Our National Science Week program has been designed to provide students with hands-on activities targeted to the three key concepts of this years theme ‘Glass: More than meets the eye’ including the making of glass through cold honey Vs warm honey, Bending light through magnifying glass fossil/object exploration and Windows to the world through the…
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Mowbray Heights Primary School Biennial Science Fair
Every two years our two large meeting halls are transformed into a Science Fair extravaganza. Staff, both teaching and support, provide a hands on activity table which is accessed throughout a day by our 550 students. The overall theme for the event is about glass, but the tables do not have to reflect this. We…
Northern Support School Science Show
Student Leaders from our K-12 Special Education facility will be creating an action-packed science show to engage learners across the grades and build enthusiasm for STEM. They will be exploring biological, earth, space, physical & chemical sciences and demonstrating what scientific inquiry looks like for our diverse range of learners. In addition to filming a…
Brain Break – Scienceworks
We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.
Festival of Bright Ideas 2022
FOBI is Tasmania’s largest public STEM event with more than 40 hands-on activities and workshops under one roof. There is also a mainstage program featuring some of Australia’s favourite science performers. Check out our website for all the details. Tickets are available online. There are 3 sessions available to attend at 9:00 am, 11:30 am…
Windows into Worlds
Our focus for this year is Windows into the Worlds of Science, as a link to the National Science Week theme of Glass: More than meets the eye. All students will participate in glass-related STEM activities and science investigations during their science lessons e.g. investigating stained glass lollies and the properties of glass, making kaleidoscopes,…
Ethos Forum: Disposable Health
How many medical masks have you used in the last three years? How many Rapid Antigen Tests have you taken? The plastic waste of the pandemic is overwhelming on a personal level, let alone a global level. But what else can you do when hygienic healthcare is disposable? In this Ethos Forum, we are looking at…
ANSTO’s National Science Week Hackathon
For the third year in a row ANSTO, in partnership with ASTA and DFGN, will be running a National Science Week Hackathon which aligns with this year’s theme: Glass: More than meets the eye. The hackathon will celebrate the many roles that glass plays in our lives – from phone screens to optical fibres to…
Brain Break – Waikiki Primary School
We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.
Brain Break – Gin Gin State High School
We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.