Geraldton Community Toy Library are on the road with STEM Kids during National Science Week visiting three locations over three days to deliver exploratory play sessions targeting our future scientists, innovators, engineers and mathematicians. Children aged 3-8 and their families will discover how to ask questions, problem solve, experiment, hypothesis and evaluate with eight curated…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Al Siraat College Science Expo
This event takes a grassroots approach to sparking curiosity in STEM for primary school students at Al Siraat College and encouraging an inquisitive mind, encouraging critical thinking and sharing in the wonder and excitement of science. The learning outcomes include: critical thinking problem solving creativity teamwork estimating possible outcomes analysing the outcomes taking initiative communication…
BrainSTEM Innovation Challenge
This is the kickstarter event for a 12-week STEM mentoring program where teams of highschool students will be matched with scientist mentors to undertake a journey of experimentation, research and discovery.
Powering the Future
In National Science Week we will offer hands-on opportunities to make, create, innovate and research. A variety of transport kits, electronic kits, solar and air powered kits will be available to work individually or in small groups. Students will access augmented reality transport through iPads, design with Lego, drawing or loose parts play and build…
Remediate! for Orange High Schools
Do you want to learn how synthetic biology can remediate plastic from the environment? How you can add superpowers to a microbe to gobble up polluting plastic? And find out about the new industries synthetic biology is creating right now in your region. Come along and play a speed version of our card game Remediate! Equip your microbe character…
Footy Oval Astronomy
Join the Mount Burnett Observatory team as they take over a footy oval for a night of astronomy. View the night sky through our telescopes which will be trained on various objects in the night sky – Saturn, Mars, Mercury and the Moon should be visible. Learn how telescopes work and how to use one….
Meringandan State School’s From Farm to Fork Expo
During the Farm to Fork Expo students and families will participate in a range of activities to support their understanding of healthy eating including where their food comes from and sustainable practices to reduce organic waste. The expo aligns student learning with the development our vegetable garden and the inclusion of Indigenous plants as food…
Living and Learning the Biosphere – East Biosphere
The Fitzgerald Biosphere (FB) is internationally and nationally recognised for its high biodiversity richness, species endemism and high level of threats, as it is part of the international Southwest Biodiversity Hotspot. An extensive renomination process from 2010 – 2017 saw a rezoning of the FB to adhere to United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization…
Living and Learning the Biosphere – West Biosphere
The Fitzgerald Biosphere (FB) is internationally and nationally recognised for its high biodiversity richness, species endemism and high level of threats, as it is part of the international Southwest Biodiversity Hotspot. An extensive renomination process from 2010 – 2017 saw a rezoning of the FB to adhere to United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization…
Valley View Secondary School Science Week Extravaganza
Valley View Secondary School is proud to be hosting a National Science Week Extravaganza. The week will feature lunchtime science and STEM activities open to all students, A guest speaker from with the science area (speaker to be confirmed), The daily Brain Break quiz competition and a science showcase featuring student made models linked to…