories and imagined worlds come alive as glowing drawings appear on the walls…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Value Adding Through the Bioeconomy
Would you like to hear about how new fermentation technology can unlock new food, feed and fibres? How metals can be recovered from mining waste to power your mobile phone or solar panels? How food and farm waste can become the valuable source of a fast-growing global bioeconomy? As part of National Science Week, the…
Traditional Knowledge: The science and engineering of Yolngu boat making
Milkwood students will work with Traditional Owners from North East Arnhem Land to build a traditional Yolngu (Aboriginal) canoe. Drawing on Indigenous Knowledge Systems in areas of science and engineering, students will take part in the design, material preparation, construction and test-floating of the canoe. Milkwood’s Strategic Plan includes a commitment to embed Traditional Knowledge,…
Family Fun: Code your own video game
Join the National Science Week fun at QVMAG as we get hands on and learn how to code our own video game with the Bitlink education team. We’ll learn how to use block-based coding, to build 2D video games using Microsoft MakeCode Arcade, and take you through some of the beginning steps towards creating your…
Kingswood High School’s Science Open Night
To celebrate all things science and National Science Week, Kingswood High School’s Science Department are delighted to run a school Open Night for the Kingswood Community and abroad. Join us at for a SCIENtific family fun night on Wednesday 16 August from 6:00pm to 8:00pm where students from Years 7 to 12 will showcase all things…
Gold Coast School Science Competition
The 36th annual Gold Coast Schools Science Competition aimed at raising the profile of STEM in the Gold Coast community and encourages students to demonstrate their STEM abilities by entering a project into one of the five possible categories. The competition is the largest of its type in Queensland and the competition is fierce with…
St Clare’s STEM Extravaganza
Our STEM Extravaganza will run all day involving students from Prep to Year 6 working in mixed aged groups. The day will involve a rotation of engaging, hands-on activities designed to promote critical and creative thinking about this year’s theme – Innovation: Powering future industries. We have partnered with Canegrowers Tully, who will showcase how…
Science Week Celebration at St John’s School
St John’s National Science Week Celebration, including a showcase from the Canegrowers Tully. A whole day to celebrate science, involving students from Prep to Year 6 working in mixed aged groups. The day will involve a rotation of engaging, hands-on activities designed to promote critical and creative thinking about this year’s theme – Innovation: Powering…
Inventions and Innovations
Our focus for this year Investigate and Innovate links to the National Science Week theme of Innovation: Powering Future Industries. All students will participate in innovation-related activities during their science lessons e.g.exploring Google Quickdraw and Machine Learning for Kids. These hands-on activities will expose students to the scope and possibilities of technologies, especially artificial intelligence…
STEM Family Night – Engineering challenge
Welcome to our evening of challenge and science fun. You are warmly welcomed to join us at Baranduda Primary for our engineering challenges which are designed to encourage creative thinking, problem solving and out of the box thinking. Whether you work with a partner, are solo or parent vs child, come and enjoy the very…