Students from local schools (as well as their families) are invited to come up to Riverwood Downs to learn about the animals of the Karuah River, how we’re finding them and what we can learn from them. eDNA is a new technology which is revolutionising how we can learn about our natural environment. Water samples…
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Who Wants to be an Epidemiologist?
More than just a scientist in the lab with a test tube, epidemiologists are disease detectives charged with finding the causes and solutions to epidemics and disease. In an era of overwhelming global health issues, would you like to know what a career in public health looks like? Well… here is your chance to get…
Dark Matter in the Pub
One of the greatest mysteries of science is dark matter – an invisible substance that seems to be all around galaxies, affecting how they rotate. Maybe it’s right here around us as well, but we can’t see it. The ARC Dark Matter Particle Physics Centre of Excellence is setting out to detect it, in a…
Physics in the Pub
Quantum Light, the Aurora and Prophecies What makes the aurora so beautiful? Why is science predatory? How can airline weight limits help us solve the Biggest Problems in physics? All will be revealed when local Sydney physicists take to the stage for Physics in the Pub. Quizzes, comedy and damn interesting science are on the…
Science Week at Southern Cross Catholic College
In line with the National Science Week theme of Glass: More than meets the eye, at lunchtimes the secondary school students will make jelly optic fibres, light bulbs, and poster competition on glass: more than meets the eye. There will be opportunities for students to use glass prisms to spilt sunlight. The College has four…
Serious Game Design with Year 4 students
In this sequence of lessons, students will design and program a serious game in Scratch, to educate others about how living things depend on each other and the environment to survive.
Arduino | Electrical Circuits with Year 6 students
The learning focuses on growth mindset and perseverance and is linked to the curriculum in Science, Digital Technologies and Design and Technologies. The Year 6 lessons and resources provide students with opportunities to learn how to program an Arduino, develop their computational thinking skills and deepen their understanding of STEM careers. Students also have the…
Pathways to Citizen Science
The upcoming ACSA-WA Citizen Science Forum Pathways to Citizen Science will present a range of citizen science practitioners across WA describing their fascinating projects. The aim is to promote ways to engage in current citizen science projects and to discuss successful engagement strategies and project outcomes. We have a great line-up of outstanding citizen science…
Canberra Women of Science and Art
Meet a diverse group of amazing Canberran women working in or inspired by science, tech, engineering, art and maths (STEAM). These interesting people are anything but ‘boring scientists’ or ‘wacky artists’. They have: taught hundreds of children how to fly drones created a balloon show to introduce the concept of genetics to children sparked the…
Science at State Library Victoria
From preserving and restoring rare books and artefacts to discussing and dissecting science books within the Library’s vast collection, we’re giving you a peek behind the scenes at State Library Victoria during National Science Week. Join us for a panel discussion with three extraordinary women at the Library whose day-to-day work caring for the collection…