Get the buzz on native bees and make your own bee hotel to take home. Bee hotels are a fun activity that the whole family can get involved in, creating safe havens for our native bees to nest in. The Bee Babette, Dr Kit Prendergast, will be showing you how to make a bee hotel,…
Archives: Events
Science Trail – Native bees and how to conserve them with Dr. Kit Prendergast
Learn about native bees and get tips on making your garden a haven for these wondrous creatures. Native bees are vital components of ecosystems, yet they are often overlooked and underappreciated. Learn about these precious pollinators in a presentation by Dr Kit Prendergast, and how we can use evidence-based ways to create habitats in gardens…
Science Trail – Microbe Fun For Kids
In this session we introduce kids to the whacky world of soil microbes. This interactive session includes microscope viewing to ‘eye-spy’ each of the four main types. For children aged 8-12 years.
Tech Forum & Fireside Tech Panel
Tech Forum – Fireside Tech Panel is on Thursday 19 August at Slay Space in Collie from 5:00pm – 7:30pm. This is an amazing opportunity for businesses in the Collie region to get insights and learnings from successful tech industry innovators: Colin La Galia, CEO, Epichem Pty Ltd Caitlin Lomax, Director of Intr Studio, XR producer and…
Our Life in Science
National Science week will be celebrated via a series of sessions exploring and recognising natural and environmental aspects of science in our lives. From the kitchen pantry to the garden and beyond. See what is and can be in your house, perhaps the yard, down the street, around the corner and in your local region….
OLSH Sadadeen Veggie Garden
With this year’s National Science Week’s theme being Food: Different by Design, the science department decided that it would be good to start a vegetable garden at school. There were many obstacles to overcome that included where to plant the garden, what materials to use, who would maintain it, and of course the vegetables we…
Foods of the Future Pamphlets and Tastings
On Wednesday 11 August, Millen Primary School is holding a whole school STEM Fair. Using the Food: Different by Design program of ideas and activities the Year 6 class have written their own menu’s showcasing foods of the future using sustainable produce. These menu’s have been turned into pamphlets on what some foods of the…
Follow the Fish
Welcome to Seafood: Different by Design In this ocean-themed series of Q&A sessions for National Science Week, students will have the opportunity to ask scientists and industry experts about where our seafood comes from? Hosted by science communicator, presenter and model Laura Wells, with expert panel guests. Session 2: From Fish to Fillet What does…
A Prehistoric Portrait of Place
Our latest exhibition Portrait of Place explores the artistic history of Bayside. What about the prehistoric history of Bayside? Apart from being a popular subject for artists, the red cliffs of Bayside’s beaches are home to some remarkable fossils. Melbourne’s Bayside suburbs are home to the most globally significant urban fossil site in Australia. This…
Rescheduled: Fungi and Palaeoclimatology at the Haig Park Markets
Note: due to the ACT COVID-19 lockdown, this event has been rescheduled, and will hopefully take place on Sunday 5 September. As part of Served With a Side of Science: A Canberra Food Festival come to the Haig Park Markets this Sunday for some fantastic science. ANU CHL Palaeoworks Pollen is essential for plant reproduction…