Take part in National Science Week by joining our bridge building challenge. Using strawbees, string and cardboard, your challenge is to design and build the greatest bridge — let’s see which bridge can hold the most weight. A limited number of people can be booked into each event, please cancel your booking if you can…
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Edison Robot Food Fight at Mill Park Library
Celebrate National Science Week with us by joining a robotic food fight using Edison robots. The theme is Food: Different by design. Choose a wholesome food source packed with good vitamins, and compete in a sumo wrestling challenge to see who will be the last one standing in the ring. Ages: 7+. Bookings are essential.
National Science Quiz at Watsonia Library
Fancy yourself a quiz master? Join us for a live stream of the National Science Quiz to celebrate National Science Week. Hosted by Charlie Pickering, there will be panel discussions and experiment videos. The fastest and correct people to answer each of 15 questions via the quiz app will win a prize pack. Presented by ACEMS ARC…
National Science Quiz at Mill Park Library
Fancy yourself a quiz master? Join us for a live stream of the National Science Quiz to celebrate National Science Week. Hosted by Charlie Pickering, there will be panel discussions and experiment videos. The fastest and correct people to answer each of 15 questions via the quiz app will win a prize pack. Presented by ACEMS ARC…
Mobile Phones and Health
In celebration of National Science Week, the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) will be hosting a free online presentation on ‘Mobile phones and health’ by EME Program Director, Sarah Loughran. In this presentation, Sarah will share some insights on the science behind mobile phone technology, how ARPANSA’s safety standards protect your health,…
Hobart College Sustainable Food Festival
A celebration of insect proteins and other innovations in food. Our popular, student run cafe will feature crickets, mealworms and products made from insect flours, supported by information collated by science students. During our regular pastoral care time, all students will have the opportunity to participate in National Science Week activities based around the theme…
Science Week @ Bundaberg Christian College
Everyday throughout National Science Week the Science Ambassadors will be putting on different experiments relating to food with a focus on a specific science each day and a Kahoot on Friday for the Middle and Senior School. They will also have an experiment for the Year 6s to prepare them for High School and to…
Mid-Afternoon Masterclass: Dating Australia’s rock art
Australia hosts the oldest ongoing culture in the world with Aboriginal rock art providing an important window into what Australia’s First People were doing and the things that were important to them when it was created. However, in order to understand how these remarkable artworks might relate to things like changes in the climate and…
Biodiversity Festival
The Biodiversity Festival to be conducted in Denham, Western Australia between 16 August and 3 September highlights the contribution made to biodiversity made by the Dirk Hartog Island National Park Return to 1616 Ecological Restoration Project. The project is being conducted on Dirk Hartog Island National Park and has eradicated feral cats, goats and sheep….
Science Week at Lalor Library
Help us celebrate National Science Week at Lalor. Create a Wobble Bot which incorporates a simple circuit and engineering concepts. This activity is aimed at children aged 7 years plus, younger school aged children very welcome with adult assistance.