Removing CO2 By Train
The University of Toronto has recently carried out a study suggesting using trains to capture CO2 from the air could help us with the fight against climate change. ...
31 August, 2022
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A Free Educational Game: ‘Go Extinct!’
Teachers! Are you looking for a fun way to teach about extinction, biodiversity, evolution, or Australian megafauna? Are you looking for a free, curriculum-aligned resource? Then Go Extinct! might be for you!...
31 August, 2022
It’s time to bury your undies!
Armidale is in lockdown but we’re soiling our undies anyway! As we prepare for National Science Week we’re cleaning off our shovels and getting ready to dig because the time has come to Soil Your Undies! Follow along with Kieran and Oliver as they take us through how to correctly bury your undies and some of the details of this years challenge. ...
12 August, 2021
Soil Your Undies Challenge is on again in 2021!
The Soil Your Undies Challenge is back again in 2021 and bigger than ever! This year we want to send out 300 undies to be soiled all across Australia. Register your class now to be a part of this Australia wide citizen science project and test your soil health. Registrations close July 23rd unless we run out of undies first....
02 July, 2021
🩲 Soil Your Undies Challenge
UNE Discovery Voyager, in collaboration with Dr Oliver Knox, the UNE SMART Farms and CottonInfo invite you to SOIL YOUR UNDIES!...
16 September, 2020
🦑 HAPPY NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK!
National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. Running each year in August, it features more than 1000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, research institutions, libraries, museums and science centres....
19 August, 2020
ROBOTIFY – Nurturing the Makers of the Future.
Using Robotify students have access to the latest and greatest robots without having to ever purchase real hardware. The team can give students access to robots and environments that have never been accessible before through the browser....
13 August, 2020
🎊CONGRATULATIONS Chandler Public School!! 🎊
A few weeks ago, we announced Chandler Public School (K-2) as the winner of the Term 2 LEGO Construction Challenge. The amazing LEGO Education SPIKE Prime set, kindly donated by our friends at Modern Teaching Aids, has arrived at the school and the students have already been busy building and coding!...
29 June, 2020
🖍Do your curious young ones like bingo?
Here's a fun game you can play at home or school to discover what animals are in your yard! The goal is to find as many plants or animals as you can around your house or school....
01 June, 2020
🤖TEACHERS – WIN A LEGO SPIKE PRIME SET FOR YOUR CLASS!
Thanks to our friends at Modern Teaching Aids, you can win this fantastic STEM Education kit for your class through our LEGO Construction Challenge. But what is LEGO SPIKE Prime? Check out the video to find out....
22 May, 2020
🎨 Everyday Hero Colouring Competition
Our friends over at Creative New England have a new competition that might sate your colouring appetite! ...
22 May, 2020
🚀HSC Booster Day is back for 2020!!
This year our wonderful friends across UNE will be offering a mix of live and pre-recorded videos, activities and live Q & A sessions with UNE and specialist lecturers who will present in the Maths, Sciences, Economics, Business, Legal Studies, English and Agricultural disciplines....
18 May, 2020
🦆 Discover the Wet and Wild Challenge!
Today we’re voyaging over to our friends at the Wetlands Environmental Education Centre who are running a research challenge for Stage 3 students!...
15 May, 2020
Calling Budding David Attenborough’s
Check out this fantastic competition by our friends over at Landcare Australia!...
30 April, 2020
🌳NPWS WILDERQUEST🌳
Have fun learning about nature as you explore different virtual environments, play with sneaky snakes, observe flora and fauna (that’s plants and animals), discover how Aboriginal people shared stories to teach young people how to live, care and have respect for our environment, and earn points to build a virtual cubby house....
27 April, 2020
🔬Early Start Discovery Space
In Wollongong is a very special place - The UOW Early Start Discovery Space - Australia's first dedicated children's discovery playspace. The place and people are dedicated to learning through play just like us!...
17 April, 2020
The Essential Services of Pollinators
The global coronavirus pandemic has required us to think about, among other things, what constitutes an essential service to society. In Australia it is only ‘essential services’ that can remain open for business while individuals, families and whole communities are asked to physically isolate themselves from other humans; to prevent transmission of virus particles between people. ...
13 April, 2020
🧪Discovery Centre Bendigo
Today we’re voyaging with our friends Discovery Centre Bendigo who are running a program called Virtual Curious Kids....
13 April, 2020
🔬Science Space Wollongong
Today we’re voyaging over to our friends at Science Space Wollongong with Virtual Science Space – Science at Home!...
09 April, 2020
Teacher Tom’s Top Tips
HEY PARENTS! Our friend Teacher Tom, a preschool teacher, blogger, artist, speaker and author, works with business and other institutions to help make high-quality, play-based preschool education a possibility for children everywhere....
02 April, 2020
Lorax Whisper-ma-phone
Today we’re voyaging with our friends Science Sparks where you can create a Lorax whisper-ma-phone from paper cups and string!...
30 March, 2020
🧬 Discover our friends: Science Play Kids
In these uncertain times friends are important. Our friend Dr Loz at Science Play Kids in Melbourne understands that science is everywhere, everyday. And she has started a special online club so that you can play along with her at home....
24 March, 2020