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National Science Week 2022

National Science Week 2022 – celebrating science and technology

National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology and it’s taking place across Australia from August 13 to 21, 2022.

Schools, universities and other organisations are encouraged to get involved in a science experience to talk science, see science and do science! There are more than 1,000 opportunities to get involved across Australia, including in-person events, virtual tours and online events.

National Science Week was initially established as an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of Australian scientists to the world of knowledge, but has evolved over the last 25 years to a ‘festival’ that encourages interest in science pursuits among the general public – and to spark interest in the younger generation.

National Science Week, in collaboration with the Australian Science Teachers Association, actively engages schools with science programs and grants. The school theme for National Science Week in 2022 is Glass: More than meets the eye. It is based on the UN International Year of Glass and will celebrate the diverse role that glass plays in our lives – many of which are utilised in the Food and Fibre industry – plus investigating glass as a part of our sustainable future.

Schools and communities are encouraged to participate via the National Science Week SCHOOLS page, which includes a teacher resource book and companion student journal, or you can get involved with the Brain Break Quiz event, or even simply display science posters around the school.

Find out more about National Science Week at: www.scienceweek.net.au

Head to THIS PAGE for some science classroom resources on Primezone.

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Join Us For Science Week 2021!

This year’s National Science Week theme is Food: Different by Design, which is a fantastic opportunity for science teachers to reflect on how to integrate food and agriculture concepts into their science and technology curriculum.

For many teachers, the idea of integrating something to do with agriculture into their science lessons might seem scary, very time consuming and beyond their capabilities.

But this is far from the truth as there are many ways in which teachers can include great food and agriculture examples very easily. Initially teachers might think of vegetable gardens, chicken pens, recycling, composting, and worm farms as examples of sustainability and teaching kids where food comes from. These are all fantastic ways to engage your students in sustainability, conservation and the basic concepts about food and cycles.

With more of an emphasis on STEM, there are many more opportunities to integrate food and agriculture into your classroom. Collecting data about your local climate and weather, observing the changes in your natural environment in and around your school, problem-solving real-world land management issues and exploring how technology is being used to make food production more efficient are some ideas about integrating food and agriculture that will give students a hands-on understanding about the food that they eat.

PIEFA has a number of programs to assist teachers with this endeavour. Primezone, Primezone Academy, Farmer Time and Career Harvest are just some of the resources available to help teachers provide their students with a better understanding about food and fibre production.

Through this year’s National Science Week, PIEFA offer links to resources and programs that can help teachers not only during National Science Week but also to encourage teachers to continue integrating food and agriculture in the classroom all year round. Go to our special Science Week page for information: https://primezone.edu.au/science-week/. PIEFA is here to help with all of these activities so please have a look at the web page and get involved with the many activities we have planned for National Science Week.