Fancy yourself a scientist? It’s National Science Week and the theme this year is about glass, so that means it’s time to experiment with recycled glass jars by making your very own lava lamp at the Korumburra Library. Bookings essential.
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DIY Kaleidoscope and Newtons Cradle
National Science Week is almost here and we’re so excited we are celebrating early. Join us after school on Tuesday, 9 August at 4pm for a fabulously fun hands-on science session. Kids of all ages are invited to help us celebrate this year’s Science Week theme, Glass: more than meets the eye, and explore the…
Everything Feels Like the End of the World
How do we save the world? Is the concept of hope in the face of crisis radical or naïve? Are billionaires like Mike Cannon Brookes changing the world for the better or is it just the echo of the ‘technology not taxes’ war cry? Humans organise and process information in terms of story, which makes…
Everything Feels Like the End of the World
How do we save the world? Is the concept of hope in the face of crisis radical or naïve? Are billionaires like Mike Cannon Brookes changing the world for the better or is it just the echo of the ‘technology not taxes’ war cry? Humans organise and process information in terms of story, which makes…
Yakult Science & Lab Skills Workshop
Yakult is committed to improving and providing a link between education and the food industry. This unique Lab Skills Workshop is ideal for your budding scientist. Attendees will be guided as they carry out simulated scientific testing used to ensure Yakult’s high quality drink (including basic use of a microscope). Each session runs for approximately…
Yakult Guided Factory Tour
Everybody is welcome to visit the Yakult factory for a guided factory tour. Visitors can view the entire production process safely through large viewing windows. The hi-tech facility incorporates food processing equipment designed specifically for manufacturing Yakult, including the distinctively-shaped bottles, filling and packaging lines, culture and quality control rooms. Everyone will also have the…
Laboratory Time!
The Menzies-Ramaciotti Centre is hosting a half-day of science activities for high school students. Students will participate in hands-on Laboratory Time! activities, including the most common microbiology and molecular biology techniques performed in modern laboratories without the need to be in a laboratory. The activities include Extract DNA from a banana using household items Perform…
Laboratory Time!
The Menzies-Ramaciotti Centre is hosting a half-day of science activities for high school students. Students will participate in hands on “Laboratory time!” activities, including the most common microbiology and molecular biology techniques performed in modern laboratories without the need to be in a laboratory. The activities include: Extract DNA from a banana using household items…
Celebrating National Science with SOLN: What Makes a Gum Tree?
Eucalypts are Australia’s most iconic trees, but many people cannot tell different species apart. And what’s the difference between Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora? Come along to this workshop with botanist Ian Clarke (Name that Flower: The Identification of Flowering Plants, Name Those Grasses) for a botanical exploration of eucalypts. Ian will share his knowledge of floral structure, features of the plant to…
Celebrating National Science with SOLN: Geology of the Otways Coastline
The Otway Ranges and coast has an incredible geological history. Fossilised remains of marine and terrestrial life found along the coastline reveal how our continent and landscape has changed over time. Join geologist & palaeontologist, Mike Cleeland, as he explores some of this history with an indoor presentation on Friday night (light supper provided) and a beach…