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…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Gloucester Landscape Felting
GACCI’s Gloucester Landscape Felting workshop aims to educate children aged 8+ from Gloucester and surrounds about the importance of biodiversity focusing on Gloucester River and Barrington Tops. Volunteers from the Tops Landcare Group will cover various aspects of the ecosystem, from trees and shrubs to large animals and insects, emphasising their significance. Led by artist and…
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…
Manly Vale PS Science Week Event
National Science Week is a big opportunity for students around Australia to delve into scientific activities and fields that they may not have explored previously. It creates an exciting time in which we can celebrate and understand the importance of science and STEM learning within schools as a way to develop a student’s knowledge and…
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…
A Wonderful Week of Water
A Week of Wonderful Water activities will take place during National Science Week and cater to students from Prep to Year 6. Activities encourage students to engage in STEM principles of designing, building and modifying to address real-life issues in our beautiful seaside school environment. Included in this are solar boat design, water testing and…
The Living Land: An Evening with Zena Cumpston
For National Science Week, join Barkandji woman, writer, researcher, curator and storyteller Zena Cumpston, co-writer of Plants: Past, Present and Future from the First Knowledges series. Zena is passionate about plants and the many ways they illuminate the ingenuity and deep knowledge of her people. The First Knowledges series, published by Thames & Hudson Australia,…
Critters that Survive and Thrive Along the Birrarung
Join the Yarra Riverkeepers as they take you on a journey to discover the fascinating critters that call the Birrarung River their home. From bees to beetles and beyond, we’ll explore the unique ecology of the river and its importance to our ecosystem. It’s part of National Science Week, so don’t miss this exciting talk.
School Solar Oven Challenge
In the lead up to National Science Week, all classes at Albuera Street Primary School will be researching how to create a solar oven, using a pizza box or similar. We will pick the sunniest day (it is Hobart in winter) in Science Week to have our challenge. Each class will attempt to cook nachos…