The Eastlakes Public School Science Fair will showcase science and technology across all years K-6. Students, teachers, parents and community members will have the opportunity to participate in experiments, share learning and challenge their thinking with creative and critical thinking challenges.
Topic: Space and Astronomy
Fantastic Food
Students will spend the week looking at food and where it comes from in their weekly STEM classes. They will learn about and have a go at traditional food preparation methods and compare them with the now high-tech ways to prepare the same foods. There will be fun lunchtime activities like Candy Chemistry where students…
STEM-venture
STEM-venture day with children from Reception to Year 7 at Paringa Park Primary School. Peer Leaders from our local secondary school will be helping us with our activities. STEM activities that include a Rube Goldberg Machine, mini golf, bubbles, volcanoes, Sci-cinema, catapults, slime making, paper plane challenge, nature play exploration, loose parts play, makerspace, robotics,…
Scintillating Science Quiz
Test your knowledge against some of the finest scientific minds at Murdoch University across the four high-school science subjects. This event will be held online and is open to the whole community – people of all ages are encouraged to participate. Get your friends together to compete or compete on your own for giveaways and…
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…
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: Lighting the dark universe
What is dark matter? And why do we need to go 1000 meters underground to find it? “Dark Matter” is a physics term you may have heard before, but if you don’t know exactly what it is, you’re not alone – the top particle physicists in the world have exactly the same question. In this…
Immersive Science V (SciVR): A Virtual Universe for Australians Everywhere
Let the team from SciVR Science show you how to turn your smartphone in a virtual outer-space ‘explorium’ all from the comfort of your home armchair. Your living room will transform into a virtual ‘explorium’ through the FREE immersive Virtual Reality smartphone App SciVR; Available on the App Store and Play Store. Professional science communicators…
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…