There are a great series of FREE virtual excursions with Reef Education from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority coming up. World Turtle Day is on 23 May, World Environment on 6 June and World Oceans Day on 8 June. There is something for everyone.
Turtle Connections Let’s celebrate World Turtle Day, 2024. Join our marine educators to gain an understanding of the biology and adaptations of sea turtles. Using examples from our aquarium’s Turtle Hospital, we will examine the impacts of marine debris and look at how sea turtles are affected by other human threats worldwide and what actions are being taken to help protect sea turtle populations.
Ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef Celebrate World Environment Day with educators from Reef ED to learn about the diversity of ecosystems found within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and beyond. Discover some of the iconic wildlife that can found within these ecosystems, and how they are all interconnected. We’ll consider some of the threats facing these environments, and what we can all do locally and globally to help reduce these impacts.
Introduction to the Great Barrier Reef In recognition of World Oceans Day, Reef ED are shining the spotlight on the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem. Learn about corals as the building blocks of the Great Barrier Reef and the roles that various organisms play within the Reef community. Gain an understanding of the importance of various relationships between organisms such as corals and their symbiotic algae, and anemones and anemonefish. Explore the simple actions that you can take regardless of where you live, to help protect the Great Barrier Reef and the animals that call it home.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority acknowledges the continuing sea country management and custodianship of the Great Barrier Reef by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tradition Owners whose rich cultures, heritage values, enduring connections and shared efforts protect the Reef for future generations.
Virtual Excursions Australia has a range of FREE virtual excursions on offer between 1 – 26 November. ClickFest is an annual virtual excursions festival run in November highlighting the diversity and scope of virtual excursions available to students across Australia.
There are live, interactive and engaging virtual excursions from some of Australia’s best online content providers. Topics and programs will vary over the virtual excursions festival to provide flexibility for teachers and students. There is something to suit everyone this November.
Virtual Excursions Australia has a range of FREE programs for Children’s Week 2021. Children’s Week celebrates the right of children to enjoy childhood.
Natural Disasters
A hands-on science workshop where we investigate all manner of natural disasters and the science behind them.
Under the Sea
Take a journey beneath the waves to explore Australia’s amazing marine life. Discover different marine habitats and the animals that live there.
Liquid Nitrogen Show
A “super cool” science show where we freeze things, explode things and explore just what happens when objects are rapidly cooled or heated.
Fascinating Frogs
Did you know that there are 240 species of frogs found across Australia? Find out how you can identify the frogs in your local area.
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.
Time: 11.00
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. The workshop is designed to provide information and skills that will enable you and your students to conduct an invertebrate survey in your school.
Time: 14:00
Overview: The Geology Rocks video conference will look at the dynamic earth forming processes. Students will learn about the layering of lava flows, see if rocks float and learn how to make a gas and find out about the rock cycle. You will also see real specimens and there will be opportunities to ask questions.
Overview: Australia has over 240 species of native amphibians, all of which are frogs. 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. At present, frog populations are declining all around the world.
Overview: Australia has over 240 species of native amphibians, all of which are frogs. 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. At present, frog populations are declining all around the world.
Overview: Don’t let your students miss out on this special opportunity to go back to the 1880s for a ‘lesson from the past’ in this live event at Rouse Hill Schoolhouse. The Schoolhouse was built in the 1880s and is set up as it would have looked when it was 19th century classroom. The students will meet their 1880s schoolmistress, Miss Fox, and participate a typical 19th century lesson based on the syllabus of the time. The class will sing the national anthem, God Save the Queen and the lesson will include elocution, arithmetic using an abacas and a drawing session.
Overview: The Geology Rocks video conference will look at the dynamic earth forming processes. Students will learn about the layering of lava flows, see if rocks float and learn how to make a gas and find out about the rock cycle. You will also see real specimens and there will be opportunities to ask questions.
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.11
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 paleontologist to use fossil material and modern animals to reconstruct some extinct Australian animals.11
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. The workshop is designed to provide information and skills that will enable you and your students to conduct an invertebrate survey in your school.
Time: 14:00
Overview: Australia has over 240 species of native amphibians, all of which are frogs. 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. At present, frog populations are declining all around the world.
Earth Science Week 2017 is on soon. Join in from October 8-14, 2017 and celebrate the theme “Earth and Human Activity.” This year’s event, the 20th annual Earth Science Week celebration, promotes awareness of what geoscience tells us about human interaction with the planet’s natural systems and processes.
Earth Science Week – Fascinating Fossils
Time: 10:00
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.
Earth Science Week – Fascinating Fossils
Time: 11:00
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.11
Earth Science Week – Geology Rocks
Time: 13:00
The Geology Rocks video conference will look at the dynamic earth forming processes. Students will learn about the layering of lava flows, see if rocks float and learn how to make a gas and find out about the rock cycle. You will also see real specimens and there will be opportunities to ask questions.
Earth Science Week – Geology Rocks
Time: 14:00
The Geology Rocks video conference will look at the dynamic earth forming processes. Students will learn about the layering of lava flows, see if rocks float and learn how to make a gas and find out about the rock cycle. You will also see real specimens and there will be opportunities to ask questions.
Thursday 12 October
Earth Science Week – Geology Rocks
Time: 10:00
The Geology Rocks video conference will look at the dynamic earth forming processes. Students will learn about the layering of lava flows, see if rocks float and learn how to make a gas and find out about the rock cycle. You will also see real specimens and there will be opportunities to ask questions.
Earth Science Week – Geology Rocks
Time: 11:00
The Geology Rocks video conference will look at the dynamic earth forming processes. Students will learn about the layering of lava flows, see if rocks float and learn how to make a gas and find out about the rock cycle. You will also see real specimens and there will be opportunities to ask questions.
Earth Science Week – Fascinating Fossils
Time: 13:00
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.
Earth Science Week – Fascinating Fossils
Time: 14:00
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.
This year the theme for NAIDOC 2017 is ‘Our Languages Matter’ focusing on the importance, richness and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages. Before European settlement there were over 250 unique Aboriginal Language groups with over 600 dialects. Today only around 120 of those languages are still spoken and many are at risk of being lost as Elders pass away.
Language is more than just a means to communicate, it is a way maintaining cultural practice and passing on knowledge to future generations. Europeans could not see the value of Indigenous language and enforced the use of the English language. Aboriginal people were forbidden to speak in their languages, punished, and even removed from their families and traditional land.
Join the Australian National Maritime Museum, Australian Museum, Museum of Applied Arts and Science, NRL and Royal Botanic Gardens for a variety of video conferences for NAIDOC Week.
To celebrate NAIDOC week Indigenous our Programs curator and special guest Uncle Terry will discuss this year’s NAIDOC theme – Our Languages Matter – celebrating the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity, linking people to their land and water and in the communication of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, spirituality and rites, through story and song.
To celebrate NAIDOC week Indigenous our Programs curator and special guest Uncle Terry will discuss this year’s NAIDOC theme – Our Languages Matter – celebrating the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity, linking people to their land and water and in the communication of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, spirituality and rites, through story and song.
To celebrate NAIDOC week Indigenous our Programs curator and special guest Uncle Terry will discuss this year’s NAIDOC theme – Our Languages Matter – celebrating the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity, linking people to their land and water and in the communication of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, spirituality and rites, through story and song.
To celebrate NAIDOC week Indigenous our Programs curator and special guest Uncle Terry will discuss this year’s NAIDOC theme – Our Languages Matter – celebrating the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity, linking people to their land and water and in the communication of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, spirituality and rites, through story and song.
To celebrate NAIDOC week Indigenous our Programs curator and special guest Uncle Terry will discuss this year’s NAIDOC theme – Our Languages Matter – celebrating the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity, linking people to their land and water and in the communication of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, spirituality and rites, through story and song.
To celebrate NAIDOC week Indigenous our Programs curator and special guest Uncle Terry will discuss this year’s NAIDOC theme – Our Languages Matter – celebrating the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity, linking people to their land and water and in the communication of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, spirituality and rites, through story and song.
Celebrate NAIDOC week 2017 with an astronomical experience from the Boorong clan of the Wergaia language group (Vic) and be inspired by their sky knowledge and lore. Shared stories about Warring (The Milky Way), Bunya (Gamma Crucis in the Southern Cross) and the Nurrumbunguttia (Old spirits whose campfire smoke became the Milky Way) demonstrate a deep understanding and relationship with the sky that is shared across Australia’s diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
This video conference explores the impacts on the loss of Indigenous languages and the importance of language and language revitalization. Students will also learn some words in the Gadigal, Dharawal and Dharug Langauges from the local Aboriginal Peoples of the Sydney area.
Celebrate NAIDOC week 2017 with an astronomical experience from the Boorong clan of the Wergaia language group (Vic) and be inspired by their sky knowledge and lore. Shared stories about Warring (The Milky Way), Bunya (Gamma Crucis in the Southern Cross) and the Nurrumbunguttia (Old spirits whose campfire smoke became the Milky Way) demonstrate a deep understanding and relationship with the sky that is shared across Australia’s diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Your students will learn and practice Aboriginal language skills in this special video conference for NAIDOC week from the Royal Botanic Gardens. Join Aboriginal Education Officers in an exploration of Country, as we learn Aboriginal perspectives using traditional Wiradjuri, Barkandji and Cadigal language as an interpretation to fun learning of identifying country, plants, animals, people and objects.
Celebrate NAIDOC week 2017 with an astronomical experience from the Boorong clan of the Wergaia language group (Vic) and be inspired by their sky knowledge and lore. Shared stories about Warring (The Milky Way), Bunya (Gamma Crucis in the Southern Cross) and the Nurrumbunguttia (Old spirits whose campfire smoke became the Milky Way) demonstrate a deep understanding and relationship with the sky that is shared across Australia’s diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
This video conference by the Australian Museum explores the impacts on the loss of Indigenous languages and the importance of language and language revitalization. Students will also learn some words in the Gadigal, Dharawal and Dharug Langauges from the local Aboriginal Peoples of the Sydney area.
Celebrate NAIDOC week 2017 with an astronomical experience from the Boorong clan of the Wergaia language group (Vic) and be inspired by their sky knowledge and lore. Shared stories about Warring (The Milky Way), Bunya (Gamma Crucis in the Southern Cross) and the Nurrumbunguttia (Old spirits whose campfire smoke became the Milky Way) demonstrate a deep understanding and relationship with the sky that is shared across Australia’s diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Join the NRL Community team as we celebrate NAIDOC Week, as the key message is Our Language Matters we will be talking about the Indigenous Culture and Meanings. As we have our Teacher who works with us Kalinda Bolt, she will be running an Indigenous session which will involve the kids to join in.
Join the NRL Community team as we celebrate NAIDOC Week, as the key message is Our Language Matters we will be talking about the Indigenous Culture and Meanings. As we have our Teacher who works with us Kalinda Bolt, she will be running an Indigenous session which will involve the kids to join in.
This video conference by the Australian Museum explores the impacts on the loss of Indigenous languages and the importance of language and language revitalization. Students will also learn some words in the Gadigal, Dharawal and Dharug Langauges from the local Aboriginal Peoples of the Sydney area.
This video conference by the Australian Museum explores the impacts on the loss of Indigenous languages and the importance of language and language revitalization. Students will also learn some words in the Gadigal, Dharawal and Dharug Langauges from the local Aboriginal Peoples of the Sydney area.
Your students will learn and practice Aboriginal language skills in this special video conference for NAIDOC week from the Royal Botanic Gardens. Join Aboriginal Education Officers in an exploration of Country, as we learn Aboriginal perspectives using traditional Wiradjuri, Barkandji and Cadigal language as an interpretation to fun learning of identifying country, plants, animals, people and objects.
It’s been a great year for video conferencing and 2017 will be even bigger. In 2016 Virtual Excursions Australia delivered events for NAIDOC Week, SciFest, Earth Science Week and ClickFest. These events brought content providers from across Australia and created engaging learning experiences.
DART Connections once again delivered the popular Premiers Reading Challenge series reaching over 10,000 students. Author Andy Griffiths had 100 schools and 5000 students joining via video conference and was DART Connections biggest event yet!
2017 is going to be even bigger with Virtual Excursions Australia hosting the following event throughout the year.
Clean Up Australia DayVideo Conferencing 27 February – 3 March 2017
Get ready for Clean Up Australia Day with a series for video conferences. Since 1992, school communities across Australia have demonstrated their support for caring for the environment through participating in Schools Clean Up Day.
So far 2,223 primary schools and 1,119 youth groups have removed rubbish from locations right across the country.
Curriculum SpotlightVideo Conferencing 3 – 7 April and 26 – 28 April 2017
Video Conferencing providers from across Australia will provide a overview on their content. Find out how these organisation can help you throughout 2017.
NAIDOC WeekVideo Conferencing and Live Streaming Dates 19 – 30 June 2017
NAIDOC Week is held in the first week of July. It is a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to recognise the contributions that Indigenous Australians make to our country and our society.
This years theme is Our Languages Matter and highlights the importance, resilience and richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. Our Languages Matter celebrates the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity, linking people to their land and water and in the transmission of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, spirituality and rites, through story and song.
SciFestVideo Conferencing and Live Streaming Dates 1 – 31 August 2017
SciFest video conferencing festival provides a great link to National Science Week. Now in it’s forth year SciFest is a great opportunity to engage your students in a variety of science workshops and events.
Earth Science Week Video Conferencing Festival Dates 9 – 13 October 2017
Earth Science Week is celebrated from 8-14 October 2016. “Earth and Human Activity.” is the international theme of Earth Science Week 2017. The 20th annual Earth Science Week celebration, promotes awareness of what geoscience tells us about human interaction with the planet’s natural systems and processes.
ClickFestVideo Conferencing Festival Dates 1 – 30 November 2017
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.
Dinosaur Day Video Conferencing and Live Streaming on 6 November 2017
The Australian Museum launches the 2017 ClickFest Video Conferencing Festival with Winny the Muttaburrasaurs. Winny Saurs a life size Muttaburrasaurs dinosaur puppet will take you on a journey to explore her world, transporting you back 100 million years into Cretaceous.
Another fantastic live video conference was run by the DART team today at Sculpture By The Sea, held at Marks Park near Bondi Beach in Sydney. Incase you missed it, the event was streamed and recorded on YouTube where you can watch it over again.
It is time to start planning for SciFest and National Science Week. The SciFest video conferencing festival is in August and provides a great link to National Science Week. Now in it’s third year SciFest is a great opportunity to engage your students in a variety of science workshops and events.
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
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
This engaging workshop offers students a chance to learn real time programming in a fun atmosphere. Using laptops and the Lego Mindstorms EV3 robots, students are asked to complete a variety tasks whilst learning about basic programming.
This engaging workshop offers students a chance to learn real time programming in a fun atmosphere. Using laptops and the Lego Mindstorms EV3 robots, students are asked to complete a variety tasks whilst learning about basic programming.
The Geology Rocks video conference will look at the dynamic earth forming processes. Students will learn about the layering of lava flows, see if rocks float and learn how to make a gas and find out about the rock cycle.
The Geology Rocks video conference will look at the dynamic earth forming processes. Students will learn about the layering of lava flows, see if rocks float and learn how to make a gas and find out about the rock cycle.
This engaging workshop offers students a chance to learn real time programming in a fun atmosphere. Using laptops and the Lego Mindstorms EV3 robots, students are asked to complete a variety tasks whilst learning about basic programming.
What do sound waves look like? Do soundwaves always travel at the same speed? How does the Doppler effect work? What is resonance? How does a soundwave change with pitch and increasing volume?
Explore chemistry in colourful art creations you can make in your class! Your class participates in a number of activities as a series of group activities run in class during the video conference.
What do sound waves look like? Do soundwaves always travel at the same speed? How does the Doppler effect work? What is resonance? How does a soundwave change with pitch and increasing volume?
Is there life on other planets? The Earth is in the “Goldilocks Zone”. Like Goldilocks tasting baby bear’s porridge, humans live on a planet that is not too hot and not too cold – it is just right!
What is the difference between series & parallel circuits? What does the Earth’s magnetic field look like? What technologies are being developed for the future? How is electricity generated anyway?
What is the difference between series & parallel circuits? What does the Earth’s magnetic field look like? What technologies are being developed for the future? How is electricity generated anyway?
Find out how solids, liquids and gases change when rapidly heated and cooled.Smash a squash ball! Shrink a balloon instantly! What happens to living things if they are frozen? How can Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion explain a liquid nitrogen sprinkler?
Find out how your primary classroom can be transformed into an interactive science environment without breaking the bank. Learn how to use easily obtainable materials from the local shops to run hands-on experiments that cover chemistry, forces, light and sound. During this session you will run a number of simple experiments in your location. Schedule this as part of your staff meeting!
Students will learn how scientists devise experiments and develop their skills in applying the processes of working scientifically as they plan a fair investigation into the factors which influence seed germination.
Students will learn how scientists devise experiments and develop their skills in applying the processes of working scientifically as they plan a fair investigation into the factors which influence seed germination.
Students will learn how scientists devise experiments and develop their skills in applying the processes of working scientifically as they plan a fair investigation into the factors which influence seed germination.
Students will learn how scientists devise experiments and develop their skills in applying the processes of working scientifically as they plan a fair investigation into the factors which influence seed germination.
Join Dr Ellen Jorgensen renowned New York TED speaker as she talks about Genspace, a not for profit community laboratory dedicated to promoting citizen science and access to biotechnology.
Find out how your primary classroom can be transformed into an interactive science environment without breaking the bank. Learn how to use easily obtainable materials from the local shops to run hands-on experiments that cover chemistry, forces, light and sound. During this session you will run a number of simple experiments in your location. Schedule this as part of your staff meeting!
Designed to cover a broad range of chemical concepts that is accessible to students including kitchen chemistry, physical changes vs. chemical reaction, acids vs bases and indicators, acid rain – properties of solids, liquids and gases and energy changes.
Designed to cover a broad range of chemical concepts that is accessible to students including kitchen chemistry, physical changes vs. chemical reaction, acids vs bases and indicators, acid rain – properties of solids, liquids and gases and energy changes.
Designed to cover a broad range of chemical concepts that is accessible to students including kitchen chemistry, physical changes vs. chemical reaction, acids vs bases and indicators, acid rain – properties of solids, liquids and gases and energy changes.
Students learn about properties of light in this fun interactive workshop- Investigate rainbows using the visible light spectrum, plus learn about colour addition and subtraction .
This session will be presented from the Australian Museum Science Festival with schools attending live and via video conference. Join a CAASTRO astrophysicist as they share their enthusiasm for astrophysicist
Students learn about properties of light in this fun interactive workshop- Investigate rainbows using the visible light spectrum, plus learn about colour addition and subtraction .
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
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.
4 slimes in 30 minutes…. how could you go wrong?!?Join Fizzics Education for SciFest as we dive into kitchen chemistry in this fun yet educational workshop.
Students look at major body systems and how the five senses work in this engaging workshop! Where is heat in your body conserved? How do the lungs work?
Students look at major body systems and how the five senses work in this engaging workshop! Where is heat in your body conserved? How do the lungs work?
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
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.
Your classroom heats up as we explore how heat is propagated through a variety of materials plus how we harness heat for our own use;- Investigate heat conductivity in a variety of materials.
Find out how your primary classroom can be transformed into an interactive science environment without breaking the bank. Learn how to use easily obtainable materials from the local shops to run hands-on experiments that cover chemistry, forces, light and sound. During this session you will run a number of simple experiments in your location. Schedule this as part of your staff meeting!
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
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.
What is air pressure? Why are low and high pressure areas important? How are clouds formed? What is our atmosphere made of anyway ? Students will gain an appreciation of meteorology and gain insight into how our climate operates.
Explore chemistry in colourful art creations you can make in your class! Your class participates in a number of activities as a series of group activities run in class during the video conference.
Find out how your primary classroom can be transformed into an interactive science environment without breaking the bank. Learn how to use easily obtainable materials from the local shops to run hands-on experiments that cover chemistry, forces, light and sound. During this session you will run a number of simple experiments in your location. Schedule this as part of your staff meeting!
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.
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.
A hands-on science workshop where students investigate all manner of natural disasters. Your students will learn about earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, meteorites, cyclones, pandemics and m…
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, hydro electric dams, tidal generators
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, hydro electric dams, tidal generators
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, hydro electric dams, tidal generators
Find out how your primary classroom can be transformed into an interactive science environment without breaking the bank. Learn how to use easily obtainable materials from the local shops to run hands-on experiments that cover chemistry, forces, light and sound. During this session you will run a number of simple experiments in your location. Schedule this as part of your staff meeting!
To celebrate the Royal Botanical Gardens Sydney 200th anniversary, the Australian National Maritime Museum and Royal Botanical Gardens Sydney will offering a joint video conference for year 3 and 4 students History and Science. Cook and Banks: Charting the rumoured great Southern Land is a free video conference which will outline Cook and Banks voyage on the HMB Endeavour. It will be presented by Kieran Hosty from the Australian National Maritime Museum and Louisa Murray from Royal Botantical Gardens Sydney.
Endeavour minus main top gallant. Image: Paula Tinney
The video conference will investigate the story behind Cook and Banks’ voyage to the rumoured great Southern Land and include topics such as:
The reason behind the momentous voyage.
The voyage and conditions on board the HMB Endeavour.
Cook’s role as a cartographer and navigator.
Banks’ scientific contribution to the voyage and how his legacy began the Royal Botanic Gardens’ Herbarium collection.
Learn how scientists classify plants and try your hand at botanic illustration.
The enduring outcome of the voyage and how it changed Australian history.
We will be offering six sessions of the Cook and Banks virtual excursion. Three sessions will be offered on Dart connections (May 18th at 9.30am 11.30am and 2.00pm) and another three on Electroboard (May 19th 9.30am,11.30am and 2.00pm).
