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Science and Engineering Challenge

Locality: Newcastle, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4921 7319

Address: University of Newcastle, Building SE 2308 Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Website: www.newcastle.edu.au/challenge

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25.01.2022 Challenge your class to build bionic hands to complete tasks at school or at home! This is project is most suitable for Year 5-10 students, plus you can enter into our national competition online! Find out morehttps://buff.ly/32SyYlG Online shophttps://buff.ly/3hTen5g

23.01.2022 Challenge your class to build balsa wood bridges and test find out which design will support the most weight! This is project is most suitable for Year 5-12 students, plus you can enter the national competition online! Find out morehttps://buff.ly/32SyYlG Online shophttps://buff.ly/3hTen5g

22.01.2022 Budding water engineers from 5/6A making a splash building water turbine during our visit to Tighes Hill Primary School last week!

22.01.2022 Indigenous Australians' knowledge of the groundwater systems would have been crucial to long-term survival on one of the world's driest continents.

21.01.2022 This time last year, school teams from all over Australia competed in Bunbury for the title of National Champions! Looking ahead to 2021 we hope to be back in every state and territory, and maybe even a few new locations

20.01.2022 This year, NAIDOC week is 8-15 November. In recognition, we will highlight a few of the earliest discoveries made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Indigenous Australia has some of the world’s earliest scientists and inventors, who have witnessed major astronomical and catastrophic events like tsunamis, meteorites, floods, and entire ice ages, and fortunately have survived to tell the story." - Luke Briscoe, Aboriginal Scientist.

16.01.2022 All hands on deck for an engineering design challenge Last week Year 6 at Newcastle Grammar School tested their water turbines, learning about motion, materials and renewable energy

15.01.2022 A great day at St Paul's Primary School, Rutherford testing bridges and towers!

13.01.2022 The latest SEC news is here, including updates on the Tasmanian tour, planning events for next year, and ways to do STEM differently in Term 4!

11.01.2022 Yesterday we looked at the D'harawal seasonal calendar. So what's in the forecast? The hot and dry "Burran" (Jan - March) is when male kangaroos become aggressive and Weetjellan (hickory wattle) is blooming. These are signs that meat is not to be eaten during this time, with an increased risk of food poisoning due to the heat of the day. ... Weetjellan blooming also signals that fires must not be lit near bushland, and that heavy rainfall and severe storms make camping near waterways dangerous.

10.01.2022 Have you ever thought that four seasons just don't cover the range of weather conditions in Australia? Indigenous Weather Knowledge via the BoM helps to illustrate how several different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples described seasons. In D'harawal Country (Sydney Harbour down to Shoalhaven River) six distinct seasons describe patterns in the weather, animal behaviour, and flowering plants. ... "Parra'dowee" (November and December) in D'harawal Country is typically warm and wet. It is the time when Kai'arrewan (myall wattle) flowers, signalling when the eels make their way to the ocean to mate and when there are fish in the bays and estuaries.

10.01.2022 The Emu in the Sky, part of the visible Milky Way, exists in different Aboriginal groups across Australia. As the Emu in the Sky changes orientation, it indicates seasonal changes in the Emu's behaviour and environment. This photo appears to have been taken during April or May at peak visibility when the Emu appears to be running. ... For the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi peoples, the image of the celestial Emu at this time is a reminder that emu eggs can be collected. Read more: https://buff.ly/2U8BrU4

07.01.2022 Pisa called, they want their leaning tower back The towers held on just long enough for Year 6 students from Newcastle Grammar School to score in the Earthquake challenge!