Unearthing Science
Energise the budding scientists in your Years 9 and 10 students
Unearthing Science is a free program and exclusively available for high schools in regional and rural areas of New South Wales.
With the help of our science-kit backpacks containing scientific equipment, posted ahead from the University of Sydney to schoolteachers, the program tasks students with designing a research project, collecting data from their local environment or community, and presenting their work scientifically.
Each Unearthing Science class will be assigned a University of Sydney researcher who will go through the “How To” of designing a scientific project, working directly with teachers and students. Where possible, we will send the STEM expert to your school to conduct the Unearthing Science program face to face with your students.
Teachers can follow our recommended lesson plan, or work with their guide to tailor the program to suit them.
Schools are invited to choose one or more of the following themes:
We design the program to suit your local environment or ecosystem.
The program can run any time of year and we will work directly with you to make sure it suits your school calendar.
We recommend contacting us the term before you'd like to run the Unearthing Science program in your classroom. This will give us plenty of time to organise your STEM expert and to mail you your science equipment.
As a teacher in a rural area of Australia, it can be challenging to find ways of exposing my students to new ideas and the range of opportunities science can create for them. The knowledge of experts like those at the University of Sydney provide invaluable insights that enrich learning.
Coomealla High School, Rural NSW
