Coding in the Junior Library
Computers touch our lives in so many ways, from movies to medicine, education to entertainment, gaming to government, construction to commerce. Computers and Digital...
Micro:Bit Holiday Fun!
The first two days of the holidays saw the students from St Aidan’s and local schools participate in a Jr Engineers holiday program, learning...
Doodling Drawbots
Last term in STEMies Club we dived into designing ‘Draw Bots’. The girls drew and re-drew ideas to create an interesting ‘creature or thing’...
STEM Across the Curriculum
STEM is an approach to learning that integrates the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Through STEM, students develop key skills including:...
UN Sustainable Development Goals & the Micro:Bit
Engaging students with the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals using the Micro:Bit was successful and fun when games were created. Each student selected...
Geography in the Makerspace Zone
It was now time for us to promote our space to the rest of the school and to get the teachers behind what we were doing....
STEMies Discover Dash!
Dressed for the day! My 'Star Wars Droids T-Shirt' was a great success and what a better way to get the girls talking.....naming the...
Inspiring Young Students to Create with Technology.
This post is in preparation for a session I’m running at this year’s National Education Summit in Brisbane, 15 & 16 May. It is...
Fun with 3D Models & Micro:Bits
This term, our girls in STEMies Club embarked on a project where they crafted 3D models representing various natural disasters. The girls carefully choose...
Electrical Circuits with Doodle Bots
Creating and making is a wonderful way for children to learn. When students make models of ideas, tools for inquiry, or invent to learn,...