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Tag: Homeschool Specials

Events open to Homeschool students only

World Environment Day: Lunchtime Trivia

Online remote learning. School kids with computer.

Find out how much you know about the environment this World Environment Day! Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Year 7 – S4 Year 8 – S4 World Environment Day: Lunchtime Trivia Have you always wanted to test your environmental knowledge against other kids all around Australia? Well, now’s your chance! Challenge yourself and test your knowledge this World Environment Day.

Test your scientific knowledge in this free, online trivia event hosted by Virtual Excursions Australia and compete against other kids from your school or across the country.

Team up with friends and join our online Environmental Science Trivia competition for kids. Free Virtual Excursions Australia Fizzics Education Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Other Primary Secondary Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Physical World Special Event Free Homeschool Specials One-off Events

World Environment Day: Amazing Animals Adaptations!

Join the team at Sydney Olympic Park to meet some incredible native animals. Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 World Environment Day: Amazing Animals Adaptations! Meet some incredible native animals including the beautiful Green Tree Frog, the elusive leaf insects, Petal our Eastern Long Neck Turtle and Garrigan the Blue Tongue Lizard!

During this virtual session, we will explore lifecycles, diets and amazing adaptations like camouflage. We will surprise and engage the students with totally amazing (and some disgusting) facts about these animals and show the features that help them move, keep warm, protect themselves, find food and eat!

We will finish the session by investigating some challenges that face our native animals and simple steps we can take to protect them and their habitats. Free Virtual Excursions Australia Sydney Olympic Park Authority Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary Stage 1 Describes observable features of living things and their environments (ST1-4LW-ST) Identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places (GE1-2) Stage 2 Compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things (ST2-4LW-ST) Describes the ways people, places and environments interact (GE2-2) Stage 3 Examines how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things (ST3-4LW-ST) Explains interactions and connections between people, places and environments (GE3-2) Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World English Making meaning through responding and composing Reading and Viewing Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World Free Homeschool Specials One-off Events

World Environment Day: Sustainability Starts with You

Join the Karen from Australian Environmental Education this World Environment Day to explore how to be more sustainable. Year 1 – S1 Year 2 – S1 Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 World Environment Day: Sustainability Starts with You There are many ways that you can help to conserve Australia’s environment and be more sustainable. Think about the choices you make every day; how do you get to work, what do you put in the bin, how long was your shower today, did you remember the reusable bag for the shopping?

During this session students will learn how to live more sustainably and about ways of creating wildlife habitats.

You can make a difference today with every choice you make. Free Virtual Excursions Australia Australian Environmental Education Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World HSIE Geography People and Places (Stage 1 – Year 1 and 2) HSIE Geography People, Places and Environments (Stage 2 – Year 3 and 4) Free Homeschool Specials One-off Events

World Environment Day: Features of Living Things

Join the team at Sydney Zoo to learn about features of animals and their environments. Kinder – ES1 Year 1 – S1 Year 2 – S1 Year 3 – S2 World Environment Day: Features of Living Things Learn about features of animals and their environments. Students will be hands on with activities to improve environments for animal survival and meet Australian ambassador animals.

Students have the option to create their own animal out of clay and natural materials under the guidance of the Sydney Zoo educator.

  Free Virtual Excursions Australia Sydney Zoo Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary ST1-2DP-T, ST1-4LW-S Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World English Making meaning through responding and composing Reading and Viewing Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World Free Homeschool Specials One-off Events

World Environment Day: Nature Break

Start World Environment Day on the right note with your students with a mindful nature break. Kinder – ES1 Year 1 – S1 Year 2 – S1 Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 World Environment Day: Nature Break Experience the positive impacts of immersing the senses and improve curiosity, cognition and behaviour, in this playful hands on nature connection session. Create calm and reduce stress in the classroom.

Presented by a trained, experienced nature educator and forest therapy guide students will be encouraged to :

foster a deeper awareness
enrich their natural curiosity, empathy, and other important human qualities
be encouraged to reflect and use the experience to form a strong respect and connection to nature Free Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary ST1-10ES-S, ST1-1WS-S, ST2-10ES-S, ST2-1WS-S, ST3-10ES-S, ST3-1WS-S PDHPE Self Management Skills Healthy, Safe and Active Lifestyles English Making meaning through responding and composing Reading and Viewing Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World Free Homeschool Specials One-off Events

Climate solutions. Learn to love an octopus

If you learn to love nature you will want to do something to protect it. Part of the 100 Climate Conversation series. Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Year 7 – S4 Year 8 – S4 Climate solutions. Learn to love an octopus As part of the Powerhouses 100 Climate Conversations weekly podcast, selected innovators have presented simple positive messages to schools about what can be done to save our planet.

In this episode meet Professor Charlie Veron as he describes how his love of an octopus as a child put him on course to be one of the first scientists to understand the catastrophic implications of climate change despite struggling at school. With over 6,000 hours of scuba diving he has named 20% of the world’s corals and has been watching the death of the Great Barrier Reef since the 1980’s. So what can be done? He believes it is simple, listen to scientists and learn to love nature.

This is an edited recording of an interview on Friday 27 May 2022 from the Powerhouse. Free Powerhouse On Demand Youtube Recording Primary Secondary ST3-1WS-S, ST3-4LW-S, SC4-4WS, SC4-7WS, SC4-9WS, SC4-13ES, SC4-15LW Science and Tech Physical World 7-10 Science and Tech Earth and Environmental Science Careers Participants will learn to:

Identify various pathways into STEM careers
Understand that failure is part of learning
Accept, though question that climate change is supported by evidence
Explore solutions that are diverse and achievable
Ask questions and express their voice through protest in the search for truth.

Success can be measured by the ability of the learners to:

Explain the key points raised in the program
Identify at least one variable described in the presentation
Generate expansive questions
Suggest ways to continue investigations
Discuss limitations of the key ideas
Propose a career path for their own journey with STEM Student Careers Free Homeschool Specials World Wildlife Day Sea Week World Environment Day World Oceans Day National Science Week Earth Science Week #powerhousemuseum

Virtual School Events S9 – What’s in your Backyard

Virtual Excursions Australia is supporting schools across Australia by providing discounted live virtual events available via DART Learning. Year 1 – S1 Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Virtual School Events S9 – What’s in your Backyard Discover some of the amazing animals that live in your backyard, school grounds and local area. Looking for the clues that these animals leave and you will be surprised by the diversity of animals in your local area. Students will also find out ways they can create wildlife friendly environments.

This program is linked to World Environment Day celebrated on the 5 June. Virtual Excursions Australia Australian Environmental Education Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World English Making meaning through responding and composing Reading and Viewing Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World Homeschool Specials Virtual Schools Series

Snugglepot and Cuddlepie: An Online Theatrical Experience

May Gibbs’ quintessentially Australian classics have fascinated and delighted generations of children and families, introducing them to the wonder and magic of the Australian bush. 

This online adaptation captures a short scene from the iconic Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. 

 After hearing a story from Professor Kookaburra, the Gumnut Babies are on a mission to have an adventure near their own tree.   They will explore some other animal homes and come up with fun games and activities that everyone can do safely to add a bit of adventure to being stuck at home. 

Help Snugglepot find the way!  Will Cuddlepie hold his nerve? Can you help them have a real adventure in their own backyard? 

These beloved characters come to life on zoom in this interactive, funny and enchanting performance that introduces today’s children to the wonderful world of May Gibbs. 

In Association with THE EATON GORGE THEATRE COMPANY and Centennial Parklands 

ADAPTED FROM the book Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie BY MAY GIBBS 

by arrangement with The Northcott Society and Cerebral Palsy Alliance 

This 30-minute session will be held live on Zoom. You will need internet access and Zoom to participate in this session. Two days prior to the program, we will email you the Zoom link and worksheet to continue learning in the classroom.

We would require a minimum of 7 groups per session for the booking to proceed.

Cost: $100 for 1 class up to 30 students/$175 for two classes up to 60 students/ $225 for three classes up to 90 students. You may like to consider a whole of school end of year celebration show for $1000. Preschool/Early Childhood Kinder – ES1 Year 1 – S1 Year 2 – S1 Year 3 – S2 Parent Snugglepot and Cuddlepie: An Online Theatrical Experience Greater Sydney Parklands Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World Creative Arts Drama Appreciating (Drama) Homeschool Specials

Virtual Schools Event S3 – Liquid Nitrogen Show

Virtual Excursions Australia is supporting schools across Australia by providing discounted live and engaging virtual events available via DART Learning.

Coastcare Week: How to conduct a beach survey

Detail of hands holding colander with microplastics on the beach

Recognise Coastcare Week by learning how you can conduct a beach survey. Our coasts are impacted by our actions on land. Rubbish and microplastics can be found washed up on almost every Australian beach.

In this program students will:

discover what microplastics are
learn how microplastics end up in our waters
understanding the impacts of microplastics coastal habitats

Find out what you can do to protect our coasts and marvellous marine life.

Presenter: Australian Environmental Education Coastcare Week: How to conduct a beach survey Virtual Excursions Australia Live Event – Scheduled Free Homeschool Specials

Coastcare Week: Marine Life

Celebrate Coastcare Week with this fun and engaging exploration of our marine environments. Take a journey beneath the waves to explore Australia’s amazing marine life. Discover different marine habitats and the animals that live there.

In this program students will:

Have a presentation on Australian marine life
Listen to some SCUBA diving stories
Explore different marine habitats across Australia
Look at different ways we can protect marine environments

Find out what you can do to protect our coasts and marvellous marine life.

Brought to you by Australian Environmental Education Coastcare Week: Marine Life Virtual Excursions Australia Live Event – Scheduled Free Homeschool Specials

Coastcare Week: Deep Blue Oceans

Dive into the science of the sea during Coastcare Week. Explore the physical factors that determine life underwater and along our coastlines.

Learn about what drives ocean acidification and its effect on coral.
 How do heat and salt drive our ocean currents?
How does pressure change underwater and what does this mean for marine life as well as scuba divers?
Why do light wavelengths & intensity change as you go deeper and what does this mean for organisms?
How do whales and dolphins use echolocation to locate prey?
Which technologies are being used in current ocean research?

Learn about our oceans to find out how you can protect our coasts!

Presenter: Fizzics Education Coastcare Week: Deep Blue Oceans Virtual Excursions Australia Live Event – Scheduled Free Homeschool Specials

Coastcare Week: Where the rivers meet the sea

Recognise Coastcare Week with this exploration of the interactions between the land and sea. Eighty-five percent of Australians live within 50km of the coast. This session looks at the waste that washes downstream in our catchments, the impacts it has on our estuaries, wetlands and coastal areas where the rivers meets the sea.

In this program students will:

understand the different journey water takes through a catchment
learn how waste can enter the waterways
discover the impacts of waste on estuaries, wetlands and the coastal habitats
appreciate that what happens on land can impact our rivers and oceans.

Find out what you can do to protect our coasts and marvellous marine life.

Presenter: Australian Environmental Education Coastcare Week: Where the rivers meet the sea Virtual Excursions Australia Live Event – Scheduled Free Homeschool Specials

Homeschool Session – Seaweed Science – Stages 2 & 3

With 80% of Australians living on the coast, for many of us seaweed are one of our neighbours! These incredible marine algae are vital to the survival of life on earth, helping produce up to 70 percent of the oxygen in our atmosphere and storing a quarter of the worlds carbon. In this virtual session, students will work with a Gardens educator to learn all about local seaweed species. By classifying and discovering how this living organism grows, survives and reproduces in its aquatic home, students will be inspired to take action and help save our coastal ocean habitats!

Students will

Group and classify seaweed
Discover the unique adaptations and lifecycles of a local seaweed species
Build scientific skills by accurately creating a Herbarium specimen and communicating their findings through formal representation
Consider how they can support the survival of seaweeds in their area

Who: Homeschool students, recommended for stages 2 & 3. Students outside of these stages are welcome to book, however the content and activities will be aimed at stage 2 & 3.

Bookings: Bookings are via Humanitix only. Please click the ‘view excursion website’ button below to process your booking

Cost: $10 per student.

Capacity: 30 students per session

Please note: We have a minimum attendance for this session to run. If minimum attending numbers are not met, the session will be cancelled with 48 hours notice via email. A refund will apply in this instance. Homeschool Session – Seaweed Science – Stages 2 & 3 The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Live Event – Scheduled Homeschool Specials

FrogID Week: Fabulous Frogs

FrogID Week starts 12 November and our Frogs  need your help. Did you know that Australia is home to about 240 species of  frogs. In urban areas, human development has reduced the natural habitat available to frogs. The Fabulous Frogs session provides information and skills to discover what frogs live in your backyard or local area.

Find out how you can get involved in FrogID and helps measure the health of our frogs and environment.
Spiders content:

Classification: Living Things: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Identification: Common types of frogs, Habitats and Comparing features
Hands on investigation: Field works practices, Applying geographical tools and Observation
Sustainability: Protecting habitats and Saving species FrogID Week: Fabulous Frogs Australian Environmental Education Live Event – Scheduled Free Homeschool Specials ClickFest

ClickFest 2021: Showcase

ClickFest is an annual virtual excursions festival run in November each year. ClickFest 2021 is an initiative from Virtual Excursions Australia highlighting the diversity and scope of virtual excursions available to schools across Australia. Sessions are delivered free or at reduced cost to schools, providing a great opportunity for teachers to give it a go.
Virtual Excursions Australia is supporting a FREE showcase of 25 minutes session.

1.00pm: Tooning Online – Toonworld Education
1.30pm: Flyover Friends –  Greater Sydney Parklands
2.00pm: Fascinating Frogs – Australian Environmental Education
2.30pm: Solve it with Sources – Sydney Living Museums

 
It is available to all schools, home schools, students, parents and all, Australia wide and beyond. ClickFest 2021: Showcase Virtual Excursions Australia Live Event – Scheduled Free Homeschool Specials ClickFest

ClickFest 2021: Showcase

ClickFest is an annual virtual excursions festival run in November each year. ClickFest is an initiative from Virtual Excursions Australia highlighting the diversity and scope of virtual excursions available to schools across Australia. Sessions are delivered free or at reduced cost to schools, providing a great opportunity for teachers to give it a go.
Virtual Excursions Australia is supporting a FREE showcase of 25 minutes session.

1.00pm: Collection of Curiosities – Australian National Maritime Museum
1.30pm: What’s in your Backyard – Australian Environmental Education
2.00pm: Earthquakes – Geoscience Australia
2.30pm: Forces & Friction – Fizzics Education

 
It is available to all schools, home schools, students, parents and all, Australia wide and beyond. ClickFest 2021: Showcase Virtual Excursions Australia Live Event – Scheduled Free Homeschool Specials ClickFest

Children’s Week: Trivia

How much do you know about the Science! Have you always wanted to test your science knowledge against other kids all around Australia? Well, now’s your chance! Challenge yourself and test your knowledge this Children’s Week.

Test your scientific knowledge in this free, online trivia event hosted by Virtual Excursions Australia and compete against other kids from your school or across the country.

Friday 29 October: 3pm – 3.30pm

Ages: 8 – 16

Duration: 30 mins

Team up with friends and join our online Science Trivia competition for kids. Children’s Week: Trivia Virtual Excursions Australia Live Event – Scheduled Free Homeschool Specials

Children’s Week: Fascinating Frogs

Celebrate Children’s Week with this fun and engaging exploration of frog habitats. Did you know that there are 240 species of frogs found across Australia? Frogs are found all across Australia, from the mountains, to the forests and even in the deserts. Find out how you can identify the frogs in your local area.

Children’s Week celebrates the right of children to enjoy childhood.

Brought to you by Australian Environmental Education Children’s Week: Fascinating Frogs Virtual Excursions Australia Live Event – Scheduled Free Homeschool Specials

Fantastic Flying Foxes

Every night around sunset, a black cloud of thousands of flying foxes leave Centennial Park’s swamp to find food. Did you know that we humans depend on them as they help to spread pollen and seeds? Find out many fascinating facts about these incredible animals and how they help us survive! 

Learn more about the habitat provided for the Flying Foxes at Centennial Park, and what we are doing to ensure this vulnerable species thrives here. 

This 30 minute live session delivered by our education rangers will take you on a virtual visit to Centennial Park and introduce you to Centennial Park’s Flying Fox colony.  

Build your students’ knowledge of Australian native Grey Headed Flying Foxes with the four units of classroom resources, full of interesting facts and fun content. 

The live session will be adapted according to the stage you book in. Pre and Post-excursion resources can be found here. 

Book your Live session with our educators through the Book Now button.
Cost:
$100 for 1 class up to 30 students/$175 for two classes up to 60 students/ $225 for three classes up to 90 students.
FREE ACCESS Centennial Parklands Foundation covers the costs for schools with an FOEI over 120 or for organisations looking after disadvantaged community groups. Please contact us directly through [email protected] 

Please find Curriculum links under “Instructions”. Fantastic Flying Foxes Greater Sydney Parklands Live Event – Scheduled Homeschool Specials ClickFest

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