Science News

Soil Your Undies Citizen Science Project

Year 7 and Year 9 Science classes spent a week burying pairs of underwear in topsoil to be a part of an Australia-wide citizen science project called “Soil your undies”. The project is being run by University of New England’s Dr Oliver Knox and CottonInfo and will investigate soil health in a variety of locations across Australia. The clean 100% white cotton undies will be left under the topsoil for two months and then returned to the University of New England. The undies will be used to collect data on soil health by measuring the level of decomposition of each pair of underwear. 

To find out more about the project, go to: https://www.unediscoveryvoyager.org.au/2020/09/18/syu-cit-sci/

Climate adaptation in Agriculture Symposium

Are you interested in learning about the impact of climate change on Australia's food and fibre production? Are you interested in pursuing a career in the Agricultural industry?

The Climate adaption in Agriculture symposium is a FREE two-day virtual event to help you learn about how scientists, farmers, energy consultants and climate experts are adapting to climate change. The event will be held at school using Zoom on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th November, from 9am to 12:30pm. Lunch and morning tea are provided. Please contact Mrs Raine or your Science teacher if you would like to attend. Hurry, spots are limited!