Students will explore how proper nutrition, water and light help a plant to thrive by creating their own hydroponic set up. Students will look at where their food comes from and how plants grow. This experiment will challenge their thinking as they will grow plants without soil. Students will grow their own lettuce by building…
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Brave Bot Workshop: Science, Art & Purpose
Online workshop Come along to this free online session to learn more about robots, sustainability and the super cute Brave Bots tribe we are growing in Canberra. What’s a Brave Bot? A small piece of art, made on a bio-plastic tile, with loads of power to spread joy. Featuring Gary Hirsch, the original creator of…
Postponed: The long journey of human missions to Mars, and back to Earth
Postponed due to the COVID lockdown. The Embassy of Italy, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney and the Australian Academy of Science, invites you to an Italian Night with Five Southern Stars. Five amazing scientists will discuss the challenges of travelling across space, preparing for human missions to Mars, and what we…
GovHack 2021
GovHack 2021 is a two-day open data hackathon held across Australia and New Zealand. Over a 46 hour period, participants are challenged to use open data to create innovative concepts, mashups, solutions and insights to community, economic, and public policy challenges. This event is for everyone – irrespective of ability. Thinking outside the box is…
Dinosaurs at Twilight Online Painting Workshop
Join Jo for an online workshop involving step by step instructions to paint your very own Dinosaur at Twilight landscape painting. Grab yourself a drink and some nibbles and get the family’s creative juices flowing. 1 x canvas (preferably canvas, thick card is also an option) Paint brushes (preferably one small, one medium and one…
Soundwave Portraits Online Art Workshop
Students will record their voices using an online voice recorder. They will then sketch or paint the recorded sound waves pattern that capture their unique voice prints. Students can test with the voice recorder to embed a secret message in their artwork. Through the experiments, they will learn how different sounds create different soundwaves. Materials…
Hippocampus Science Fiction & Mythology Drawing Class
Learn to draw the mythical hippocampus similar to how its depiction in the Percy Jackson movie. We will study animal anatomy and how to draw mythical creatures. What you’ll need: A3 drawing paper Graphite pencil HB pencil 2B or softer pencil Coloured pencils Eraser For 7+ years olds, with teacher Yvonne Le. Bookings can be…
g4g Day @ Canberra 2021 – online
It’s on again – g4g Day @ Canberra 2021, Australia. We are thrilled to host a new online episode of our very own Science, you had me at hello® in partnership with National Science Week ACT and Girl Guides ACT & SE NSW. For this episode, we are heading to the Australian Capital Territory! Here we will invite local…
Home Workshops – Food, different by design
There’s no need to miss out on this year’s Food: Different By Design school theme – we have video workshops you can do from home with items commonly found in your pantry, recycling and garden – and you’ll learn about the science of growing, cooking and preserving food. Learn how to grow your own food…
Future Landscapes
Learn about some of the important climate science projects underway at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne with Future Landscapes, a virtual one-day talks program. Join acclaimed writer and climate activist Sophie Cunningham (Melbourne and City of Trees) on the as she discusses the future of fungi with Tom May, Principal Research Scientist (Mycology). Uncover the story of the Gardens’ Landscape Succession Strategy on The Botanic…