Engage your students in the 2020 Paper Plane Challenge during National Science Week. Stretch their technological imagination and explore material and physical world concepts in this fun interactive activity. Some Ground Rules before Take Off Paper planes must be made in front of a supervising adult witness using regular A4 or Quarto paper (80GSM or 90GSM)….
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Around YOUR World in Eight Days | A STEAMpunk Exploration
Imagine a mini version of Jules Verne’s “Around the world in eighty days”. You have eight days to explore the world around you. Don’t worry about time or space. Verne’s novels are often called the earliest versions of STEAMpunk literature. They imagine different pasts and futures than the ones we have experienced. They contain a spirit…
Report Launch | Australia’s Deep Tech Opportunity — Insights from the Cicada Innovations Journey
As Cicada Innovations turns 20, we are very excited to share a landmark piece of research with you: Australia’s Deep Tech Opportunity — Insights from the Cicada Innovations Journey, prepared by AlphaBeta. As Australia’s first deep tech incubator, we’ve spent the last 20 years supporting some of the country’s brightest minds to create hundreds of millions of…
Ocean In A Jar
Have you ever wondered about life below the watery waves? About the animals that call the different layers of the ocean home? Well, wonder no more. Marine biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez (melissacristinamarquez.com) will teach you and your little ones about the different ocean zones and the sharks that live in these different layers by guiding…
Online STEM Coding Program
We are running an online STEM coding program for the upcoming National Science Week 2020. The proposed coding program focus on promoting children learning computational thinking and coding skills from an early age. The well-prepared program will cover different levels of students from 7-15 years old. Two topics, ‘Take a Mars Adventure’ and ‘Fight with…
Space Canvas Satellite Selfie – Bakewell Primary School
During National Science Week, a MAXAR high-resolution satellite will be taking images of the NT. This satellite will be passing over Bakewell. Bakewell Primary School will be joining this giant space art event over the Northern Territory. On 17 August, the NT will become a big canvas that can be seen from space.
Cybersecurity: A global responsibility
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world into embracing transformations, presenting both challenges and opportunities for prosperity. An expanded world of internet enabled devices creates new vulnerabilities across the spectrum of users: individuals, businesses and even nations. Join Associate Professor Vallipuram Muthukkumarasamy, Muthu, as he discusses the fundamentals of cybersecurity and how evolving threats can…
Ultra Long-Haul Operations: An Emerging Business Model Accelerated by COVID-19
The COVID-19 outbreak has sent shockwaves throughout the aviation industry, sending a myriad of liquidity-strapped airlines into administration or part government ownership. In turn, during this webinar, Linus Benjamin Bauer from Bauer Aviation Advisory and Daniel Bloch from Bloch Aviation Advisory will argue that the novel phenomenon of Ultra Long Haul (ULH) operations already maintains…
Satellite Selfie Webinar – NT
Please join us during National Science Week for a special panel to complement the Northern Territory’s Satellite Selfie. Satellites play a number of important roles in our everyday life, from farming, GPS, and telecommunications, to astronomy and natural disaster planning and recovery. Moderated by Dr Brad Tucker, our four panellists will discuss their own varied work…
National Science Week Story Time
A special science themed story time on Thursday 20 August, at the South Hedland Library for children aged 2-5 years. Science related story books will be read outdoors. There will be a book display based on science. Microscopes, magnify glasses, bug catches. Sensory toys will be available to play and explore the outdoor space. Children…