National Science Week: Science Factory – 50 Interactive Science & Technology Based Activities | Photo Gallery & Event Wrap
Through Tuesday’s challenging and fun learning activities, students were encouraged to obtain the skills needed to analyse and respond through inquiry, imagination and innovation.
Science aims to ensure that students develop a means of expanding their curiosity and willingness to explore, ask questions and speculate on the changing world in which they live.
So 50 interactive science and technology-based activities were set up – from hearing heartbeats with stethoscopes, to animal x-rays and creating wind with a bucket and elastic – every activity featured easy-to-follow instructions, making each session a guided discovery lesson.
Students were able to create, invent and improve their overall thinking skills in a fun and educational way.
The Science ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment & Reporting Authority) Curriculum emphasises the development of scientific knowledge, understanding and skills to help students explore and make sense of their world.
This Science Factory ‘expo’ can be related to the Science ACARA Curriculum in several ways:
- Growing scientific inquiry skills by encouraging students to ask questions, hypothesise and investigate phenomena.
- Fostering a scientific mindset and developing critical thinking skills in students.
- Encouraging students to use their scientific knowledge creatively and critically.
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