We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.
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John Vaillant: Fire Weather
Black Saturday razed towns, Canada’s Fort McMurray wildfire forced 88,000 people to flee, the LA fires obliterated over 12,000 buildings and Australia’s Black Summer fires scorched 24 million hectares – an area the size of the United Kingdom. Bushfires are no longer seasonal, they’re unrelenting. The reshape landscapes and our lives in a rapidly warming…
Birds and Bugs- Wetlands Wonders of Renmark’s Restored Floodplains
There is more to the Murray than what meets the eye. Renmark’s hidden and forgotten floodplains are now bursting with life again, thanks to Renmark Irrigation Trust’s Water for the Environment program. Join us for two hands-on, guided events to discover the native species that call these floodplains home. On Sunday, August 10, bring a…
The Secret Life of Sheep: How technology and animal behaviour research are shaping agriculture
Join Dr Danica Parnell live from the University of Melbourne’s research and teaching farm (Dookie campus) for a fun experience to understand how animal behaviour data can be used in agriculture. Using non-invasive, remote sensing and tracking technology, we can study how animals explore and interact with their environment, and how they relate and respond…
Burning Lessons from Country: Ancient and new understanding of bushfires
To reduce the frequency and impact of bushfires, we need better understanding of their behaviour and how we can manage it. We can improve our understanding by studying wildfires, by conducting careful experiments and by learning from Indigenous peoples who have long used fire to care for Country. Join two scientists exploring these approaches, live…
Bird Nests Around the World: Natural wonders with climate clues
Despite their tiny brains, birds are amazing architects, and we can learn a lot from their nest designs – including domes, cups and pendants. How did nest building evolve? Why are nests so diverse? Will birds successfully adapt their nests as the climate warms? To find out, Dr Iliana Medina Guzman has analysed hundreds of…
Science Fair – Moranbah State High School
Welcome to our exciting Science Fair, where science jumps off the page and into your hands! This event is all about exploring, discovering, and having loads of fun with science. You’ll visit a range of interactive stations where you get to experiment, build, and test things for yourself. Take a closer look at tiny things…
Stories, seasons and signposts in the sky: Indigenous astronomy
Over countless generations, First Nations Australians have sustained their peoples and cultures by linking deep knowledge of Country to careful observations of the sun, moon, constellations, and other dynamic features of the southern sky. Hear ancient stories and learn some sky-reading skills to build your understanding of space, navigation, seasonal phenomena, and Indigenous cultures. This…
How to think like a spy: The science of intelligence
We are living through an era of great uncertainty and geo-political upheaval with growing conflicts, pandemics and environmental crises looming. At the centre of this uncertainty, national intelligence analysts are monitoring the situation, to predict and answer questions about the capability of global powers, criminal organisations, deception and even the world of counterespionage and double-crossing….
Opening of Lizard Haven
Have you ever seen a real-life dragon? We have! Eastern Water Dragons live around our school, sunbaking on rocks and darting into the bushes. This Science Week, we want to create something special just for them—a Lizard Haven! It will be a new garden built by students, full of native plants, big rocks, logs, and…