Rescheduled after the COVID lockdown. Domatia, glands, stipules, oil dots, nectaries, latex, lenticels, colleters and tendrils – this workshop will look at some of the less obvious features of native plants. Using microscopes, magnifiers and light tables we will investigate unusual anatomical features of native plants.
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Intersections between Science and Art – Engaging Communities – ONLINE TALK Art and Science A Happy Marriage
Art and Science are sometimes viewed as polar opposites – with decision makers often creating false divisions between the essential ‘STEM’ subjects and the whimsical ‘arts’. Join Dr. Bernadette Drabsch, co-presenter of the internationally awarded ‘Drawing Nature, Science and Culture’ online course, who will share her insights into the exciting world of art and science.
Rescheduled: The Science of Beer – What’s the Malternative?
New date confirmed – 4 September. After last year’s hit “At yeast there’ll be beer”, our favourite beer specialists return! Follow their adventures on their new challenge trying to make a “Darwin malt”. Learn the history and science of Malt as they showcase their beer-making process and provide the resulting beer to taste. Following the…
Intersections between Science and Art – Engaging Communities – ONLINE TALK Bees in Backyards
Timetobee – The wonders of bees and backyards. Join Dani Lloyd-Prichard from Timetobee as she explores the many ways we can revitalise, reconnect and regenerate with bees as part of urban biodiversity.
Intersections between Science and Art – Engaging Communities – ONLINE TALK Music and the Brain
Music and the Brain: Hear about the universal language of music, how our brain processes music, why we enjoy it and the relationship to our memories. Join us for a webinar hosted by Stream Community and presented by Associate Professor Helen English from the University of Newcastle.
Rescheduled: STEAM Spectacular
New date confirmed – 4 September. The National Science Week STEAM Spectacular will be a family-fun day of workshops and activities for all, where the exciting world of science in the NT will be showcased by schools, researchers and practitioners alike. Test your chemistry skills by making essential oils, become an engineer for a day…
Rescheduled: We’re going on a ‘high-tech’ bear hunt
New date confirmed – 4 September. At this year’s National Science Week STEAM Spectacular, we are exploring how Top End scientists are using tracking technology to understand how and why animals move. Examine a variety of devices used to study animals like Gouldian Finches, Magpie Geese, and Feral Pigs, learn how the technology works and…
Rescheduled: A Quick Guide to the Insides of Sharks
Rescheduled after the COVID lockdown. A short workshop on the anatomy and biology of sharks that interact with our commercial fisheries. Come down and hang out with two of Charles Darwin University’s shark researchers and learn what sharks have inside them. Learn how different parts of sharks work and why it is important to understand…
Rescheduled: Night Sky: Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the STEM curriculum
Rescheduled after the COVID lockdown. Milkwood Steiner School students are deep in their learning about the Night Sky. An important part of this STEM learning comes from the traditional knowledge of Larrakia and other Aboriginal elders. We are in the final stages of preparing our artwork, which incorporates two important Dreaming stories. A painting by…
Rescheduled: Making Natural Liquid Soap From Plant Essential Oil
Rescheduled after the COVID lockdown. The essential oil fraction obtained from the peel of citrus or spices are rich in chemical compounds of interest for the perfume, food, and beverage industries, and have also enjoyed use as aromatherapy and medicinal agents. Oil extraction from citrus (peel, flowers, and leaves) or spices is based on steam…