BioBlitz Camp 2024 for Year 10 Students Learn all things biology and ecology over this fact-finding weekend! A BioBlitz is an intense period of biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within a designated area. The weekend will showcase field ecology surveying with ecological experts. The camp is an overnight stay featuring…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Build Your Own Ecosystem
Participants will build their own ecosystem in order to understand the complexities involved in maintaining world ecosystems in order to enhance the survival of threatened species.
Science Is Fun – Digging Dinosaurs Workshop
Kids will have a roaring great time as they learn about dinosaurs in this hands-on workshop designed to look at paleontology in a realistic way. Check out the life-size replica of the Velociraptor dinosaur skull and come face to face with T-Rex! Work like a real paleontologist; dig out and analyze the specimens found. Find…
Science Is Fun – Marvellous Mixtures Workshop
In this hands-on science workshop, participants will investigate all manner of suspensions, colloids and solutions and explore different ways of separating mixtures including filtration, chromatography, and magnetism. Are these physical techniques or chemical techniques? Activities include: Filter my water Disappearing water Magnetic attraction Kitchen chemistry Strange suspension Saltwater science, and much more! For ages 5 and up.
Biodiversity Fest
The Trentham District Primary School “Biodiversity-fest” will involve our citizen scientists (Year 6 students) transferring their knowledge to younger students within the school, with the aim to increase environmental literacy throughout the school and to showcase that Science is fun! Students will carry out experiments with adherence to fair testing, repetition, measuring, maths calculations and…
Sydney’s Waterways Tour
Centennial Park is the site of some of Sydney’s oldest and most important water supplies. Follow the expert on the subject Prof Khan from the University of Sydney. During the tour, you will: Learn about historic water schemes like Busby’s Bore and Botany Swamps, which provided water to Sydney from the 1830s to the 1880s …
The Planets – Concert and Stargazing
Listen to starry music and then embark on an evening of star and planet gazing! Join us for a performance from the amazing Sydney Youth Orchestra’s Symphonic Wind Orchestra. Enjoy their performance of Gustav Holst’s The Planets (and more starry music!) before embarking on a evening of star and planet gazing. Dr Luke Barnes…
Art Competition: Adaptations – Amazing Australian Species
As part of National Science Week, UNE Discovery is hosting a regional art competition! We are highlighting the extraordinary abilities of our Australian animals, birds, insects and plants. We’re exploring their ability to adapt to their ever-changing world due to human and climate factors. This competition is open to budding artists of all ages….
Staying Alive – Walks of Discovery
A ranger, a botanist and an ecologist wander in the New England… and you’re invited join them! Come along to one of two visitor walks in the New England area to observe and question. Learn about local flora, fauna, insects and/or fungi. Discover how they have adapted to the changing environment of the region,…
Species Survival – Walk through event
Species survival can only happen if everyone gets involved! Come and meet a beekeeper and hear from our students about the importance of bees to species survival. See the bees in their hive, find the queen bee, taste honey from the honeycomb, and learn about the effect of varroa mite on bee biosecurity. Make a…