Yura Tours will be leading a 90-minute biodiversity walks from the Home Beach car park. After the walk, transportation will be provided back to Dunwich to your location of choice (e.g., ferry), if you require. Spaces are limited.
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Surviving the Future
Discover how we can conserve the environment and protect species by exploring the innovative ways scientists are using algae to create sustainable materials and reduce plastic waste. Design your own algae string creation. Then, join the Species Survival Escape Room Challenge and learn how conservation efforts can protect vulnerable species. We’ll also explore the vital…
Pollinator Project – Crafting effective habitats for native bees
Ready to make a real impact on our environment? The students at North Gosford Learning Centre will have a hands-on experience where they’ll help create crucial habitats for native bees and plant native flowers they thrive on. This event is perfect for students passionate about conservation and looking to learn more about how these essential…
St Carlo’s – National Science Week Activities
Hi there, science fans! Ready for some fun? We’re on a mission to discover what happens when hot and cold mix, and we’re going to do it by making a cloud inside a bottle. When the hot air in the bottle meets cold air, it turns into a cloud that you can’t undo—pretty wild, huh? But…
STEAM Challenge – Survival science
Ready to survive and thrive? Join us for “Survival Science,” where you’ll dive into hands-on challenges to explore the science of survival. Can you design a shelter, purify water, and generate power? Put your skills to the test and see if you have what it takes. In STEAM Challenge: Survival Science, young inventors aged 7-14 will…
Warnbro Primary School
Come along to our National Science Week Open Night where we are celebrating all things Science. Our school have been investigating how important species survival is to our world and have organised an awesome STEM challenge that involves making a Floating Bird Platform or a Bridge for Animals to cross the road safely. Our students…
Garden Guardians – Crafting a living classroom with flora and fauna
Get ready to transform our school into a buzzing, fluttering, chirping wonderland. We’re building an incredible garden to celebrate and support the amazing biodiversity around us. We will be designing and constructing an incredible outdoor learning space, to help bring our learning to life. Years 1-2: Insect Hotels Our youngest eco-warriors will dive into the…
Microbats
As one component of a school-wide series of workshops and weeklong event held in National Science Week, students will learn about the biodiversity of the Ecological Vegetation Class (EVC) that is present on our school grounds. To replenish the biodiversity of the grasslands, students will be involved in various activities such as, building bat boxes,…
National Science Week – Doppler Rockets
The Doppler Rocket combines the elements of a toy with an audio Doppler shift to create an educational experience students won’t forget. The Doppler Rocket emits a true, sinusoidal sound waveform at a constant frequency of approximately 620 Hz. The circuit and speaker are housed in skinned foam that protects the unit during normal impacts….
Science Explorational Stations
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…