Fizzics Education, Sydney Science Education and ANSTO are bringing you some great programs for World Environment Day 2020. World Environment Day is celebrated every 5th of June and the theme for 2020 is Celebrating Biodiversity.
5 June 2020
Fizzics Education: Renewable Energy
We will investigate various renewable energy sources and compare them against non-renewable energy sources. A focus will be placed upon how a generator actually works and how this is applied in coal power stations, wind farms, hydroelectric dams, tidal generators, etc. We’ll also discuss why switching to renewable energy sources will help reduce carbon emissions, with reference being made to the scientific basis of climate change.
Sydney Science Education: Celebrating biodiversity
No matter where you live across Australia there are plants and animals that live nearby. From our beaches to the mountains, the deserts to the rainforests and even in your backyard there is Biodiversity all around us. Join me to learn about some of these amazing habitats and the animals that live there.
Learn about some incredible animals, their adaptions to the habitat they live.
ANSTO: Saving Shorebirds and their Important Habitats
Shorebirds are rapidly declining in numbers and several species are now threatened with extinction. In Australia and elsewhere their shoreline habitats are being permanently affected by human activity or are disappearing altogether.
Join ANSTO on World Environment Day to explore the amazing journey of migratory shorebirds!
Bookings: 10 – 10.45am
Pre- and post-webinar activities are available.
You can use this session as an introduction to the Shorebirds Art Competition. Syllabus links to Stage 2 & 3 Geography, Arts, English and Science.
For teachers, there are Supporting Units of Work about shorebirds for Stage 2 Science and Stage 3 Geography.