General News
10 May, 2024
Week celebrates science and technology
EDUCATION Week, celebrated annually across the state, is an opportunity to explore, develop and celebrate both inside and out of classrooms.
Education Week will this year be celebrated from Monday, May 13 through to Friday, May 17.
This year’s theme is ‘Spotlight on STEM’, which highlights the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in our everyday lives.
During the week-long activities, parents/carers, teachers and school communities are encouraged to celebrate and explore the endless possibilities of STEM.
There are many resources available online for government schools as well as for parents/carers and students.
For parents and carers wishing to encourage their child with STEM skills, there are several helpful websites with some great ideas.
The Junior Landcare site offers activities that have been developed to help children at home and at school explore junior landcare and create their own ideas.
There are colouring and activity sheets on line that parents can download which focus on four key areas – biodiversity, Indigenous perspectives, waste management and food production.
There is also a junior land-care school holiday journal that can be downloaded and printed out.
This provides hours of fun for children, inspiring them to take action for the environment during the holidays.
Activity sheets range from animal crosswords and a garden find-a-word through to a bee maze and seal drawing grid.
This is free to download and also includes space for children to write down their nature sightings and to encourage hands-on activities.
For children with a love of ‘all things space’ head to the NASA Kids’ Club website.
This website is a great place for children to play games and learn all about NASA.
They can meet the astronauts aboard the space station, see cool pictures from NASA missions and enjoy a variety of games for various skill levels – with many targeted at children up to year four.
These games sup-port national education standards in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
And if families are looking for an educational, fun trip, Melbourne’s Scienceworks is the perfect destination to explore a range of interactive exhibitions and experiences.
