Students will participate in a number of lunchtime activities over National Science Week related to the theme of food and sustainability. Events include: Cooking with and tasting products made from farmed insects Meat free BBQ Taste testing – can you really tell the difference? Exploding water melon
Topic: Environment and Nature
Family Food
While discussing and furthering our knowledge of where food comes from, students and their families will be asked to share their favourite family recipes with each other. This will promote inclusion, healthy eating, discuss culture and allow everyone to share something special with the school community. Families will be encouraged to share stories about why…
Lego Legends Competition
Students will work in teams to design and build a Lego model that celebrates the unique wonders of Cairns and Far North Queensland. Their models will be judged on functionality, aesthetics, and creativity.
Farmer Wants a Slice!
The STEM process will need to start prior to the Farmer Wants a Slice Day which will be held during National Science Week. Due to COVID import restrictions, the school canteen is unable to buy/sell its most popular items: Potato Gem Slice Ice Cream slice Sunflower Slice Cinnamon Slice How can we help the canteen…
Justice for the Oceans
How can we make a Blue New Deal? Healthy oceans are fundamental to a healthy planet. From phytoplankton, the tiny ocean plants that produce the oxygen we breathe, to the rich diversity of other ocean plants and creatures, we depend on our oceans to survive and thrive. But our oceans are both under threat and pose a threat. Pollution, overfishing and the destruction of coral reefs are killing them from…
St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar Science Market Fair
Students in Y7-9 at St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar will showcase their science fair Food Different by Design projects to other students in our P-12 school, parents and the wider community COVID restrictions permitting. Each year level has been assigned a theme ranging from GM food crops, sustainable foods, composting and nutrient cycling and the water…
National Science Week at Bute Early Learning and Primary School
Students will be immersed in a range of learning experiences linked to the National Science Week theme Food: Different by design. This will include students using virtual reality to explore food production process from around the world. Student will also investigate and sample edible insects as a sustainable, bit currently non-mainstream, food source.
St Mary’s – Getting students excited
Our Year 5 and 6 students will run a variety of science activities in the Auditorium for the P-2 students to try. The older students will be responsible for planning the items, with teacher support, and delivering the activities. The Prep-2 students will have fun learning about different types of science.
Famous Scientists visit Bairnsdale Primary School Science Fair
The ‘Famous Scientists’ visits aims to bring to life student’s science understanding in a fun and engaging way. The idea is that students research (living and formerly living) famous scientists and their real life discoveries, inventions and theories. Students then plan, organise and work on bringing this knowledge to life in poster and in-person form…
Woodvale Secondary College Science Extravaganza Day
We are opening our college to the school community on 19 August. We are starting the day with our senior students, they have been invited to a breakfast with professionals in our community that work in the field of science and food. The breakfast will be held in the Trade Training Centre cooked and served…