About Scitech
Scitech is a not-for-profit organisation proudly supported by the Western Australian Government through the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
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Explore weather, natural disasters, Earth’s rotation around the Sun and other celestial bodies in our Solar System with this DIY Science Kit.
Hire now for Term 1, 2025! We’ll deliver to any registered school in Western Australia.
Please note bookings for Term 4, 2024 have now closed. Bookings for Term 1, 2025 will close at the end of week 8, Term 4 (Friday 29th November, 2024). After this date, we can only accept bookings for Term 2, 2025.
Spend time exploring your local environment and investigate how the changing weather affects natural, man-made and constructed features.
Learn just how big space really is as you find information about the planets and other celestial bodies, and examine how and why natural disasters occur.
Each kit is packed full of all the equipment and teaching resources needed to run up to 8 weeks’ worth of themed lessons, experiments and investigations.
Each lesson is designed to support teachers in the delivery of the Earth & Space Sciences Science Understanding of the Western Australian Science Curriculum. Students also have plenty of opportunities to design and plan their own investigations, which will allow them to improve Science Inquiry Skills, and to explore Science as a Human Endeavour.
You will also be given access to the electronic copies of the teacher resource books, worksheets and investigation planners. They are free for you to keep on your own device even after your kit hire has finished.
With the Earth & Space Sciences Kit, students can:
Western Australian Curriculum links
Duration
8 weeks
Age Group
Pre-primary – Year 6
DIY Kits are available for hire by registered Western Australian schools for use solely within and by the staff at the hiring school.
Scitech gratefully acknowledge Rio Tinto who support this program.
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