A whole school two-way Science Day where students rotate between different traditional technology and STEM activities throughout the day. Activities will involve community stakeholders including Marthakal Gumurr Rangers; Miwatj Health Clinic; and Yalu Aboriginal Corporation to provide culturally responsive two-way science experiences for our students. As traditional dyes are being prepared in one area of…
Topic: Environment and Nature
An Eggcellent Container
The year is 3021. Food shortages are rampant in the city. Students will role play as product design engineers who have been tasked with designing a food transport system that is able to transport food safely from one country to another. They will need to consider: temperature control ease of transport availability of materials protection…
OzHarvest National Science Week Presentation for Schools
OzHarvest is Australia’s leading food rescue organisation. Food is at our core, saving surplus food from ending up in landfill and delivering it to charities that help feed people in need. We believe food is just too precious to waste and every time we throw something away, it’s literally costing us the Earth. We are…
The Science of Flavour
Join us for a National Science Week event at Ancient World exploring themes of native foods, future foods and food security. About this event Joining us at Ancient World for this National Science Week event will be: Mark Koolmatrie of the Ngarrindjeri Nation Steph Daughtry & Hannah Rohrlach (Creative Directors of Post Dining) Professor Wendy…
Aquaponics
Aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture, which is growing fish and other aquatic animals, and hydroponics which is growing plants without soil. Aquaponics uses these two in a symbiotic combination in which plants are fed the aquatic animals’ discharge or waste. In return, the vegetables clean the water that goes back to the fish. Along…
Plastic Inspection via Teddy Bear Dissection
Come and chop up a Teddy Bear and learn about plastics. Test your knowledge of plastic in the Great Plastics Quiz and learn about its impacts upon seabirds.
Tackling Food Waste: a Tasmanian Perspective
Eight percent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food waste. Food waste in landfill emits methane, a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. We have the power to reduce these emissions: 50% of food waste/losses in Australia are at the household level, with household food waste in Australia amounting to $10…
Noticing Nature Walk
Nature Play Tasmania and the Sustainable Learning Centre (SLC) is leading a Noticing Nature Walk, a 2-hour nature play provocation in the bushlands around the SLC. This event is for children aged 0 to 7, accompanied by their parents/carers/grandparents, aimed at engaging children in the science of observation. Children and parents/carers will explore the Bushland…
Edible Butterflies
Butterflies are very beautiful and fragile creatures. As Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory describes it, they are airborne worms. How do butterflies become butterflies? This event provides a visual representation of the lifecycle of a butterfly using edible food.
Preserving Fruit
How can fruit be kept for a longer duration of time? Fruit is a food that does not last very long. It ripens at a fast rate. Food industries have sought ways to keep fruit longer. be it for earning a profit (more fruit on the market and minimalise loss) or to ensure food that arrives…