She has swallowed fifty homeopathic sleeping pills in one go, and taken on one of the US’s biggest talk show hosts – all in the name of debunking myths masquerading as science. Yvette d’Entremont will be National Science Week’s international guest in Victoria. Earlier this year Yvette d’Entremont was just a popular blogger known as…
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Scoresby Secondary College – Inspiring Brilliance for National Science Week
Scoresby Secondary College seriously value National Science Week: Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. We are in partnership with the Knox Innovation and Opportunity Centre (KIOSC) at Swinburne University, we are a listed Monash University Chemistry Extension Centre and every year we run exciting activities with help from Carly Siebentritt from CSIRO. This year…
Message from the Lord Mayor of Melbourne
The City of Melbourne is proud to support National Science Week: Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. Melbourne is a Knowledge City and the City of Melbourne actively champions our scientific industries; particularly the fields of biotechnology and clean technology. We have partnered with the CSIRO to present two City Science 2015 events in…
Galaxy Explorer
Calling citizen scientists of Earth! This National Science Week we need you to help classify galaxies far, far away… Take a trip to some of the furthest reaches of our Universe to help Australian scientists understand how galaxies grow and evolve. During August, we’re looking for citizen scientists to help astronomers classify thousands of galaxies up…
Sydney Science festival: a smorgasboard of science
The Sydney Science Festival has just released its inaugural program; and it is astronomical. In venues across Sydney from 13 – 23 August during National Science Week, the Festival program is full of events, tours, workshops, exhibitions, and fun science activities for kids and science fans of all ages. A stellar Festival lineup will include…
Can you Sci-ku?
Can you Sci-ku? Get involved in the RiAus Sci-ku competition for a unique blend of science and poetry and have the chance to win some great prizes. This year the theme is LIGHT, recognising the UNESCO International Year of Light, and National Science Week’s theme ‘Making waves- the science of light’. With such a broad…
Successful Queensland National Science Week Grants, 2015
The Queensland National Science Week Committee received a greatly increased number of applications for the 2015 Queensland Grant Rounds, with nine successful applicants recently informed of their success. The Queensland Launch will be held in Cairns on Saturday 15 August, and it is pleasing to see the strong representation of successful regional grant applications. The following projects will…
Science resource eBook and poster
The Making waves: the science of light resource online eBook is now available. You can also download the matching poster that was posted to all schools in May.
Marine life exposed – under the lens at Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary
The Marine Education Science and Community Centre (MESAC) is a new venture for citizen science based at Beaumaris Yacht Club on the foreshore of Ricketts Point marine sanctuary at Beaumaris. With partners from the marine volunteer community group, marine park manager Parks Victoria, researchers from RMITU and Melbourne Universities, Gould League educators and local government,…
WHAT’S THE MATTER? – Celebrate the 2015 Schools Theme ‘Making Waves – The Science of Light’
Book the show for your school! WHAT’S THE MATTER? is a fact-filled theatrical experience using an action packed narrative, appealing characters, comedy, high energy and audience interaction, along with some famous historical scientists to explain the Science of Light! Jump aboard a galactic adventure to explore how 100 years ago this year, Albert Einstein used…