ClickFest is an annual video conferencing festival run in November each year. ClickFest is an exciting initiative from education organisations across Australia. It highlights the diversity and scope of video conferences available to schools across Australia. Sessions are delivered free or at reduced cost to schools, providing a great opportunity for teachers to give it a go.
Topics and programs will vary over the month long video conferencing festival to provide flexibility for teachers and students. Each day multiple sessions will be available on a variety of topics from content providers around Australia.
Thursday 3 November
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 09:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 14:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
Monday 7 November
Dinosaur Day – Fascinating Fossils
Time: 09:30
Overview: Fossils are fascinating reminders of life in ancient times and provide a window into the past. They can also reveal an amazing amount of information about extinct species and the ancient world. Step inside the shoes of a palaeontologist to use fossil material and modern animals to reconstruct some extinct Australian animals
Time: 10:30
Overview: Come along to meet Winny to learn more about Australian Dinosaurs. Winny Saurs is a life size Muttaburrasaurs dinosaur puppet and she takes you on a journey to explore her world. You will be transported back 100 million years into Cretaceous and discover what life was really like for the dinosaurs.
Dinosaur Day – Gondwana Garden
Time: 11:30
Overview: Bring dinosaurs and plants live into your classroom in this thrilling experience for your students. Go back in time to when Australia was part of Gondwana 165 million years ago and meet Winny the Australian Museum’s life size Muttaburrasaurus and discover dinosaur environments.
Dinosaur Day – Fascinating Fossils
Time: 13:00
Overview: Fossils are fascinating reminders of life in ancient times and provide a window into the past. They can also reveal an amazing amount of information about extinct species and the ancient world. Step inside the shoes of a palaeontologist to use fossil material and modern animals to reconstruct some extinct Australian animals.
Dinosaur Day – Gondwana Garden
Time: 14:00
Overview: Bring dinosaurs and plants live into your classroom in this thrilling experience for your students. Go back in time to when Australia was part of Gondwana 165 million years ago and meet Winny the Australian Museum’s life size Muttaburrasaurus and discover dinosaur environments.
Tuesday 8 November
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 09:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 14:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
ClickFest – Minibeast Magnified
Time: 14:00
Overview: Minibeast Magnified explores the exciting and diverse world of invertebrates. Students will learn how to identify common groups of invertebrates and why they are important. Minibeast Magnified brings the world of invertebrates to your students.
Wednesday 9 November
ClickFest – Minibeast Magnified
Time: 09:30
Overview: Minibeast Magnified explores the exciting and diverse world of invertebrates. Students will learn how to identify common groups of invertebrates and why they are important. Minibeast Magnified brings the world of invertebrates to your students.
ClickFest – Minibeast Magnified
Time: 10:30
Overview: Minibeast Magnified explores the exciting and diverse world of invertebrates. Students will learn how to identify common groups of invertebrates and why they are important. Minibeast Magnified brings the world of invertebrates to your students
Thursday 10 November
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 09:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
Time: 13:30
Overview: Explore the vast world of spiders. Found on every continent in the world except Antarctica, spiders are one of nature’s great success stories. Find out what spiders are, where they came from and how they got around, as well as Australia’s own diverse spider fauna.
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 14:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
Tuesday 15 November
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 09:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
Time: 09:30
Overview: Explore the vast world of spiders. Found on every continent in the world except Antarctica, spiders are one of nature’s great success stories. Find out what spiders are, where they came from and how they got around, as well as Australia’s own diverse spider fauna.
Time: 10:30
Overview: Explore the vast world of spiders. Found on every continent in the world except Antarctica, spiders are one of nature’s great success stories. Find out what spiders are, where they came from and how they got around, as well as Australia’s own diverse spider fauna.
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 14:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
Wednesday 16 November
ClickFest – Museum Secrets Revealed
Time: 09:30
Overview: This video conference provides a glimpse behind the scenes of Australia’s oldest natural history Museum. Become a detective and discover how scientists collect, preserve and display the many extraordinary specimens in their collection.
ClickFest – Museum Secrets Revealed
Time: 10:30
Overview: This video conference provides a glimpse behind the scenes of Australia’s oldest natural history Museum. Become a detective and discover how scientists collect, preserve and display the many extraordinary specimens in their collection.
Thursday 17 November
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 09:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
ClickFest – Museum Secrets Revealed
Time: 11:30
Overview: This video conference provides a glimpse behind the scenes of Australia’s oldest natural history Museum. Become a detective and discover how scientists collect, preserve and display the many extraordinary specimens in their collection.
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 14:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
Tuesday 22 November
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 09:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
Time: 09:30
Overview: Frogs play a key role in many food webs, both as predators and as prey. By observing frog populations, we can get a good indication of the condition of the environment as frogs are sensitive to environmental change.
Time: 10:30
Overview: Frogs play a key role in many food webs, both as predators and as prey. By observing frog populations, we can get a good indication of the condition of the environment as frogs are sensitive to environmental change.
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 14:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
Wednesday 23 November
Time: 09:30
Overview: Frogs play a key role in many food webs, both as predators and as prey. By observing frog populations, we can get a good indication of the condition of the environment as frogs are sensitive to environmental change.
Time: 13:00
Overview: The Geology Rocks video conference looks at the dynamic earth forming processes. Students will learn about plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes and the earth’s layers. You will also see real specimens and there will be opportunities to ask questions.
Time: 14:00
Overview: The Geology Rocks video conference looks at the dynamic earth forming processes. Students will learn about plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes and the earth’s layers. You will also see real specimens and there will be opportunities to ask questions.
Thursday 24 November
Plants and Pollinators – Pollinator Week – ClickFest
Time: 09:00
Overview: Join in on the action of Pollinator Week and learn more about our important and unique insect pollinators and the life cycle of flowering plants. Using live plant materials, models and microscopes this video conference will bring the story of plants and pollinators to life.
Plants and Pollinators – Pollinator Week – ClickFest
Time: 10:00
Overview: Join in on the action of Pollinator Week and learn more about our important and unique insect pollinators and the life cycle of flowering plants. Using live plant materials, models and microscopes this video conference will bring the story of plants and pollinators to life.
Plants and Pollinators – Pollinator Week – ClickFest
Time: 11:30
Overview: Join in on the action of Pollinator Week and learn more about our important and unique insect pollinators and the life cycle of flowering plants. Using live plant materials, models and microscopes this video conference will bring the story of plants and pollinators to life.
Plants and Pollinators – Pollinator Week – ClickFest
Time: 13:00
Overview: Join in on the action of Pollinator Week and learn more about our important and unique insect pollinators and the life cycle of flowering plants. Using live plant materials, models and microscopes this video conference will bring the story of plants and pollinators to life.
Time: 13:30
Overview: The Geology Rocks video conference looks at the dynamic earth forming processes. Students will learn about plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes and the earth’s layers. You will also see real specimens and there will be opportunities to ask questions.
Plants and Pollinators – Pollinator Week – ClickFest
Time: 14:00
Overview: Join in on the action of Pollinator Week and learn more about our important and unique insect pollinators and the life cycle of flowering plants. Using live plant materials, models and microscopes this video conference will bring the story of plants and pollinators to life.
Tuesday 29 November
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 09:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 14:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 09:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
The Botanic Story of Chocolate – ClickFest
Time: 14:00
Overview: Visit the Sweet Addiction exhibition within our brand new world-class horticultural attraction, The Calyx, from the classroom and find out where your chocolate comes from.
