This year you can explore the universe from home thanks to the SciVR team from Swinburne University. You can take part in two livestream events, exploring the origins of mysterious and energetic phenomena, tracking events as they occur with Alan Duffy and Rebecca Allen and a live Q&A. Friday 21 August – 8pm to 9pm…
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twistED science – Bubblemania Workshop
Have you ever wondered why bubbles are round? Why bubbles pop? And how soap and water can hold air inside them? Turns out there is a science as well as an art to bubble making. Learn how to create bubbles galore in this interactive live-streamed workshop while you explore concepts such as elasticity, surface tension,…
twistED science- Flash Bang Workshop
Discover the science of light and sound in this online interactive workshop. Designed with family audiences in mind, this live-streamed event is sure to delight and educate. Make your own sound drum, visualise sound vibrations, experiment with a simple lens, see white light refracted as a rainbow and get loud in the name of science….
Little Bang Discovery Club On Demand
Young children are already great scientists without even knowing it. This hands-on program combines everyday objects and experiences with genuine scientific enquiry methods that children and their accompanying parents will thoroughly enjoy. To participate in the Little Bang Discover Club yourself, you can use some items around the house – or if not, items which…
Science for Breakfast
Join Celia and John for bite-sized science facts each weekday morning during National Science Week and power your mind with information while you feed your brain with breakfast. Tune in to the Riverina Science Hub Facebook page at 7.10am from Mon 17 August for your fix. Celia Connor is a Lecturer in Biology and Environmental…
Innovation Games with Sydney Olympic Park
This year Sydney Olympic Park’s Innovation Games goes online. Now in its fourth year, the annual Sydney Olympic Park Innovation Games is traditionally staged as a free one-day sports science expo at Cathy Freeman Park. Event restrictions have meant this year the Games will have their own innovative twist. Daily from August 17-21, you can…
Satellite Selfie
Have you ever taken a selfie? What if you could take one from space? Wonder no more because during National Science Week this August everyone in the ACT will find out. Introducing Canberra’s very own Satellite Selfie. How can you get involved? We would love you to get your school, business or family and friends to…
INTO THE TREES GREEN: Tree Planting
Let’s go INTO THE TREES GREEN Lismore – Book now to plant a tree for National Science Week. Registrations essential. About this Event INTO THE TREES GREEN: Lismore National Science Week Tree Planting, Wilsons River, North Lismore – Sunday 30 August. Wilsons River Landcare are returning to the riverbank in Lismore to celebrate National Science…
ARI Legacy Seminar: ARI’s bright future- science, policy and collaboration
Join us in National Science Week for our third Arthur Rylah Institute (ARI) for Environmental Researcher Legacy Seminar. We are excited to feature some ARI’s brilliant up-and-coming legends: Dr Josephine MacHunter (fire ecology program leader); Dr Tracey Regan (senior decision support scientist); Annique Harris (fish ecologist) and Khorloo Batpurev (plant ecologist). Our ARI Legacy Seminar…
Scoop a Poop Canberra
We are celebrating National Science Week with the launch of Scoop a Poop Canberra and we need your help. Become a Scoop a Poop citizen scientist and help scientists contribute to the global fight against antibiotic resistance. And we want you to help by collecting possum poop. Join Michelle Power, Associate Professor from the Department…