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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Explore AI workshop
Technology is moving faster than ever before. Computers are getting smaller and smarter, and we’re now used to having Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant answer our every question. But can computers really think? How do machines learn? What actually is artificial intelligence? In this workshop, children and their parents/carers will investigate the differences between machine…
Climate Change: Families for a Thriving Future webinar
We are hearing more and more how climate change is affecting our Earth. But what does this really mean for humans and our natural environments, and is there anything we can do about it? Climate Change: Families for a Thriving Future provides an exciting opportunity for families to deepen their understanding of climate science and…
Yeast-catchers Needed, Join the Hunt
The Australian Wine Research Institute has been awarded a citizen science grant to recruit South Australian students to hunt down and catch native Australian yeast over the next four years. This event aimed at teachers and students looking to join the microbe hunt will outline participation in the project and educate students about microbes and…
SciVR – Perth
SciVR will take you on the hunt for things that go boom. We’ll explore the universe and origins of explosions in space, tracking events as they happen with Prof Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen – astronomers and science communicators at Swinburne University of Technology. New content this year includes the Mars rover Perseverance and helicopter…
Brain Break – Highlands Christian College Toowoomba
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.
2021 Citizen Science Showcase – Movies and Momentous Achievements
Join us for a FREE National Science Week event in Meningie SA to celebrate our local treasures – feathered, furred (including humans) and shelled. Sit back and watch a selection of Scinema International Science Film Festival short films, including the locally made ‘The Science and Citizens of the Coorong’. There will be informative short talks…
A Virtual Reality Experience
The Charlton Neighbourhood House will be giving our community the opportunity to dive into the world of virtual reality. Two Oculus headsets will provide a 3D experience to residents of all ages, from young children to older adults, and will show the unlimited possibilities that virtual reality offers. It may be a trip to a…
Soil Your Undies!
The Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board invite you to bury your undies… to find out just how active your soil biology is. Biology within the soil is responsible for consuming all kinds of organic materials, breaking them down as a part of the nutrient cycle. This simple experiment asks you to bury your undies to…
Generation Ag National Science Week Season Special Podcast
Listen up! What is the outlook for WA’s food future? How will we produce food in a warming climate, how will water scarcity impact us, and how might our diet change? As a part of our featured events, the Western Australian Coordinating Committee is proud to present our National Science Week Season Special within the…