WINDOW TO THE WORLD: A STEM STORY​

 

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Jump through a Window To The World to discover the unsung hero of STEM – Glass!

 

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At the heart of the global transformation of communications, technology, medicine, transport and global sustainability is the sandy substance of glass.

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We can’t live the way we do without it – from fibre-optics, the internet and mobile phones, to its indispensable role in improving our quality of life and helping us live more sustainably in the future.

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With comedic science sketches delivered by our professional Actor/Educators, your students will laugh & learn all about the every-day impact of glass, how it is driving a sustainable future, and the incredible impact of some of Australia’s famous scientists who have led the way.

 

Window To The World will open your students eyes to:

• The wonders of glass                                                      {Glass is essential/uses/applications}

• How glass connects the world                                     {fibre optics/communications}

• See the impacts on our health                                     {medicine/healthcare}

• Glass leading a sustainable future                             {Sustainable uses/energy saving}

 

Celebrating the 2022 International Year of Glass and the National Science Week School Theme Glass: more than meets the eye, bring your students through a Window To The World – A STEM Story!

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CURRICULUM COVERAGE: Science, Design & Technologies, English and The Arts

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