Year 7 students will take part in an exciting hands-on STEM lesson, rotating through a series of interactive activities designed to spark curiosity, creativity and scientific thinking. Students will investigate helicopter seeds, explore the microscopic world, build and test catapults, create elephant’s toothpaste, and launch bicarb and vinegar film canister rockets. Through these activities, students…
Topic: Chemistry and Materials
Golden Ticket Event
Throughout National Science Week, students will have the chance to earn a Golden Ticket by spreading the spirit of science and participating in activities throughout the week. Students can wish teachers a happy National Science Week and get involved in a range of fun STEM activities for their opportunity to win a ticket. But what…
STEM Gala Day – Cabbage pH
My event is based around testing the pH levels of different liquids, both acids (like lemon juice) and bases (like detergent) using purple cabbage juice. The colour should change when the two are mixed together, which let’s us know if it’s an acid or base.
Surface Chemistry at SpringDale
This year as part of Science Week, we will be running two free hands-on activity sessions suitable for children of all ages to foster an interest in science. Come along to the SpringDale Hall and join in the fun. Both sessions will commence at 4pm and be run by retired Science Teacher, Mr Steve Bayly….
Badimara Scouts Science Night
The Badimara Scouts will be having a Science Night! A Scout-themed STEM Trivia Quiz, and various STEM activities.
Stepping into STEM at Stepping Stones
A fun event that includes dinosaurs, rainbows and paper! Kindy kids get to experience the wide range of STEM. They get the chance to fall in love with STEM at a young age, giving them the prime opportunity to explore and grow into the STEM field.
Re-generation Brains – Discussing regenerative medicine in brains with Dr Kiara Bruggeman
You’ve heard it said that brain cells can’t heal, but that’s not the whole story. After all, you built your brain once, so why can’t you do it again? Join Dr Kiara Bruggeman for an exciting seminar covering nanomaterials that are being developed for regenerative medicine in brains. Regenerative medicine, or tissue engineering, is a…
SG National Science Week Lunch Break Experiments and SCINEMA
This event will feature a multitude of experiments aiming to make science fun and engaging for high school students, whilst also helping them learn valuable skills about the world around us. The experiments include learning about the physics of helicopters, the science behind bubbles, some dramatic and exciting lava and testing the strength of the…
Building a Common Understanding of Rare-Earth Elements
Rare-earth elements are having a moment in the public spotlight, having come from obscurity to the forefront of the national (and international) consciousness. These elements have long been used in industrial and household applications, for example, in magnets and catalytic converters, but increasingly, their unique properties have made them indispensable components of many modern devices…
The Story of Seeds
Join us for a discussion about how decisions we make about what to grow and how to grow it shape the future of food, local and global economies and even our social fabric. Take seeds. For Indigenous Peoples, traditional seeds and plants are inseparable from Country. Scientific innovations like genomics are being used to breed…