Students will engage in a menu of STEM activities that involve making, creating and exploring a range of scientific concepts. Amended program due to COVID restrictions. Parent and community event to be re-scheduled.
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There’s More to Seaweed than Sushi
Seaweed has been used for centuries for a wide variety of purposes from food to fertiliser, biofuels, bioplastics and even brewing beer. Jo Lane is the owner of Sea Health Products, and harvests a local species of seaweed to develop a range of health and wellness products. She has travelled around the world researching kelp…
Trinity Anglican School Year 10 – Genetically modified food lesson
Students depart from their current curriculum studies for a one off lesson to learn about genetically modified food.
Trinity Anglican School Tutor Group Science Quiz Challenge
Students are invited to compete to be named ‘TAS Science Quiz Champion Tutor Group’>
Trinity Anglican School Year 7 Aquarium Excursion
The annual Year 7 excursion to Cairns Aquarium has become a regular part of our Natioal Science Week activities. Students attend the aquarium and study adaptations and food webs in several amazing displays of ecosystems.
Trinity Anglican School Celebration of Science
Rotations through 4 classrooms highlighting different aspects of science. Year 5 & 6 students enjoy an interactive physics display, are fascinated by the effects of liquid nitrogen, take a VR tour and observe all manner of organisms under microscopes.
Postponed: Science & Trivia night @ Tinsheds Brewery with Paterson Allyn Williams Science Hub
Postponed due to the COVID lockdown. We hope to run another Science & Trivia night later in the year. Science & Trivia night @ Tinsheds Brewery with Paterson Allyn Williams Science Hub It’s a Fermentation Frolic – & a little alcoholic …for over 18s! Micro-chats on everything from beer to viruses & contagions with a…
Guest Speakers at Wavell
The Year 11 University of Queensland have invited 4 guest speakers. They will be using “Teams” to present various science topics to the students at Wavell State High School. The topics are: genetically modified foods, psychiatric genetics (mental health), immunology, and quantum physics specifically quantum chaos and thermalization. The presentations will start at 1.10pm and…
Women in STEM: Navigating Barriers to Leadership
Women in STEM, including emerging and established leaders, experience exacerbated barriers to retention, leadership development and success due to a complex web of factors underpinned by STEM disciplines being primarily male-dominated. This free live webinar explores key barriers and associated protective factors and provides practical strategies to assist women navigate the challenge of leading in…
Big Science Quiz
The University of Queensland Year 11 student ambassadors will run a quiz using the brain break materials provided from National Science Week. Students will participate in teams and prizes will be awarded to the inners after the three rounds.