Primary School STEM Incursions Brisbane

Students explore important features of playground design as well as push/pull forces and simple machines as they design and build a model playground with moving parts using a range of tools and materials.

Science

Physical Science -Describe how objects move and how factors including their size, shape or material influence their movement (AC9SFU02) (ACSSU005) Describe pushes and pulls in terms of strength and direction and predict the effect of these forces on objects’ motion and shape (AC9S1U03) (ACSSU033)

Chemical sciences - Recognise that objects can be composed of different materials and describe the observable properties of those materials (AC9SFU03) (ACSSU003) (ACSSU018)

HASS

Geography - The features of familiar places they belong to, why some places are special and how places can be looked after (AC9HSFK03) The natural, managed and constructed features of local places, and their location (AC9HS1K03) (ACHASSK031, ACHASSK033) (AC9HS1K04)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and society (AC9TDE2K01) (ACTDEK001)

Engineering principles and systems; Materials and technologies

(AC9TDE2K02) (ACTDEK002, ACTDEK004)

Processes and production skills

Generating and Designing - (AC9TDE2P01) (ACTDEP006)

Producing and implementing - (AC9TDE2P02) (ACTDEP007)

Evaluating - (AC9TDE2P03) (ACTDEP008)

Collaborating and managing - (AC9TDE2P04) (ACTDEP009)

NOTES: Parent helpers on the day are highly valued!

Students explore properties of materials, movement and joining techniques as they design their own character puppet and construct it using a range of materials, tools and techniques.

Science

Physical sciences - Explore how shapes, sizes, and materials influence movement (AC9SFU02) (ACSSU005) describe pushes and pulls and predict the effect of these forces on objects’ motion and shape (AC9S1U03) (ACSSU033)

Chemical Sciences - Properties of materials (AC9SFU03) (ACSSU003) (ACSSU018) Explore ways that materials can be changed physically without changing their material composition (AC9S2U03)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and society - Explore and identify how familiar products, services and environments are designed and produced by people to meet needs and sustainability (AC9TDEFK01) (AC9TDE2K01) (ACTDEK001)

Engineering principles and systems; Materials and technologies - Explore how technologies including materials affect movement in products

(AC9TDE2K02) (ACTDEK002, ACTDEK004)

Processes and production skills

Generating and Designing (AC9TDE2P01) (ACTDEP006)

Producing and implementing (AC9TDE2P02) (ACTDEP007)

Evaluating (AC9TDE2P03) (ACTDEP008)

Collaborating and managing (AC9TDE2P04) (ACTDEP009)

A student design worksheet is provided to support in-class designing prior to incursion day!

Students explore important places within their community as they design and then construct their own mini wooden town using real woodworking tools to create their own people, vehicles, buildings and other key features.

HASS

Geography - The features of familiar places they belong to, why some places are special and how places can be looked after (AC9HSFK03) The natural, managed and constructed features of local places, and their location (AC9HS1K03)

(ACHASSK031, ACHASSK033) (AC9HS1K04)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and society - Identify how familiar products, services and environments are designed and produced by people to meet personal or local community needs and sustainability (AC9TDE2K01) (ACTDEK001)

Processes and production skills

Generating and Designing (AC9TDE2P01) (ACTDEP006)

Producing and implementing (AC9TDE2P02) (ACTDEP007)

Evaluating (AC9TDE2P03) (ACTDEP008)

Collaborating and managing (AC9TDE2P04) (ACTDEP009)

NOTES: Parent helpers on the day are highly valued!

Students apply their understanding of contact and non-contact forces as they design and build their own pinball game. Using a range of materials and tools, students construct tricks and other obstacles, within a provided base.

Science

Physical sciences - Identify how forces can be exerted by one object on another and investigate the effect of frictional, gravitational and magnetic forces on the motion of objects (AC9S4U03) (ACSSU076)

Chemical Science - Examine the properties of natural and made materials including fibres, metals, glass and plastics and consider how these properties influence their use (AC9S4U04)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and society -Examine design and technologies occupations and factors including sustainability that impact on the design of products, services and environments to meet community needs (AC9TDE4K01)

Engineering principles and systems; Materials and technologies - Describe how forces and the properties of materials affect function in a product or system (AC9TDE4K02) (ACTDEK013)

Processes and production skills

Investigating and defining(AC9TDE4P01) (ACTDEP014)

Generating and designing(AC9TDE4P02) (ACTDEP015)

Producing and implementing (AC9TDE4P03) (ACTDEP016)

Evaluating(AC9TDE4P04) (ACTDEP017)

Collaborating and managing (AC9TDE4P05) (ACTDEP018)

NOTES: Includes teacher/student support material.

Students get hands-on using a range of tools, materials and techniques to make their own Earth, Moon, Sun model!

Science

Earth and space sciences - Describe the movement of Earth and other planets relative to the sun and model how Earth’s tilt, rotation on its axis and revolution around the sun relate to cyclic observable phenomena, including variable day and night length (AC9S6U02)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and society - Explain how people in design and technologies occupations consider competing factors including sustainability in the design of products, services and environments (AC9TDE6K01).

Materials and technologies specialisations - Explain how characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment affect their use when producing designed solutions (AC9TDE6K05)

Processes and production skills

Investigating and defining(AC9TDE6P01) (ACTDEP014)

Generating and designing(AC9TDE6P02) (ACTDEP015)

Producing and implementing (AC9TDE6P03) (ACTDEP016)

Evaluating(AC9TDE6P04) (ACTDEP017)

Collaborating and managing (AC9TDE6P05) (ACTDEP018)

This program focuses on exploring push-pull forces as students are challenged to design their own toy with moving parts! Using the design process students imagine, plan and then construct their toy using the tools, materials and parts provided on incursion day!

Science

Physical sciences -Explore how shapes, sizes, and materials influence movement (AC9SFU02) (ACSSU005) describe pushes and pulls and predict the effect of these forces on objects’ motion and shape (AC9S1U03) (AC9S1U03) (ACSSU033)

Chemical Sciences - Properties of materials (AC9SFU03) (ACSSU003) (ACSSU018) Explore ways that materials can be changed physically without changing their material composition (AC9S2U03)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and society - Explore and identify how familiar products, services and environments are designed and produced by people to meet needs and sustainability (AC9TDEFK01) (ACTDEK001)

Engineering principles and systems; Materials and technologies - Explore how technologies including materials affect movement in products

(AC9TDE2K02) (ACTDEK002, ACTDEK004)

Processes and production skills

Generating and Designing (AC9TDE2P01) (ACTDEP006)

Producing and implementing (AC9TDE2P02) (ACTDEP007)

Evaluating (AC9TDE2P03) (ACTDEP008)

Collaborating and managing (AC9TDE2P04) (ACTDEP009)

Parent helpers on the day are highly valued!

Includes student workbook to support the in-class design process prior to incursion day.

How would you design a clock face that helps you to learn how to tell the time? This program challenges students to design, build and decorate their own working analogue clock. They learn to draw a perfect circle and explore angles using basic tools and techniques. Students decorate the clock face with their own unique designs, using numbers, colours and symbols that help them to practice telling the time.

Maths

Measurement - Recognise and use the relationship between formal units of time including days, hours, minutes and seconds to estimate and compare the duration of events (AC9M3M03) Describe the relationship between the hours and minutes on analog and digital clocks, and read the time to the nearest minute (AC9M3M04) (ACMMG062) Identify angles as measures of turn and compare angles with right angles in everyday situations (AC9M3M05) (ACMMG064)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and society - Examine design and technologies occupations and factors including sustainability that impact on the design of products, services and environments to meet community needs (AC9TDE4K01).

Processes and production skills

Investigating and defining(AC9TDE4P01) (ACTDEP014)

Generating and designing(AC9TDE4P02) (ACTDEP015)

Producing and implementing (AC9TDE4P03) (ACTDEP016)

Evaluating (AC9TDE4P04) (ACTDEP017)

Collaborating and managing (AC9TDE4P05) (ACTDEP018)

Students explore the needs of animals in zoos and animal sanctuaries. They consider the habitat and behavioural needs of animals and then design + build a scale model of the best animal enclosure for their chosen animal.

cience

Biological Sciences - Observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these features (AC9SFU01). Identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs (AC9S1U01) (ASCSSU002)

Chemical sciences -Recognise that objects can be composed of different materials and describe the observable properties of those materials (AC9SFU03) (ACSSU003) (ACSSU031) Recognise that materials can be changed physically without changing their material composition and explore the effect of different actions on materials including bending, twisting, stretching and breaking into smaller pieces (AC9S2U03) (ACSSU018)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and society (AC9TDE2K01) (ACTDEK001)

Engineering principles and systems; Materials and technologies

(AC9TDE2K02) (ACTDEK002, ACTDEK004)

Processes and production skills

Generating and Designing - (AC9TDE2P01) (ACTDEP006)

Producing and implementing - (AC9TDE2P02) (ACTDEP007)

Evaluating - (AC9TDE2P03) (ACTDEP008)

Collaborating and managing - (AC9TDE2P04) (ACTDEP009)

Which type of cloud will you make? Students follow steps and use a range of production techniques as they are guided in the safe use of tools to assemble their own cloud lamps from timber, re-purposed and everyday materials.

Science

Earth and space sciences -Describe daily and seasonal changes in the environment and explore how these changes affect everyday life (AC9S1U02) (ACSSU019)

Chemical Sciences - Recognise that materials can be changed physically without changing their material composition and explore the effect of different actions on materials including bending, twisting, stretching and breaking into smaller pieces (AC9S2U03) (ACSSU003) (ACSSU018) (ACSSU031)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and society - Identify how familiar products, services and environments are designed and produced by people to meet personal or local community needs and sustainability (AC9TDE2K01) (ACTDEK001)

Processes and production skills

Generating and Designing (AC9TDE2P01) (ACTDEP009)

Producing and implementing (AC9TDE2P02) (ACTDEP007)

Evaluating (AC9TDE2P03) (ACTDEP008)

Collaborating and managing (AC9TDE2P04) (ACTDEP009)

Parent helpers on the day are highly valued!

This program focuses on exploring sound energy as students build their own ‘vibrating‘ musical instrument! Students are guided to use real hand-tools and a range of components, materials and equipment safely to make their own Wooden Kazoo!

Science

Physical sciences - Explore different actions to make sounds and how to make a variety of sounds, and recognise that sound energy causes objects to vibrate (AC9S2U02) (ACSSU020)

Chemical Sciences - Recognise that materials can be changed physically without changing their material composition and explore the effect of different actions on materials including bending, twisting, stretching and breaking into smaller pieces (AC9S2U03) (ACSSU003) (ACSSU018) (ACSSU031)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and society - Identify how familiar products, services and environments are designed and produced by people to meet personal or local community needs and sustainability (AC9TDE2K01) (ACTDEK001)

Engineering principles and systems; Materials and technologies -Explore how technologies including materials affect movement in products (AC9TDE2K02) (ACTDEK002, ACTDEK004)

Processes and production skills

Producing and implementing (AC9TDE2P02) (ACTDEP007)

Using their knowledge of electrical circuits, students are challenged to design a working security system within an environment of their choosing (such as a bank, bedroom etc). Students design + build a model of their secure environment giving consideration to aesthetics, story and appropriate selection of tools and materials.

Science

Physical sciences - Investigate the transfer and transformation of energy in electrical circuits, including the role of circuit components, insulators and conductors (AC9S6U03)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and society -Explain how people in design and technologies occupations consider competing factors including sustainability in the design of products, services and environments (AC9TDE6K01)

Engineering principles and systems -Explain how electrical energy can be transformed into movement, sound or light in a product or system (AC9TDE6K02)

Materials and technologies specialisations -Explain how characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment affect their use when producing designed solutions (AC9TDE6K05)

Processes and production skills

Investigating and defining(AC9TDE6P01) (ACTDEP014)

Generating and designing(AC9TDE6P02) (ACTDEP015)

Producing and implementing (AC9TDE6P03) (ACTDEP016)

Evaluating(AC9TDE6P04) (ACTDEP017)

Collaborating and managing (AC9TDE6P05) (ACTDEP018)

Available an individual or paired project.

NOTES: Includes teacher/student support material.

Which materials are durable and can last for a long time outdoors?

Which materials will reflect sunlight and which objects will move in the wind?

Students explore properties of materials and are guided in the safe use of basic hand tools while creating an outdoor sculpture for their school environment.

Science

Chemical sciences - Recognise that objects can be composed of different materials and describe the observable properties of those materials(AC9SFU03) (ACSSU003)

Physical sciences - Describe how objects move and how factors including their size, shape or material influence their movement (AC9SFU02)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and Society - Explore how familiar products, services and environments are designed by people (AC9TDEFK01) (ACTDEK002, ACTDEK004)

Designing and Making -Generate, communicate and evaluate design ideas, and use materials, equipment and steps to safely make a solution for a purpose (AC9TDEFP01) (ACTDEP006, ACTDEP007, ACTDEP008, ACTDEP009)

NOTES: Sculpture to be set in concrete 600mm deep. Parent helpers on the day are highly valued!

Why are native bees important for our natural environment?

In what ways can we help to provide food and shelter to support native bees?

Students are guided in the safe use of basic hand-tools including hammers and screw-drivers as they build, assemble and then decorate their own native bee hotel.

Science

Biological Sciences - Identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs (AC9S1U01) (ACSSU002)

Chemical sciences -Recognise that objects can be composed of different materials and describe the observable properties of those materials (AC9SFU03)(ACSSU003) (ACSSU018)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and Society - Explore how familiar products, services and environments are designed by people (AC9TDEFK01) (ACTDEK002, ACTDEK004)

Designing and Making -Generate, communicate and evaluate design ideas, and use materials, equipment and steps to safely make a solution for a purpose(AC9TDEFP01) (ACTDEP006, ACTDEP007, ACTDEP008, ACTDEP009)

NOTES: Includes teacher/student support material. Parent helpers on the day are highly valued!

Which material is this? Is it plastic, wood, metal or fabric?

How durable are these materials and how long will they last outdoors?

Which of these materials are waterproof? Which materials will reflect sunlight and which objects will move in the wind?

Students are provided with a range of materials to explore and test as they build their own mobile experiment using some basic hands-on construction techniques!

Science

Chemical sciences -Recognise that objects can be composed of different materials and describe the observable properties of those materials(AC9SFU03) (ACSSU003)

Physical sciences -Describe how objects move and how factors including their size, shape or material influence their movement (AC9SFU02)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and Society - Explore how familiar products, services and environments are designed by people (AC9TDEFK01) (ACTDEK002, ACTDEK004)

Designing and Making - generate, communicate and evaluate design ideas, and use materials, equipment and steps to safely make a solution for a purpose(AC9TDEFP01) (ACTDEP006, ACTDEP007, ACTDEP008, ACTDEP009)

NOTES: Parent helpers on the day are highly valued!

This program focuses on exploring how actions and objects make a variety of sounds as students are challenged to design and build their own musical instrument! Using the design process students ideate, plan and construct a musical instrument using a range of tools and materials.

Science

Physical sciences - Explore different actions to make sounds and how to make a variety of sounds, and recognise that sound energy causes objects to vibrate (AC9S2U02) (ACSSU020)

Chemical Sciences - Recognise that materials can be changed physically without changing their material composition and explore the effect of different actions on materials including bending, twisting, stretching and breaking into smaller pieces (AC9S2U03) (ACSSU003) (ACSSU018) (ACSSU031)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and society (AC9TDE2K01) (ACTDEK001)

Engineering principles and systems; Materials and technologies

(AC9TDE2K02) (ACTDEK002, ACTDEK004)

Processes and production skills

Generating and Designing (AC9TDE2P01) (ACTDEP006)

Producing and implementing (AC9TDE2P02) (ACTDEP007)

Evaluating (AC9TDE2P03) (ACTDEP008)

Collaborating and managing (AC9TDE2P04) (ACTDEP009)

Includes student workbook to support the in-class design process prior to incursion day.

Parent helpers on the day are highly valued!

Students are challenged to solve a real world problem as they consider the impacts of drought on native animals and design a solution that assists animals to access shelter, food or water. Students given the opportunity to bring their designs to life as they use a variety of tools and materials to create scale models (or Prototypes) of their designs.

Science

Biological sciences - Examine how particular structural features and behaviours of living things enable their survival in specific habitats (AC9S5U01) Investigate the physical conditions of a habitat and analyse how the growth and survival of living things is affected by changing physical conditions (AC9S6U01)

HASS

Geography - The management of Australian environments, including managing severe weather events such as bushfires, floods, droughts or cyclones, and their consequences (AC9HS5K05)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and society (AC9TDE6K01).

Materials and technologies specialisations (AC9TDE6K05)

Processes and production skills

Investigating and defining (AC9TDE6P01) (ACTDEP014)

Generating and designing (AC9TDE6P02) (ACTDEP015)

Producing and implementing (AC9TDE6P03) (ACTDEP016)

Evaluating(AC9TDE6P04) (ACTDEP017)

Collaborating and managing (AC9TDE6P05) (ACTDEP018)

Students are asked the question - What impacts might climate change have for the future? Students explore impacts, including extreme weather, rising temperatures and sea level rise and are challenged to design an innovative solution to assist humans to survive in an imagined future.

Science

Biological sciences - Investigate the physical conditions of a habitat and analyse how the growth and survival of living things is affected by changing physical conditions (AC9S6U01)

HASS

Geography - The management of Australian environments, including managing severe weather events such as bushfires, floods, droughts or cyclones, and their consequences (AC9HS5K05)

Civics and Citizenship - How citizens (members of communities) with shared beliefs and values work together to achieve a civic goal (AC9HS5K07)

Economics and Business - Types of resources, including natural, human and capital, and how they satisfy needs and wants (AC9HS5K08)

Design and Technologies

Technologies and society (AC9TDE6K01).

Materials and technologies specialisations (AC9TDE6K05)

Processes and production skills

Investigating and defining (AC9TDE6P01) (ACTDEP014)

Generating and designing (AC9TDE6P02) (ACTDEP015)

Producing and implementing (AC9TDE6P03) (ACTDEP016)

Evaluating(AC9TDE6P04) (ACTDEP017)

Collaborating and managing (AC9TDE6P05) (ACTDEP018)