Get ready to explore the amazing world of nature like never before. This National Science Week, join us for a wild adventure where you’ll listen to frogs with the FrogID app, learn how people used the Sun to tell time using sundials, and zoom in on the tiny details of leaves under a microscope. You’ll…
Topic: Environment and Nature
The Art of Living Together at the Australian National Botanic Gardens
We’ll be exploring the diverse range of interactions between plants and animals at the Australian National Botanic Gardens this National Science Week. When plants and animals interact, both participants may benefit, one may benefit while the other is not affected, or one may benefit while the other is harmed. Join a free guided walk to…
Nature’s Mysteries Uncovered St Michael’s Lutheran School
Student scientists at St Michael’s Lutheran School will explore and uncover some of nature’s mysteries. How can animal tracks reveal the movements and activities of our Australian animals? How many petals do flowers grow and why? Are there mathematical patterns in nature? How big is the solar system? How does the distance from the sun, the…
Penguin District School Science Fair
Students complete a research task / investigation during their dedicated Science lessons through the second half of Term 2 and first weeks of Term 3. This year, the Year 5 and 6 students are joining the Secondary students to make this a cross-campus event. All students from Kinder to Year 12, and their families, will…
Soil Science Spectacular
The Soil Science Spectacular is a one-day science festival designed exclusively for students from Gillen Primary School, Braitling Primary School, and Centralian Middle School. Hosted by the Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) in collaboration with the Westside Community Garden volunteers, the event invites students to uncover the fascinating ecosystems hidden beneath the surface of the…
Minibeast Mayhem! Science Week @ Pakenham Library Session 2 AGES 6-12
What is a minibeast? “Minibeast” is a name often given to small animals that don’t have bones inside their body. Instead, they have an exoskeleton (an outside skeleton). There are many different types of minibeasts and they are all around us; they can be butterflies, bees, wasps, ants, snails, spiders, beetles, centipedes and many, many…
Minibeast Mayhem! Science Week at Pakenham Library Session 1 AGES 3-6
What is a minibeast? “Minibeast” is a name often given to small animals that don’t have bones inside their body. Instead, they have an exoskeleton (an outside skeleton). There are many different types of minibeasts and they are all around us; they can be butterflies, bees, wasps, ants, snails, spiders, beetles, centipedes and many, many…
Making Art with the Sun!
As part of National Science Week, Craig Family Centre presents a hands-on, creative experience where children and their caregivers explore how the sun shapes the world around us. This activity centres on cyanotype printing — an early photographic process that uses UV light to develop images on specially treated paper. Safe and highly visual, it’s…
Future City Builders – Designing our ideal sustainable community
Imagine a city where everything works in harmony with nature – no pollution, no traffic jams, and clean energy powering every home! That’s the challenge Stage 2 and 3 students are taking on in our exciting project, Future City Builders. Students will work in teams to dream up, design, and build their own ‘Ideal Sustainable…
Get Curious – It’s Science Week!
Science Week at Sunbury Primary School will be an immersive, hands-on celebration of STEM that sparks curiosity, creativity and collaboration. Across five days, each year level will explore exciting experiments and challenges tailored to their age, encouraging scientific thinking through inquiry, observation and innovation. Activities include building spaghetti towers, creating Rube Goldberg machines and experimenting…