Paper is one of the most important inventions in the history of civilisation. The city of Burnie in Tasmania’s North-west has a rich industrial heritage centered around the manufacture of paper. Between 1930 and 2010 Burnie was the home of Australian Pulp and Paper Mills (APPM), an enterprise which in its heyday, employed over 60%…
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Illustrating the Microscopic World
Love your STEM subjects, but can’t wait for art lessons too? We’ve got you covered this National Science Week. Go2Qurious presents a special hands-on sci-art workshop from award winning undersea illustrator and children’s book illustrator-author Kirsten Carlson (artist-at-sea Schmidt Ocean Institute Sea-to-Space Particle Investigation voyage aboard the R/V Falkor). Kirsten’s enthusiasm for learning and her scientific…
Science After Dark: A Night At The Library
Do you love science, technology and all things STEM? Don’t miss this free, exciting and interactive community event! Celebrate National Science Week at Atherton Library’s Science After Dark: A Night At The Library event and take part in a range of hands-on science activities – including robotics and coding! – as well as presentations from…
iFly – Discover the world of flight
Explore all the STEM aspects of the wind tunnel, including predicting and experimenting with the terminal velocity of objects. Our program inspires and educates through an immersion of science and technology and then defying gravity by flying. It’s so much more than a lesson, it’s an enriching day of fun and learning that you will…
Science Week at Glenmore State High School
Students at Glenmore State High School will participate in STEM activities throughout National Science Week. These activities will be designed to allow students the opportunity to participate in hands on, engaging science experiments, challenges and demonstrations. The overall goal is to promote the STEM subjects within our school and allow students to learn more about…
iFly – Discover the world of flight
Explore all the STEM aspects of the wind tunnel, including predicting and experimenting with the terminal velocity of objects. Our program inspires and educates through an immersion of science and technology and then defying gravity by flying. It’s so much more than a lesson, it’s an enriching day of fun and learning that you will…
Huon Valley STEM Expo
The Huon STEM Expo, organised by the Huonville High Future Energy Team, will involve workshops and displays from the community such as Circular Economy Huon and the University of Tasmania. The focus will be on technology, energy, and waste with a STEM technology challenge on the theme ‘food by design’, to make a solar cooker…
Brain Break – Woodburn Public School
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.
Brain Break – St Finbarr’s Primary School Byron Bay
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.
Brain Break – Scotch Oakburn College
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.