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Automation - Robotic Solution

  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • VET
  • VCAL

Students will be challenged to develop a robotic solution for a food industry engineering brief.

Humanoid Assistant Robot

  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • VET
  • VCAL

Students will learn to program the robot NAO and design a response to a care assistance scenario.

War on Waste Precious Plastic

  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • VCAL

Students will develop an appreciation of the impact of plastic waste on the environment and will investigate creative and entrepreneurial solutions to this challenge.

Soil Science

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • Year 11
  • Year 12
  • VET
  • VCAL

Students will learn about healthy soil balance through collecting soil samples, carrying out laboratory tests and interpreting the results.

Chocolate; Sustainable Design

  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • VCAL

Students will learn about the sustainability of chocolate, consider the impact of consumerism on our chocolate consumption and use Food R&D processes to manufacture a chocolate mould.

Disaster Relief Housing

  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • VCAL

Students will collaborate to respond to an emergency scenario to design an emergency housing product.

Peter Doherty Science Award

  • Year 9
  • Year 10

Students will experience the scientific method to provide them with the framework to participate in the Peter Doherty Science Award process.

Industry Tech Taster

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9

Students will experience three industry tech based experiences to understand the use and impact of technology on the industry areas and complete a workshop with related technologies.

Virtual Reality Scene Maker - Game Design

  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • VET
  • VCAL

Students will be guided by a professional game maker to experience immersive technology including simulation, VR and AR to inform the design of an interactive VR digital experience.

Bushfoods, innovation in Australian food

  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • Year 11
  • Year 12
  • VCAL

Students will explore Australian culture, collaborate and be challenged to design, and create, the next Australian bushfood product.

Girls in STEM Industry Pathways

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9

Two consecutive program days consisting of a combination of industry tours, guest speakers, skill based workshops and applied hands-on learning to support girls in exploring their STEM pathways within an industry area.

VCE Sickle Cell Masterclass

  • Year 11
  • Year 12

This program allows students the opportunity to apply an understanding of genetics and DNA manipulation to a real-life scenario. Micro-pipetting and gel electrophoresis will be utilized in order to test DNA from each family member for the sickle cell allele.

Think like Henry Sutton

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • VET
  • VCAL

Students will be guided through a design thinking process to innovate a new design, solution or process that can change the way in which we live, work or play.

360° Film Design

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • VET
  • VCAL

Students will learn how to create an interactive 360° film to communicate an outcome. Partner Schools can borrow this equipment after completing the introductory program.

Bees with Backpacks

  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • VCAL

Students take on the role of a data analyst by preparing, exploring, and modelling local bee industry data to contribute to the CSIRO global research project.

Emergency Response

  • Year 8
  • Year 9

Students explore ways to automate a robot to carry out tasks to simulate how to reduce risks associated with emergency situations.

Mini FarmBot

  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • Year 11
  • Year 12
  • VET
  • VCAL

Students will construct, program and manage a small-scale automated plant management system at BTS which they will then take back to their home school to observe in operation over 3-4 weeks.

Sensor Tech Problem Solving

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10
  • VET
  • VCAL

Students will develop their understanding of sensor technology which will then inform their design of a sensor based tech solution to solve a community or business problem, issue or need as a system, product or environment.

STEM Academy

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9

Students will undertake technical masterclasses with industry experts to develop their skills and capabilities before choosing an area of interest to explore, prototype a system, environment or product.

VCE Genetics of Taste Masterclass

  • Year 11
  • Year 12

Students are given the opportunity to utilise DNA manipulation technology including PCR, resrtiction enzymes and gel electrophoresis.

VCE Virtual Brain Masterclass

  • Year 11
  • Year 12

The Inside Explorer; Virtual Brain Masterclass is focused on Unit 1 of VCE Psychology; How are behaviour and mental processes shaped? and relates to outcome 1: Role of the brain in mental processes and behaviour.