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STEM Island

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Program Details

  • Year 8
  • 75 Max Students
  • 1 Day
  • Onsite 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Online N/A

About

Curriculum Focus & Capabilities

  • Technologies
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Critical & Creative Thinking
  • Personal & Social
  • Ethical
  • Digital Literacy

Technical & Personal Skills

Scientific inquiry, computer science, collaboration, problem solving, virtual reality, communication, cyber-security

Create session

Students arrive at the Tech School, to hear about a baffling mystery that has the local community stumped. Although the scenario is fictitious, students will need to learn and apply real-life skills in cybersecurity, Virtual Reality (VR) and forensics to help them solve this “who done it” mystery.

Armed only with limited knowledge of the details of the case, students break into groups to complete three rotations of activities based in cyber security, virtual reality and forensics. They will need to think creatively like perpetrators and critically like detectives to examine evidence, find clues and try to piece together how it all happened.

In their teams, they will need to try and put together a water-tight case to present to the Chief Inspector before their time runs out!

Students will

  • Improve their knowledge of cyber security
  • Be exposed to applications of VR in the real world
  • Develop an understanding of how forensics use scientific reasoning
Student Experience

"Because the students found all the activities so immersive and engaging, I could see students exploring beyond their usual school boundaries."

Student Experience
  • STEM in Action
  • STEM Showdown

The Ballarat Tech School is a Victorian State Government initiative.

All Enquiries

ballarattechschool@federation.edu.au
03 5327 8080

Campus Location

MB John Building, Level 1 FedUni SMB Campus,
136 Albert St, Ballarat Central VIC 3350

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The Ballarat Tech School acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land and waters where our campus is located, the Wadawurrung People. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander First Nations Peoples.

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