The 36th annual Gold Coast Schools Science Competition aimed at raising the profile of STEM in the Gold Coast community and encourages students to demonstrate their STEM abilities by entering a project into one of the five possible categories. The competition is the largest of its type in Queensland and the competition is fierce with…
Topic: Energy and Transport
Squishy Circuits
Year 6 students learn the basics of circuits, including how electricity flows, how to create a complete circuit, and how to use batteries and switches to control electricity. They can then use this knowledge to create simple circuits with conductive playdough and LED lights. Once they have mastered the basics, the students work in small…
Ave Maria Kindergarten Science Week
Children will be immersing in National Science Week activities. Different classes will be engaging in different activities during their time at kinder.
Build a Wind Turbine
Students in Year 6 are spending Term 3 focusing on Year.6.378 – We are learning to analyse requirements for the transfer of electricity and describe how energy can be transformed from one form to another when generating electricity. As part of this unit students will be testing blades on a windmill
School Solar Oven Challenge
In the lead up to National Science Week, all classes at Albuera Street Primary School will be researching how to create a solar oven, using a pizza box or similar. We will pick the sunniest day (it is Hobart in winter) in Science Week to have our challenge. Each class will attempt to cook nachos…
On the Road with STEM Kids
Geraldton Community Toy Library are on the road with STEM Kids during National Science Week visiting three locations over three days to deliver exploratory play sessions targeting our future scientists, innovators, engineers and mathematicians. Children aged 3-8 and their families will discover how to ask questions, problem solve, experiment, hypothesis and evaluate with eight curated…
Big Science Big Fun Show
See gigantic bubbles, flying toilet paper, hair-raising electricity experiments, levitating beach balls, volunteers on a nail chair, a giant gyroscope, fire balls, coloured shadows, a flame equalizer and much more. We are so excited to have Fizzics Education share their love of science with the Shelford Junior School.
Al Siraat College Science Expo
This event takes a grassroots approach to sparking curiosity in STEM for primary school students at Al Siraat College and encouraging an inquisitive mind, encouraging critical thinking and sharing in the wonder and excitement of science. The learning outcomes include: critical thinking problem solving creativity teamwork estimating possible outcomes analysing the outcomes taking initiative communication…
Electrickery and Other Adventures
We are pleased to welcome young students to enjoy an afternoon of electrical investigation, demonstration and discovery with our Science Explorations students from Year 9. Our students have to build the most efficient battery they can using salt, water, beakers, a bit of wire and some electrodes. If they succeed they will be able to…
Powering the Future
In National Science Week we will offer hands-on opportunities to make, create, innovate and research. A variety of transport kits, electronic kits, solar and air powered kits will be available to work individually or in small groups. Students will access augmented reality transport through iPads, design with Lego, drawing or loose parts play and build…