Staff and Science Ambassadors invite all Year 4 and 5 Students on the Fraser Coast to join the St Mary’s College After School STEM Program. Register separately for each weekly event by following the links on the website, clicking the corresponding registration button and completing the form. Session Times Start – Arrive at 3.15pm event…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
St Marys STEM Immersion Day
The students at St Marys will rotate around six STEM activities throughout the day. The students will be divided into small groups of approximately 15 students and will participate in a variety of hands-on activities led by the teachers. The various activities will include: build a rocket for a water rocket launcher design and build…
Light on Painting: how programming the spectrum of white light produces new colours
Rethinking painting as it appears when lit by “non-classical” white light has been one of Belgian artist Adrien Lucca’s main research projects for several years. In the presentation he will introduce his research methods, the laboratory where he uses chemistry, spectrometry, electronics and computer science for artistic purposes and his results: exhibitions, publications and artworks….
Bush Foods and Science workshop
First Nations Peoples have used plants as food for thousands of years. In this one-hour interactive workshop participants will learn about: the cultural significance of bush food; Indigenous plant identification and growing conditions; and edible uses of plants. During the workshop you will learn in-depth information about how Indigenous peoples have been using these plants…
Food *WASTE* Different by Design
Celebrate National Science Week with Actsmart School’s Food *Waste* Different by Design virtual event. Tune in to have a live panel of Canberra’s food waste experts answer your students’ questions. Hear from Belinda from OzHarvest that are famous for their work rescuing food. Laura from Go Terra will join us – you should check out…
Seeing Things Differently
These two events are scheduled for Friday 20 August (for school groups) and Saturday 21 August (for families and the general public). Visitors will have the opportunity to see inside Adelaide’s Micro-X factory, which develops and produces next generation X-ray imaging equipment incorporating innovative design and carbon nanotube technology. Free photography workshops, presented by Digido…
Makers after Dark @ Makerspace Adelaide
People are fascinated by how things are made; we take great joy in seeing others share their passion and interests, bring joy in STEAM where science meets art. This event will be targeted at adults as a show and tell by selected makers, who will demonstrate what is under the hood of their creations and…
Clare Spectacular Science Fair
The Clare Library regional Science fair is now in it’s 5 year and is modelled on the Science Alive events held in major cities. It aims to bring the excitement, relevance and importance of science to the people and inspire the community to encourage and support young people to engage with science. Clare Library has built its…
Clare Spectacular Science Fair
The Clare Library regional Science Fair is now in its 5th year and is modelled on the Science Alive! events held in larger cities. It aims to bring the excitement, relevance, and importance of science to the people and inspire the community to encourage and support young people to engage with science. Clare Library has…
Sustainable Food for a Growing Population
Our National Science Week activities will include buddy class science activities for all students from Kindergarten to Year 6 including those from the attached Autism unit. The activities will run for a full day and students will have the opportunity to participate in activities that focus on our growing population. This will involve videos as…