Join one of our highly experienced astronomers where you will learn all about the stars and make a constellation. You will then head into the Planetarium for an interactive session where you can marvel at the immense scale of the Universe and observe the breath-taking beauty of the night skies projected on the eight-metre domed…
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Broadwater Public School STEM Day
The week will involve the students accessing online activities. They will think analytically and problem solve different STEM activities based on food problems.
Sustainable Food
We are going to implement a focus on agriculture and sustainable food futures as part of the new K-6 Science syllabus through an agriculture day where students can interact with food and agriculture to develop sustainable solutions through STEM based activities. Students will be involved in a range of activities that will be rotated throughout…
Postponed: Life in Our Cemeteries Mini Bioblitz
Postponed due to the COVID lockdown. This is the first of a series of mini-Bioblitzes which will visit each cemetery in Bega Valley Shire over the next 3 years. This is a community event where we will explore and record all the creatures and plants in and around the cemetery on the iNaturalist app ….
Postponed: BRAWL by the River
Postponed due to the COVID lockdown. Bega River and Wetlands Landcare (BRAWL) is hosting a family-friendly, community engagement event fusing bush tucker education and re-vegetation on the Bega River with indigenous plant species. Participants will collect, soak & grind seeds on grinding stones, to cook up a damper for morning tea. This will be followed by…
Kids Science Program
A free science program for primary aged children – everyone welcome. This promises to be fun and interactive with a science student. Email for the Zoom link and password.
The Gap SHS Mentos Demonstration
UQ Science Ambassador students will provide a demonstration and education session on how one of the most commonly asked for science demonstrations, the mixing of Mentos lollies and Coca-Cola, actually works.
Herbtastic Hydroponics Workshops
To celebrate National Science Week at McClelland College, our students will be invited to attend a number of hands-on lunchtime workshops. Students from our Science Inquiry elective will help to facilitate these events. We will kick off National Science Week with the installation of our new aquaponics system within the Food Technology department. Students will…
The Gap SHS Escape Rooms
Students will participate in a range of science-themed virtual escape rooms.
The Gap SHS Food Science Demo Market
Students can sample short demonstrations involving food to explore the scientific properties of foods, model process or create an edible product. Demonstrations will include building a confectionary cell model, making sherbet, using citrus juice as invisible ink and using household objects to create slime. A model digestive system will tie this altogether to show students…