The school has partnered with The Root Cause, a children’s health program that educates and empowers children,parents and teachers about healthy food choices. Classes are involved in a one day “Mad Food Science ” incursion during National Science Week. It is an interactive, engaging event designed to kick start a behavioural change in the school…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Durack School Science Fair
An all day Science Fair will be held at Durack School on Thursday 19 August from 9am until 2pm. Students will participate in a whole school event that explores food, fibre, natural medicines, energy, chemistry & related technology.
Invention Convention: Future thinking to protect our food crops from climate change
Students will be involved in a think tank to research analyse the impact climate change is having on our food crops – eg: extreme storms effecting banana crops. As part of this, we will engage with local farmers to discuss their views on the effects of climate change and our food sources. Students will then…
Science Alive!
Science Alive! is the largest mobile science exhibition in Australia, bringing together the big names in science and technology – it really is all kinds of awesome! There are over 60 exhibitors at Adelaide Showground with interactive, fun, dynamic and educative displays designed to spark the curiosity in all of us, plus science shows for all…
Apples and Pears – fresh and dried
Our two Kinder classes – the Kinder Apples and the Kinder Pears come together each Wednesday for shared learning experiences. We will be using our new food dehydrator to engage in some food science including: observing pieces of fresh pear and apple and their properties with our senses predicting what might happen if we placed…
Indigenous Science Experience Online
What can Aboriginal astronomy tell us about the night sky? How is our native flora used as bush medicine? What can we learn about sustainable living from 60 000+ years of Indigenous culture? Find out the answers to these questions and more during the Indigenous Science Experience Online. The Indigenous Science Experience Online will consist…
Mid-Afternoon Masterclass: Calculating whale migration
Long-distance whale migration is a spectacular phenomenon! Every year many species travel huge distances from feeding grounds near the planet’s poles to breeding grounds in warmer waters. Some animals rely on navigational cues such as the magnetic field and celestial information to orient themselves. Frequently, migration occurs as a group, and this “wisdom of the…
Bees Creek Fantastic Food Fair
Science Week event: “Bees Creek Fantastic Food Fair” Thursday 12th August 11-1:00pm 2021 Week 4 Term 3. (Due to Week 5 being Yr 5 and 6 camps) Each station will be visited by 2 classes and their teachers. (Buddy classes) Each station is visited for 15 minutes. Bees Creek Fantastic Food Fair will include a…
Small Schools Sustainability and Science Day
Parents and students from all schools will work together as they rotate around four Sustainability and STEM activities. On the day we will have assistance from our local Landcare, parents and community members. Worm Farm – Parents and students will be able to turn recycled polystyrene boxes into working Worm Farms for their classroom or…
Food in Abundance
Food in Abundance will be a series of school-based events running from 16 to 20 August. Throughout the week, each year level from Foundation through to Year 10 will take their turn at visiting the Science Laboratory for an age appropriate double lesson period of fun, hands-on science experiments and food-themed design challenges aimed at…