
VCES Bugs on the Menu… Future Foods
Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series: Bugs on the Menu… Future Foods has been designed for Years 5-6 high-ability students. Entomologist and PhD Candidate, Shasta Henry, from the University of Tasmania will lead an exciting, interactive presentation followed by a Q&A session (40 mins). The theme will be: Did you know that insects are the superfood of the future? (Image: Shasta Henry). Schools receive all the materials needed for this session including a world map and colourful sets of cards depicting insects and their scientific consumption data.
Students participate in a global workshop looking at cultural attitudes to insect consumption. During a short break, students conduct their own scientific taste-testing trial. In the last workshop, students respond to a series of super-food insect breeding challenges, investigate the impact of introducing a new insect super-species into our environment, and consider why some populations are resistant to the idea of consuming insects in their diets. Lastly, students have the opportunity to develop a newspaper headline and introductory paragraph promoting their own super-species for human consumption.
- There are limited numbers of tickets available. Only ONE ticket of up to 25 high ability students per school for each event.
- NOTE: This is particularly targeted for rural and regional students.
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How to book your group
- Book your students into either the morning or afternoon session NOT both.
- Tickets can be booked using the link below (NOTE: one ticket is for a group of up to 25 students)
- Download and complete the attached ‘Student_details’ spreadsheet Student_details_ and email this through to ecolinc@education.vic.gov.au
After your booking is confirmed
Please download the parental invitation and student nomination forms and distribute them to the families of the students.
IMPORTANT: Cancellation Policy
- When you book you will receive an automated message from Eventbrite. Save this carefully please.
- Any cancellations need to be received in time for STEMLinc to re-sell your tickets to other teachers.
- Please use the Eventbrite confirmation email to facilitate any cancellation of your booking. That will automatically release your ticket for re-sale on our system.
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September 9th 2025 10 am |
Book here |
1 | September 10th 2025 1 pm | Book here |