Ready to survive and thrive? Join us for “Survival Science,” where you’ll dive into hands-on challenges to explore the science of survival. Can you design a shelter, purify water, and generate power? Put your skills to the test and see if you have what it takes. In STEAM Challenge: Survival Science, young inventors aged 7-14 will…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Microbats
As one component of a school-wide series of workshops and weeklong event held in National Science Week, students will learn about the biodiversity of the Ecological Vegetation Class (EVC) that is present on our school grounds. To replenish the biodiversity of the grasslands, students will be involved in various activities such as, building bat boxes,…
National Science Week – Doppler Rockets
The Doppler Rocket combines the elements of a toy with an audio Doppler shift to create an educational experience students won’t forget. The Doppler Rocket emits a true, sinusoidal sound waveform at a constant frequency of approximately 620 Hz. The circuit and speaker are housed in skinned foam that protects the unit during normal impacts….
Science Explorational Stations
Our Science Exploration Stations will involve students from Early Learning to Grade 6. The afternoon will include a rotation of engaging, hands-on science experiments in classrooms and areas around the school. The students from Prep to Grade 5 will be in mixed aged groupings allowing the older students to work with younger students. The science experiments…
BBC Mission S.O.S – Save all our species
This National Science Week, the BBC STEM Club and Science team will take our whole-of-school community on an S.O.S mission to Save all Our Species. Throughout the week, students will engage in STEAM activities including interactive pop-up displays, biodiversity workshops, and environmental quizzes. Through these activities students will gain greater understanding and appreciation of the…
National Quantum and Dark Matter Road Trip
The National Quantum and Dark Matter Road Trip is coming to a nearby city or town. As a part of National Science Week, a team of scientists and science communicators will travel around Australia. They are delivering engaging presentations, hands-on activities, pub quizzes and more. The nature of dark matter is one of the biggest…
Women in STEM Lecture Series
For National Science Week, the University of Adelaide is hosting a series of 3 x 20 minutes lectures by women working or studying in STEM. You will have the opportunity to hear from our amazing guest speakers who will share their life journeys and how they are connected with STEM. The lectures will be held…
Super Science Showcase
Selected students from Years 4, 5 and 6 have researched, planned and tested some exciting experiments to showcase to the whole school community for Science Week. Our Super Science Showcase will run for one whole day in the school hall with parent and student time slots throughout the day. There are a range of experiments…
ZoPCON24 – Zoo of Poo Student Citizen Science Conference
Inside your gut are more microbes than your own cells in your body! This amazing community of gut microbes is called the microbiome. The microbiome is very important to the health of any animal. The microbiome of an animal responds to things like stress, a change in diet and many other factors we are only…
Science Week Pop-up at the Hut
We’ll have several stations inside the Hut related to the forest ecosystem. Join us to learn about nearby microclimates. Make a cuppa to enjoy on the veranda while reading the latest Double Helix magazine or check out what’s under the microscope. Will the Butcher Bird and Rainbow Lorikeet visit us? Drop-in and learn about the…