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…
Topic: Mathematics
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…
National Science Week Workshops at Holy Innocents
During National Science Week, our school will turn into a science lab! Two sessions will be held to guide students through hands-on workshops that link with this year’s schools theme ‘Decoding the universe: exploring the unknown with nature’s hidden language’ to illuminate the science that we see every day through nature. These sessions will be…
Soil Science Spectacular
The “Soil Science Spectacular” will engage the Central Australian Primary Schools in hands on innovative day science festival exploring the hidden ecosystems beneath our feet and how it relates to gut biome and health. Through collaboration between ALEC, Alice Springs Community Gardens, local schools, and keynote presenter Costa Georgiadis (ABC Gardening Australia), the event will…
Science Week / Book Week Cross Over Event at Narrogin Library
Celebrate Science Week & Book Week at Narrogin Library! Join us for a tiggerific crossover event where science meets storytelling! This year, we’re exploring the wonders of the world through the whimsical lens of A.A. Milne, bringing the beloved characters of Winnie-the-Pooh into a realm of discovery and imagination. Over two weeks we have science…
STEM Under the Stars – The Magic of STEM
STEM Under the Stars is the ultimate night of science, technology, engineering and maths fun – all happening under the night sky! Held at our school, this exciting community event brings families, friends and curious minds together for an evening full of hands-on activities, jaw-dropping experiments, and amazing discoveries. You might launch rockets, explore robots, build…
Questacon National Science Week Webinars
Want to find out how to make a world record breaking paper plane? Ever wondered what maths and sunflowers have to do with each other? Considered what makes a coral reef a coral reef? If you answered yes to any of the above, then you should check out Questacon’s free webinars this National Science Week!…
STEMania! – Science Week In Schools 2025
STEMania! is a 45 minute, live-in-school, fact-filled interactive science sketch comedy presented by professional actor/educators that engages, inspires and educates students with the wonders of STEM. Celebrating the 2025 National Science Week school theme: Decoding The Universe – STEMania! illustrates how each STEM discipline plays a crucial role in decoding the universe and inspires curiosity and a love of learning…
Science writing made simple
This popular open-house workshop will be held at the Novotel Hotel in Melbourne and online, via Zoom and interactive multimedia. The output-driven course, presented by seasoned science writer and broadcaster Peter Spinks, will teach the essential skills and strategies needed to convey the fruits of scientific research to the media, government, research-funding bodies and the…
Marvellously Magical Magnetics
We are celebrating the wonder of magnetics! We are looking at how incredible they are, using them for challenges, races, art work, pendulums and more, all the while learning about the importance of safety. We have 15 classes from K-6. We also have 16 tubs of magical magnetic themed activities. Classes will have the option…