Step into the microscopic world at Sydney Technical High School’s STEAM Showcase! As part of our “Showcasing Innovation” project, we’ve hired a real Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)—a super-powerful machine that can zoom in on tiny details invisible to the human eye. During Week 10 of Term 2, students across Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Wellington Point State School Garden Creation and Celebration
Imagine picking a juicy tomato straight from the garden you helped grow — then turning it into tasty pasta sauce all by yourself! Sounds fun, right? Starting a school garden isn’t just about playing in the dirt (though that’s part of the fun) — it’s about learning cool science stuff, growing your own food, and…
Fin-Tastic Science – Solving the mysteries of the underwater world
The Fin-tastic project will engage Indigenous school children in the remote Ramingining community in the Northern Territory, in a hands-on science experiment that will help to create pathways into science for Aboriginal people and answer some of the questions the school children have. The project will use Baited Remote Underwater Cameras (BRUVs) to reveal the…
Science week at Geelong High School
Do you love the being a detective and following clues? Well, this year’s science week is for you! Year 8 students will be carrying out a murder mystery event – who done it? Follow the clues left at the crime scene, watch the suspects give you a back story and decide who was the guilty…
Wild encounters – Better understanding human-wildlife coexistence
Wild Encounters: Can people and animals really get along? Have you ever wondered why people and wild animals sometimes clash? Like when elephants eat crops or when animals wander too close to towns? A lot of the time, we think the answer is to keep animals and people far apart – to protect both sides….
Indigenous STEMM Satellite Internet of Things in Port Augusta
Blast Off with Satellite IoT (Internet of Things) in Port Augusta! Imagine building your own gadgets that talk to satellites orbiting Earth. That’s what 45 awesome young people aged 10-15 from disadvantaged Indigenous communities in the Port Augusta region will do in this exciting program. Partnering with STEMSEL Foundation and Myriota IoT satellites, we’re making…
Science Expo at Rosedale Primary School
Rosedale Primary School is hosting a Science Expo for their students, kinder kids and the community. The Expo will include a range of hands-on experiments to get all involved thinking critically and investigating. The Expo hopes to ignite the passion for science in both young and old.
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…
Owl Pellet Dissection
We will be dissecting owl pellets to try to piece together the food chain and learn about Owls’ diet and environment. This will require the children to use tweezers, refer to images to identify bones and think about the environment and how animals stay alive.
Capalaba State College Science Week
A week-long celebration of everything Science, the college will have daily experiments and activities, special excursions to explore science careers, and a full day presentation of local flora and fauna.