Unearthing Science is a free program and exclusively available for high schools in regional and rural areas of New South Wales.
Students will get hands-on field experience with scientists from the University of Sydney. Experts will visit your school, bring free science kits and help your students design and conduct a bespoke environmental or agricultural scientific investigation using your school’s local ecosystems.
Our workshops are flexible and adaptable. We work with you to design investigations that are relevant to your local environment and suit the needs of your curriculum. Access more detailed information (pdf 1M).
Schools are invited to choose one or more of the following themes:
If you have your own investigation idea to discover more about your school’s unique local ecosystem, please let us know! We would love to design an investigation with you for your school.
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 at least the term before you’d like to run the Unearthing Science program in your classroom. Bookings are limited during fieldwork season (spring and summer). If you would like to book in Terms 3 or 4, please reach out to us early to ensure a place in our program.
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
