Join us on Wednesday 16 August from 10am to celebrate National Science Week. Take the chance to stop and reflect on the science in your world by participating to our volunteer run quiz. All welcome.
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Water Bugs as River Health Indicators
Discover the Waterwatch Citizen Science Program. The Corangamite Waterwatch Citizen Science program has supported community water quality monitoring on regional waterways, including the Yarrowee, Leigh and Moorabool Rivers since 1995. The normal suite of tests done by the Waterwatch Community Monitoring Program include dissolved oxygen, pH, electrical conductivity, temperature, reactive phosphorus and turbidity. Volunteers are trained…
National Science Week at Scitech
We’ve got something for everyone this National Science Week, from coding basics with Bee Bots to a game of Quick, Draw! You can even help train AI to play noughts and crosses. Bee Bots These cute programmable floor-bots are a great way to introduce kids to the basics of coding. Use simple commands to make…
Galactic Quest: Satellite Expedition | University Edition
Fast forward to 2042. Imagine that you’re on the Moon, not merely surviving, but thriving. Yet, disaster strikes. Our communication with Earth has been severed, with our satellites succumbing to relentless Solar Weather. The solution? Build your own satellite to restore the crucial line with our home planet. So gear up, assemble your team, and…
Galactic Quest | Youth Edition
Calling all young explorers and their parents to our interstellar adventure at the Australian Space Discovery Centre. Picture this: Your child and their friends are a part of an important space team, each playing a vital role in a thrilling mission – to build a satellite. Under the watchful eye of your Mission Captain, each…
STEM-Tastic Day in Mulan
A full day of STEM activities and a BBQ for the whole community,
Three Minute Thesis
Have an evening to spare and want to feel inspired? You’ve found the right event. As part of National Science Week, the ANU Science Society along with the ANU Undergraduate Research Society (URS) are running a Three Minute Thesis style event for undergraduate students modelled after the internationally recognised event of the same name. We will be inviting…
Galactic Quest | Youth Edition
Calling all young explorers and their parents to our interstellar adventure at the Australian Space Discovery Centre. Picture this: Your child and their friends are a part of an important space team, each playing a vital role in a thrilling mission – to build a satellite. Under the watchful eye of your Mission Captain, each…
Red Dirt Robotics – Explore 3D design & printing
Jameson Harvey, the young tech and robotics extraordinaire of Red Dirt Robotics, will be at to Broome Public Library for National Science Week. For this series of events, Jameson will teach young people how to use code to create simple 3D items for 3D printing. Each participant will create their own object to keep. While…
WA Premier’s Science Awards 2023
The Premier’s Science Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding scientific research and engagement taking place in Western Australia. Winners in each category will be announced at the Awards ceremony on Monday 11 September. The Premier’s Science Awards are a keystone in the Western Australian Government’s efforts to raise the profile of science, technology, engineering and…