The Young Tassie Scientists bring their passion for science into school classrooms and to science fairs and festivals across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The 2021 team…
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Young Tassie Scientists: Hagley Farm School
The Young Tassie Scientists bring their passion for science into school classrooms and to science fairs and festivals across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The 2021 team…
Young Tassie Scientists: Star of the Sea Catholic College
The Young Tassie Scientists bring their passion for science into school classrooms and to science fairs and festivals across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The 2021 team…
Young Tassie Scientists: Kings Meadows High School
The Young Tassie Scientists bring their passion for science into school classrooms and to science fairs and festivals across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The 2021 team…
Young Tassie Scientists: Scottsdale Primary School
The Young Tassie Scientists bring their passion for science into school classrooms and to science fairs and festivals across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The 2021 team…
Young Tassie Scientists: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
The Young Tassie Scientists bring their passion for science into school classrooms and to science fairs and festivals across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The 2021 team…
Young Tassie Scientists: St Mary’s College
The Young Tassie Scientists bring their passion for science into school classrooms and to science fairs and festivals across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The 2021 team…
Microscopia
In 2020, the Country Women’s Association Uranquinty Evening Branch were recipients of a Wagga Wagga City Council Annual Grant for a STEM (Science Technology, Engineering & Math) Microscope Project. The grant funded the purchase of a high-quality Stereo Microscope with Camera and LED Ring Light to be used by participating schools (Humula, Tarcutta and Uranquinty…
Communicating Science in a Pandemic
What have we learnt about effective science communication during the COVID-19 pandemic? Between multiple TV interviews, press conferences, radio spots, and unrelenting social media refreshes – scientists and public health experts have been catapulted into the spotlight. How do we ensure complex science is understandable for a wide audience and how do we battle the…
’Beyond Climate Grief’ with Jonica Newby
How do we find courage when climate change overwhelms us? After researching what global warming will do to the snow country she loves, Jonica Newby plummeted into a state of profound climate grief. And if she was struggling, she wondered, how was everyone else coping? What should parents tell their anxious kids? How might we…