The National Science Week Quiz Night is back. This year we’re pushing ahead full-STEAM: science, technology, engineering,aArts, and maths – with a quiz round dedicated to each. Fear not, you won’t need an advanced degree to do well in our quiz night, you will be surprised just how much STEAM is all around your day-to-day…
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Sapphire Coast Science Festival – STEM Schools Day
We are kicking off National Science Week with Bega Valley Shire Council Libraries and 2pi and other exhibitors creating a Maker Space and Biodiversity Explotorium in the main Civic Centre auditorium featuring: 3D printing and 3D pens Ozobots Visual motion capture Making circuits with electro dough Making banana pianos with Makey Makey Micro bits- more…
Quantum Shorts – Film Festival & Q&A
Join the Sydney Quantum Academy for a special screening of the Quantum Shorts Film Festival Finalists 2021 during National Science Week. This livestream event will feature a Q&A panel of quantum experts and a quantum shorts finalist, discussing the movies and their take on quantum. Open your imagination to the possibilities of a quantum future….
Forensics Friday
It’s real-world CSI. Through modern forensic testing labs in our oldest institutions, scientists are playing key roles in solving crimes, from murders to wildlife trafficking. Teens and their families are invited to go behind the scenes of forensic science with experts in the field from the comfort of home. Tune in to hear stories of…
Reel science: Plants
Have you ever wondered which Sci-Fi films are more fiction than science? Film legends Jay Katz and Miss Death will be joined by scientists and film-buffs from The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney to debunk the premise of some of the world’s most loved Sci-Fi films. Join experts in plant science as they explore the science…
Reel science: Animals
Have you ever wondered which Sci-Fi films are more fiction than science? Film legends, Jay Katz and Miss Death will be joined by scientists and film-buffs from the Australian Museum Research Institute to debunk the premise of some of the world’s most loved Sci-Fi films. Join our experts in palaeontology and marine biology as they…
Fizzics Education: Food science show
Delve into food chemistry in this online science show. Join the Fizzics Education team in this fun-filled program developed for the National Science Week theme, Food: Different by Design, to learn about molecular gastronomy and how it is used in modern food design. Watch the Fizzics presenters uncover the components that make up our food…
Fizzics Education: Liquid nitrogen show
Join the Fizzics Education team as they showcase scientific demonstrations using liquid nitrogen in this ‘super cool’ online science show. Find out how solids, liquids and gases change when rapidly heated and cooled through a series of experiments. Discover what happens to living things if they are frozen and investigate how Newton’s Third Law of…
Wally and Minka Explore Tathra Wharf’s Biodiversity
Join us for a fascinating look at some of the hidden creatures attached to the pylons that support Tathra Wharf – a treasure trove of biodiversity just hanging around! This short webinar will focus on the concerns of Minka Waratah, Bega High captain and Bournda EEC Future Leaders Environment Award winner for 2021, who made…
Oysters: Different by Design
Discover how our local oysters are Different by Design as a seafood, a sustainable and regenerative species in our marine environment and pearl producing shellfish. Broken Bay Pearl Farm are sharing the story of the oysters that are found and farmed in the waters of Broken Bay from August 14 on the Broken Bay Pearl…