Ben Venue students from Kindergarten to Year 6 have been engaging in hands-on science, and learning in collaboration with the UNE Discovery Voyager program.
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Activities the students participated in have been developed with UNE researchers to highlight current ways of thinking in a range of scientific disciplines.
A team of scientists and science educators work with Ben Venue teachers to deliver exploratory, interactive play-based activities, encouraging students to direct their own scientific learning and discovery.
Deputy Principal of Ben Venue Cam Pryce was please to see the program visit the school.
"Having the students work as scientists with the UNE Discovery Voyager helps us to develop a love of science and investigative thinking in our learners," he said
Students at Ben Venue donned lab coats and safety goggles to participate in chemical experiments, to learn how to distinguish whether mystery substances were acidic or alkaline.
Other activities included investigations into insects and their behaviour, as well as learning to code robots to complete an obstacle course.
Students have been engaging in hands-on science with lab coats on and microscopes, drums and toys that encourage, learning in collaboration.
Discovery Voyager is UNE's Science outreach and engagement program.
It delivers interactive, curriculum-aligned activities in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Maths) to schools in northern NSW, from the Queensland border, south to Muswellbrook, and from the coast to the Castlereagh Highway in the west.
Activities in ecology, physics, chemistry, Latin/biology, precision agriculture, sports science, palaeontology, and natural history based on collections showcased in the UNE Natural History Museum are offered.
Students are guided through concepts and content related to skills and understandings in the Australian school curricula. Activities are delivered by scientists and science educators.
