Category: Science Week News

The ocean is our planet’s largest ecosystem. It stabilizes climate, stores carbon, nurtures biodiversity, and directly supports human well-being through food and energy resources, as well as by providing cultural and recreational services. 2021 is the first year of United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The Ocean Decade is an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity…

What you need: marshmallows drinking straws scissors What to do: Split up into teams of at least two people. Give each team a packet of straws and marshmallows and a pair of scissors. Make a square out of straws cut to about 3/4 length and use the marshmallows as corner joiners. Now make another square….

What you need: a batch of iced cupcakes popping candy a glass of water What to do: Bake or borrow a batch of cupcakes for morning tea. Just before eating, sprinkle liberally with popping candy Think of the science while experiencing the explosions of joy** **Joy in this case is a synonym for pressurised CO2…

What you need: white paper or cardboard marker pens in a range of colours, for example: red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, and black What to do: Use the white paper or cardboard to make two sets of 10 rectangular flashcards. On one set of 10 flashcards, use the marker pens to write the name…

To celebrate the start of National Science Week, Melbourne University Press have an exciting pack of eight titles to entice curious minds. The Chloroformist by Christine Ball Made by Humans – the AI condition by Ellen Broad My Forests – travels with trees by Janine Burke Name That Flower – the identification of flowering plants…

What you need: vegetable oil food colouring effervescing (fizzy) aspirin or vitamin tablets a glass tumbler What to do: Fill a glass tumbler about 1/3 full with water. Add a few drops of colourful food dye. Slowly pour vegetable oil into the glass so that it floats on the water, until the glass is almost…

National Science Week 2021 was officially launched yesterday, and despite COVID throwing some curve balls there is still no shortage of online and in-person activities happening all across the country this weekend, allowing everyone – young and old, lockdown or no lockdown – a chance to get involved! Here is a quick snapshot of some of the great activities happening around the country…

National Science Week acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land, sea and waters, and their continuing connection to Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. As a celebration of science and technology, National Science Week also acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as…