The Careers in STEM panel is a 60-minute online session is designed for students exploring career pathways and future opportunities in STEM fields. During the session, participants will have the chance to hear from professionals working in various STEM industries about their journey into STEM. You will have the opportunity to ask questions in the Q&A and…
Topic: Agriculture
Buzzz ACT
The Chamaeleon Collective present their newest dance and science show for children … Buzzz ACT! Through the magic of movement and music our show explores the importance of bees for the ecology, biodiversity and our food train. The Chamaeleon Collective, Canberra’s inclusive dance company, are a boutique offering of artistic excellence in the inclusive and…
Soapbox Science Melbourne 2025
SOAPBOX SCIENCE MELBOURNE IS BACK ON FOR 2025! As part of National Science Week (9-17th August), Soapbox Science is back this year, and our team is super excited to invite you to our event on Friday, 15th August, from 2-5pm. Our event is FREE and will feature 12 incredible women experts in the fields of…
Moving with solar power
Waverley Meadows Primary School will be holding a science afternoon that will include families, a nearby kindergarten and other local schools. Each year level will showcase their learning that incorporates their inquiry subject and each of the year levels will visit each other during the afternoon. The variety of activities across the year levels not…
Sustainable Students and Schools
How can you save the Earth? Our Science Week focus will be on how we can all be superheroes for the Earth and do our bit to look after it. Students will learn how to develop and use renewable energy, reduce waste, recycle and even use hothouses to help grow sustainable crops!
Roots Without Soil – My Hydroponics Blueprint and Project
Students will be introduced to the essential requirements for plant survival within a hydroponics system. They will have the opportunity to set up both do-it-yourself (DIY) and commercial (garden tower) hydroponics systems. Students should be able to explain how the watering system functions using a solar-powered pump. Additionally, they will get to plant and conduct…
Smart Gardens STEM: Grow it. Code it. Share it.
Smart Garden STEM: Grow it. Code it. Share it! Get ready to dig into the future of farming! This National Science Week, you’ll become part of a team of tech-savvy gardeners at Black Hill Primary School. Using Micro:bits and soil moisture sensors, you’ll explore how technology helps farmers grow more food while saving water and…
Exploring STEM Through Agriculture
Want to zoom across the landscape? Then head over to the food bowl of southeast Queensland, lovely Laidley. Agriculture is the practice of cultivating soil, growing crops and raising livestock. There is so much STEM in agriculture, so whether you love numbers or are passionate about all things tech, you’re bound to find an area…
Writing Science Media Releases
The output-oriented course will teach the essential skills and strategies needed to prepare and distribute a cracking media release for a wide range of audiences. Among other things, the course will help budding science communicators with the confidence and media savvy required to project messages clearly and simply. Hands-on training will be provided in preparing…
Science in the Outback Pub
Is it easier to grow food on Mars than in the South Australian outback? Let’s find out! Join scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plants for Space (P4S), for a fun evening of science and conversation as they explain their mission to grow plants in space, and how that knowledge can be applied…