Join the Rough Science Workshop livestream for a relaxed night of recreational mathematics. Science communicator Sean M Elliott will takes you through the history of A4 paper and some curious mathematics it contains. For the maths geniuses, math-phobics, and everyone in between. Grab your favourite beverage and join the late-night chat to explore the history…
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Multifunctional Fungi live on ’Behind The Lines’ 2XX Community 98.3fm
From the woodlands, to the catwalk and beyond. Tune in to our National Science Week special show this Friday 21 August on multifunctional fungi with: Australian mycologist and natural historian Alison Pouliot; Guy Webb from SoilCQuest; and Peter Wenzel from Fungico. Who will be chatting with show hosts Scotty Foster and Zina Richardson about all…
Nanotechnology Trivia Quiz
Are you interested in nanotechnology? If so, please try these 15 trivia questions. This trivia is not designed to be particularly hard or challenging nor does it matter if you get the answer right or wrong, as the correct answer will be provided upon the completion of each question. This trivia is intended to show…
Beyond the Ice: Hallett Cove Virtual Tour
Hallett Cove is one of the best-known geological sites in Australia and internationally. It has been declared a Geological Monument and Heritage Site. Preserved by nature in an ancient valley for hundreds of millions of years, this fossilised landscape paints an incredible picture of Australia’s past, including an ice age at the South Pole, the…
TasNetworks Powerful Connections Mentoring Program Online Info Session
This Science Week TasNetworks is proud to launch our Powerful Connections mentoring program for aspiring women in STEM. We will be kicking this off with a live virtual info session open to both teachers and students. To join the session, simply use the Skype Meeting Link. This program is open to Tasmanian female students that are interested…
Invasion Mars
In 1969, humankind made a historic journey beyond the Earth and landed on the Moon. More recently, we have sent a flotilla of spacecraft, landers, and rovers to the red planet; the most recent – the launch of the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter. This is all leading up to the goal of landing humans…
Design a Drone Competition
Design a Drone 2020 is open WORLD WIDE to all school-aged kids (under 18). Download a pack to find out more and get started. If you could design a drone to help with a problem in the World today, what would you design? Think of ways a drone might be able to help solve a…
Our Resilient Future – Water, Agriculture & Biodiversity
Enormous changes and transitions are already upon us, and we find ourselves unprepared. One thing is clear: all of our decisions will be made under increasingly ambiguous conditions, and integration will be needed across all sectors and levels of our society to set us on a preferred climate path and prepare us for the outcomes…
Lessons From the Fires: A biodiversity and climate perspective
The 2019/20 bushfire season in Australia was unprecedented. Over 12 million hectares were burnt in eastern and southern Australia and nearly three billion frogs, reptiles, birds and mammals were killed. Climate change is making bushfire conditions more dangerous than ever, with increasing risks to people, property, and the environment. Efforts are now underway to develop…
Exploding a watermelon with rubber bands (Brunswick – VIC)
We are putting hundreds of rubber bands around a watermelon until explodes. This is part of the national science experiment. This is being organised by Rob Catchlove, environmental scientist at Wave Consulting – and parent of kids interested in science. The event is being live streamed online.