Jump on our website during science week to get access to free science videos and science downloadables for kids aged 4-10. Get crazy with Dr. Loz (who has a PhD in biochemistry AND two children under 7) as she shows you how to set up and run your own awesome science experiments, using materials you have…
Archives: Events
Traditional Knowledge and Science – sit side by side to understand and manage country
Traditional knowledge and science can sit side by side to understand and manage country. The Njanjma Aboriginal Corporation will showcase this theme – encouraging participation of indigenous rangers and school age children in cultural and investigative activities which aim to explore the fields of knowledge and methods of knowledge building held by traditional owners and…
Launch of ‘What Happens to Rubbish in Hunting Places’ video
The Arafura Swamp Rangers will launch their video on what happens to rubbish in hunting places at Ramingining school. The videos talks about what happens to rubbish and how effects environment. Children from different classes will be at launch. After video launch there will be opportunity to ask rangers questions on the video and other…
2020 Recycle Right ’Upcycling Art Competition’
A lot of everyday items that we use and throw away end up in landfill or polluting our oceans. Transforming waste into art is a great way to ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’. During National Science Week (15- 23 August), we’d like to encourage all primary school classes within Fremantle, East Fremantle and Melville to take part in the…
Immersive Science IV (SciVR): Science Champions (Port Adelaide Enfield families)
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 Alan Duffy and Rebecca Allen with live Q&A. You get stickers and a mini VR headset to clip onto your phone, and take away with you after the…
Champion Bay Science Fair
Whatever your interest, make sure you head down to the Science Fair for a fun filled day of science. There will be live demos, challenges, virtual worlds to explore, robots to program as well as plenty of opportunities to get your hands dirty and have a go. So come along and get your science on! #scienceweek…
Melbourne International Film Festival presents The Leadership screening 7-23 Aug
Melbourne International Film Festival presents Australian documentary The Leadership, screening August 7-23. Tickets on sale now. The world is crying out for a new model of leadership, but what is it? One woman thinks she has the answer. Australian CEO and ‘dreamer’ Fabian Dattner leads an international group of 76 female scientists on an Antarctic…
Public Forum on the Moon – Newcastle edition
What would it mean to give “Legal Personhood” to the Moon? The US Executive Order on off-Earth mining, released in April 2020, has sparked an international conversation about Moon mining and the associated ethical, technological, scientific, environmental, and legal issues. Australia has a long history as an international hub for the mining industry, but as…
A Journey to the Borneo Rainforest
This NT Field Naturalists’ Club special event will launch the 2020 NT Science Week. During these hard times of closed borders, immerse yourself in the heart of the Bornean jungle to learn about this biodiverse, endangered environment, with its unique flora and fauna. This session of amazing photos and stories will follow the discoveries made…
3D Printing Workshop
This introductory session provides an overview of printing technologies – software, hardware and applications. You will have the chance to turn your creativity into reality. Students will be taught to create a 3D model from scratch and use Inventor Series II printer, to print out the model, and take it home as a souvenir. Workshop…