Topic: Innovation and Technology

A Celebration of Science and STEM at Our Holy Redeemer Primary School

National Science Week will be recognised at Our Holy Redeemer Primary School with a hands-on and interactive STEM evening. The event will provide an opportunity for students and parents to participate in activities that showcases some of the rich learning experiences of the discipline, experiences which are interesting, challenging and which illustrate the direct relevance…

Science Fair Events and Demonstration

A science fair for all students in the school. Student work will be displayed, as well as a small museum set up from all the biological and geological samples at the school. There will also be a science show demonstration using liquid nitrogen for all students

Centenary State High School Rocket Launch

Let’s kick off National Science Week with a bang – come and launch rockets fuelled with food. We will investigate the famous soda & Mentos reaction. Who can get the highest explosion? Does it make a difference what soda you use? Can you enhance your rocket to make it fly further?

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…

National Science Week at Lanyon High

Lanyon science teachers run activities during the breaks that are aimed at all 7 to 10 students involving activities that are not normally run in the classroom. One teacher will borrow Makey Makey equipment for a day and run activities around coding. Another teacher uses dry ice for a number of activities including; Dry ice…

Future Medicine

Necessity is the mother of invention. The supersonic development of several highly-effective COVID-19 vaccines has shown what can be achieved. So why, despite today’s researchers, clinicians and innovators having so many powerful tools at their disposal, do so many promising breakthroughs take so long to reach the doctors’ consulting rooms? From the tangible impact of…

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.