Join Gavin Dally, Senior Collections Manager and Sue Horner, Collections Technician in the Natural Sciences on a tour of the wet and dry stores that are integral to MAGNT’s Natural Science Collection. Walk amongst the specimen cabinets, discover weird and wonderful examples of the Northern Territory’s diverse wildlife and learn how MAGNT’s Natural Science Collection…
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Mastering LEGO
Become a LEGO Master this National Science Week. Annie appeared in season 2 of LEGO Masters and will share her skills, imagination, and her tubs of LEGO.
Evelyn Scott School Science Week
We will start with a whole school show about glass and lasers. During the middle of the day, students will be placed in groups of 20 with learners from all year groups. They will complete three activities with a teacher and 5/6 leader. Activity 1 is about exploring with a magnifying glass, activity 2 is…
Alcoota Fossil Beds Talk
The Alcoota Scientific Reserve is a MAGNT owned field station north east of Alice Springs, and home to late Miocene fossils tightly packed in the shallow soil. In July-August 2022, palaeontologists will have completed another field season of exploration, excavation and preparation of material. Dr Adam Yates, MAGNT’s Senior Curator of Earth Sciences, will outline…
What’s in a Name? Exploring Latin as a living language
Animals and plants on earth are named using a system called Latin Binomials (meaning ‘two names’). They include wonderful words like brachium (arm), poda (foot) and nasus (nose). In this workshop you get to create the most magnificent creature from available materials, and name it just like a scientist at a museum does. Free |…
Neighbourhood Earth
Join us on an exciting space adventure at Neighbourhood Earth. This award-winning exhibition features a faithful 1:1 recreation of an ISS section, interactive learning activities and games, as well as a space cinema experience. Perfect for parents and kids who want to enjoy time together while learning about our universe, the exhibition takes you on…
SCINEMA International Science Film Festival Community Screening – Campbelltown Public Library
SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from around the world. SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible.
SCINEMA International Science Film Festival Community Screening – City of Holdfast Bay Glenelg Library
SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from around the world. SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible.
SCINEMA International Science Film Festival Community Screening – Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board
SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from around the world. SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible.
SCINEMA International Science Film Festival Community Screening – Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Ivanhoe)
SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from around the world. SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible.