This event is exclusively for people aged between 5 and 12. It becomes challenging for facilitators to keep the group engaged when ages vary beyond this range. We appreciate your understanding. Regardless of the event's age restrictions, children under 12 years must always be accompanied by an adult.
Healthy Rivers, Healthy Bay: Upper Yarra
11:00 AM Wednesday 20th January 2021
Online Event
5-12
Ages
FREE
Cost
Event Description
Find out about local waterways and biodiversity in your neighbourhood including contamination issues and ways to help. This session is interactive via Zoom and involves using a bucket to build a model creek to see how various contaminants affect the water quality.
Presented by PrimeSCI! Science Education from Swinburne University of Technology.
This is an online event! Please attend using your internet connected computer or mobile.
The event's URL will be delivered to your email inbox before commencement.
Notes & Requirements
You will need: a clear bowl or bucket; a litre of tap water; 2 sheets of toilet paper; 30ml of water with one drop of yellow food dye; one teaspoon coarse salt; 30ml of water with one drop of red food dye; a few drops of dishwashing liquid; 5 pebbles and one teaspoon of sand; 4 leaves, 10 blades of grass and 4 small sticks; 30mls of water with one drop of blue dye; 4 small lolly wrappers; 4 teaspoons dirt; and a stirring stick from the garden.
Bookings
This event has concluded. It's a little too late to make a booking!