Transition students will explore geology through play with a dedicated parent baking layered cupcakes. The students will dig and chomp into the cupcakes exploring the different layers they find. They will link this concept to the environment and how the ground under their feet is made up of different layers of rock.
Topic: Environment and Nature
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Pre-school students will explore the gardens in the school grounds with their Year 6 buddy class. Jeanie Baker’s iconic book, Where the Forest Meets the Sea, will be read to engage the pre-school students by thinking about the nature they might find in their school gardens and playgrounds. Pre-schoolers along with their buddies will head…
Science + Sustainability Panel Discussion – QUT Faculty of Science
Are you passionate about science and tech and want to make a positive impact on our environment by addressing climate change, conserving reefs, mitigating disasters, or ensuring a sustainable future for food? In this special National Science Week panel, delivered during QUT’s Sustainability Week, we will explore the many and varied careers that combine science, maths…
Young Tassie Scientists at Lambert School
This year’s Young Tassie Scientists are University of Tasmania scientists who are keen to share their work through interactive talks and hands-on activities in Tasmanian schools and communities during National Science Week. The Young Tassie Scientists on this roadtrip are: Paula Ruiz-Ruiz (she/her), marine scientist – marine biology & ecology Malachi Hinricshen (he/him), neuroscientist- neuroscience Marlvin…
Young Tassie Scientists at Westbury Primary School
This year’s Young Tassie Scientists are University of Tasmania scientists who are keen to share their work through interactive talks and hands-on activities in Tasmanian schools and communities during National Science Week. The Young Tassie Scientists on this roadtrip are: James Temple (he/him), biostatistician – engineering and machine learning Himanshu Saraswat (he/him), geneticist – genetics and…
Mt Colah Bush Babies Playgroup Science morning
The Mt Colah Bush Babies will participate in science week on Wednesday 16 August 9:30-11:30am at the Mt Colah Community Centre.
Penguin Conservation and Management Public Talk
Join us to learn about Penguin Conservation and Management from: Penguin Ecologist Dr Perviz Marker Artist Jane Bamford, creator of the Ceramic Little Penguin Nesting Module Project, one module of which is currently on display at Hive. Members of local organisations and community groups including Penguin Rehab and Release and Friends of the Lillico Penguins Find out…
Young Tassie Scientists at Claremont College
This year’s Young Tassie Scientists are University of Tasmania scientists who are keen to share their work through interactive talks and hands-on activities in Tasmanian schools and communities during National Science Week. The Young Tassie Scientists on this roadtrip are: Chelsea Long (she/her), Antarctic scientist – An Icy Time Traveller Tom Plunkett (he/him), physicist – All…
Young Tassie Scientists at Austins Ferry Primary School
This year’s Young Tassie Scientists are University of Tasmania scientists who are keen to share their work through interactive talks and hands-on activities in Tasmanian schools and communities during National Science Week. The Young Tassie Scientist on this roadtrip are: Tom Plunkett (he/him), physicist – All About Astronomy Stephanie Hutt (she/her), neuroscientist – Super Brain Cells…
Young Tassie Scientists at Montello Primary School
This year’s Young Tassie Scientists are University of Tasmania scientists who are keen to share their work through interactive talks and hands-on activities in Tasmanian schools and communities during National Science Week. The Young Tassie Scientists on this roadtrip are: Yuhang Liu (she/her), marine scientist Nina Gunawan (she/her,) chemist Himanshu Saraswat (he/him), geneticist Niam Askey-Doran (he/him),…