Eight percent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food waste. Food waste in landfill emits methane, a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. We have the power to reduce these emissions: 50% of food waste/losses in Australia are at the household level, with household food waste in Australia amounting to $10…
Topic: Agriculture
Beenleigh SHS Science Week
Students will be invited down into the Science Block each day of the week to complete a different set of activities each day related to food and sustainability – tied in heavily with the school’s farm. Monday: beeswax wraps Tuesday: making butter and yoghurt Wednesday: bush tucker lunch Thursday: farm food to lunch Friday: present…
Sustainable Food and Fibre Fair at Tasman District School
Our students will be engaged in hands on learning opportunities that will be on offer during National Science Week. Throughout the week the 5 primary classes will call on community expertise, speak to and collaborate with high school students on the school farm, seek parent volunteers and share their exciting week through social media and…
Ikuntji Kuula STEM Expo
At the Ikuntji Kuula (Haasts Bluff) STEM Expo there will be a series of STEM-based activities for all the whole community to engage with. The activities are planned to be fun and hands-on where participants can share, explore, problem-solve, investigate, collaborate, learn, and invent. In the lead up to National Science Week, students will undertake…
National Science Week at Windaroo State School
All 930 of our students will be involved in a two week long National Science Week celebration of Food – Different By Design. We have secured a life sized fibreglass dairy cow from Dairy Australia. This is being decorated by the students (using mosaic tiles) to highlight the foods we get from the dairy industry….
Earth Science Incursions at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College (Traeger Campus)
Australian Earth Science Education (AusEarthEd) is offering free, hands-on, incursions across a range of earth science topics to schools in Alice Springs during National Science Week as part of our (PALMS Program). AusEarthEd has recently expanded into the Northern Territory after 15+ years of Earth Science and STEM education support in WA. During the incursions…
Earth Science Incursions at Ross Park Primary School
Australian Earth Science Education (AusEarthEd) is offering free, hands-on incursions across a range of earth science topics to schools in Alice Springs during National Science Week as part of our (PALMS Program). AusEarthEd has recently expanded into the Northern Territory after 15+ years of Earth Science and STEM education support in WA. During the incursions…
Collingwood College Science Afternoon
Students and families in Year 2 to 8 are invited to join us for an afternoon of hands-on activities exploring the science and technology behind our food. Learn about indigenous food to Australia, create a fishing net, make plastic out of milk, learn how our food waste can be turned into methane for cooking and…
Sydney Science Trail
The Sydney Science Trail is back to celebrate National Science Week. The Sydney Science Trail is presented by The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, and the Australian Museum. The program, exploring the theme Food: Different by Design, will celebrate food, science, and sustainability through a wide range of activities. Sydney Science Trail: Online returns with an entirely…
Marist Regional College Middle Years Science Fair
All Year 7 and 8 students are completing a science investigation project for the Middle Years Science Fair. Students are in small groups or may be an individual project. Students have 4 to 5 weeks to complete this investigation and are required to complete a portfolio of their project and a display board to show…