The STEM Discovery Table 🐝🔬🌱

Our STEM Discovery Table is designed for schools and early learning centres, giving students the chance to connect classroom learning with the real world of bees and pollinators.

Students can:

• Use a microscope to study bees, pollen grains, and the varroa mite

• Test honey with a refractometer to measure moisture content

• Observe live Australian native bees in a safe hive

• Taste honey and compare flavours

• Build bee hotels for solitary bees, roll beeswax candles, and make seed balls (optional activities at additional cost)

The Discovery Table links directly to the Australian Curriculum, supporting outcomes in:

• Science: biological sciences, life cycles, ecosystems, classification, sustainability

• Mathematics: measurement, data collection, comparing results

• Design & Technologies: creating bee hotels, applying sustainable design

• Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF): exploring the natural world, sensory learning, building curiosity

👉 Book the STEM Discovery Table for your school or centre and give your students a hands-on experience that’s curriculum-aligned, engaging, and unforgettable.

NEW Incursion extension

Alongside our regular pollinator incursions, we now offer an optional inquiry-based STEM add-on for classes wanting to go deeper into scientific investigation:

Investigating Honey: An Inquiry-Based Learning Experience

This add-on extends students’ understanding of pollinators through a real-world science, investigating the water content of different honey.

Investigation Question:
Will this store safety in a jar, or will it ferment?

During the session, students work through the inquiry process just like scientists. They form a hypothesis, test different honey with a real refractometer, record and compare results, and use evidence to decide whether the honey can be safely stored in a jar.

What students will do

Students will:

• Form a hypothesis and explain their reasoning

• Use a refractometer to test multiple honey samples

• Record data accurately using age-appropriate tables

• Compare results between jars

• Make an evidence-based recommendation: jar or eat now?

Benefits of the program

• Complements our existing pollinator programs

• Aligned to Australian Curriculum v9 (QLD) – Science Inquiry Skills

• Suitable for Prep to Year 6, with built-in differentiation

• Uses a real scientific tool commonly used in beekeeping

This add-on works well for schools looking to strengthen inquiry-based learning, data literacy, and real-world STEM connections, while continuing to build students’ understanding of bees and pollinators.