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Ocean Smart Schools

Ocean Smart Schools

Join us for an exciting live show at your school designed for students to dive into the fascinating world of marine science!
Discover how abiotic factors—like temperature, pressure, light, and sound—shape life underwater and our climate.
Plus, learn about technologies that support ocean sustainability.

Ocean Smart Schools is more than a science show, it’s a powerful educational experience that strengthens young people’s connection to the ocean and their role in protecting it. By bringing the wonders of the sea into classrooms, we spark curiosity, build understanding, and empower students to see why a healthy ocean matters, not just to the planet, but to their own lives. This program gives children tools and inspiration to take positive action, nurturing the next generation of ocean-conscious leaders.

Brought to you in collaboration with the Ocean Lovers Festival

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Australian ACARA Content Outcomes:

Chemical change involves substances reacting to form new substances (ACSSU225)
Energy appears in different forms, including movement (kinetic energy), heat and potential energy, and energy transformations and transfers cause change within systems (ACSSU155)
Scientific knowledge has changed peoples’ understanding of the world and is refined as new evidence becomes available (ACSHE119 & ACSHE134)
Science knowledge can develop through collaboration across the disciplines of science and the contributions of people from a range of cultures (ACSHE223 & ACSHE226)
Solutions to contemporary issues that are found using science and technology, may impact on other areas of society and may involve ethical considerations (ACSHE120 & ACSHE135)
Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systems (ACSSU17)
Chemical reactions, including combustion and the reactions of acids, are important in both non-living and living systems and involve energy transfer (ACSSU179)
Different types of chemical reactions are used to produce a range of products and can occur at different rates (ACSSU187)
Global systems, including the carbon cycle, rely on interactions involving the biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere (ACSSU189)
Scientific understanding, including models and theories, is contestable and is refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community (ACSHE157 & ACSHE191)
Advances in scientific understanding often rely on technological advances and are often linked to scientific discoveries (ACSHE158 & ACSHE192)

Australian National Curriculum Mapping for all our science workshops & shows

NSW Science 7–10 Syllabus

For explanatory points & implementation advice for each dot point, please visit the Science 7 -10 Curriculum site

A student:

  • SC5-EGY-01
    evaluates current and alternative energy use based on ethical and sustainability considerations
  • SC5-ENV-01
    analyses the impact of human activity on the natural world
  • SC5-RXN-01
    describes a range of reaction types
  • SCLS-WS-02
    asks questions or makes predictions using observations
  • SCLS-WS-06
    interprets data and information
  • SCLS-SOL-01
    describes the properties of familiar substances and materials
  • SCLS-EGU-01
    describes the use of energy in familiar contexts
  • SCLS-RES-02
    contributes to sustainable practices in the community
  • SCLS-RXN-01
    describes chemical reactions

VIC Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0

  • the particle and kinetic theories of matter can be used to describe the arrangement and motion of particles in a substance, including the attraction between particles, and to explain the properties and behaviour of substances, including melting point, boiling point, density, compressibility, gas pressure, viscosity, diffusion, sublimation, and expansion and contraction. VC2S8U05
  • physical changes can be distinguished from chemical changes; a chemical change can be identified by a colour change, a temperature change, the production of a gas (including laboratory preparation and testing of oxygen, carbon dioxide and hydrogen gases) or the formation of a precipitate. VC2S8U08
  • balanced and unbalanced forces acting on objects, including gravitational force, may be investigated and represented using force diagrams; changes in an object’s motion can be related to its mass and the magnitude and direction of the forces acting on it. VC2S8U14
  • matter and energy flow through ecosystems and can be represented using models, including food webs and food pyramids; populations will be affected by changing biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem including habitat loss, climate change, seasonal migration and introduction or removal of species. VC2S8U04
  • investigable questions, reasoned predictions and hypotheses can be developed in guiding investigations to identify patterns, test relationships and analyse and evaluate scientific models. VC2S8I01
  • scientific methods, conclusions and claims can be analysed to identify assumptions, possible sources of error, conflicting evidence and unanswered questions. VC2S8I06
  • evidence-based arguments can be constructed to support conclusions or evaluate claims, including consideration of ethical issues and protocols associated with using or citing secondary data or information. VC2S8I07
  • wave and particle models can be used to describe energy transfer (conduction, convection and radiation) through different media; waves (electromagnetic and mechanical) have different properties, features (including amplitude, wavelength, frequency and speed) and applications. VC2S10U14
  • chemical reactions are described by the Law of Conservation of Mass and involve the rearrangement of atoms; they can be modelled using a range of representations, including word and simple balanced chemical equations. VC2S10U08
  • investigable questions, reasoned predictions and hypotheses can be used in guiding investigations to test and develop explanatory models and relationships. VC2S10I01
  • the validity and reproducibility of investigation methods and the validity of conclusions and claims can be evaluated, including by identifying assumptions, conflicting evidence, biases that may influence observations and conclusions, sources of error and areas of uncertainty. VC2S10I06
  • arguments based on a variety of evidence can be constructed to support conclusions or evaluate claims, including consideration of any ethical issues and cultural protocols associated with accessing, using or citing secondary data or information. VC2S10I07

What you'll learn

✅ How oceans regulate our climate
✅ How ocean acidification impacts coral reefs
✅ The role of heat and salt in driving ocean currents
✅ How pressure changes underwater affect marine life and scuba divers
✅ Why light fades as you go deeper—and what that means for deep-sea creatures
✅ How whales and dolphins use echolocation to find food
✅ The latest technologies that are helping scientists protect our oceans

and more!

Bonuses!

Join the Fish Tank & Litterarty Waste Art competition

Inspire creativity and participation through the Ocean Lovers Festival FishTank and Litterarty Waste Art Competitions, empowering and allowing students to express their ideas and solutions for a healthier ocean.

Gain Priority Access

Gain priority access to the exciting, Sea Science-packed annual school excursion held each March at the iconic Bondi Beach, where students can connect their learning with hands on ocean experiences!

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Requirements

  • Appropriate for Years 7 to 10 with a maximum of 240 students per science show
  • Access to 2 electrical power sockets and 3 tables
  • Chairs are not required
  • Each show duration is 60 minutes, set up time 45 minutes and pack up time 45 minutes.
  • Ability to darken the room for some of the demonstrations
  • *Some science experiments may be varied depending on the age of the attending audience

During Social Distancing – Contact us
and we’ll tailor a program to suit both your school and the State’s social distancing requirements.
Further details here

We're a COVID SAFE Company

Cost

The full day fee is $1950 inc GST per day.
We can run up to 3 shows per day from Year 7 to 10.

This covers the science show and access to competitions with lesson plans, travel expenses in Sydney & Melbourne (please contact us if in a regional area for a quote).

In a regional area? Find out how we can attend your school as part of a country science tour!

Call 1300 856 828, or click below to make a booking for your school.


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