Have you ever stopped to contemplate the objects around you? From clothes you wear, the cutlery you eat with, to the device you’re reading this on – our everyday objects slice through time to the origins of our universe, emerge from all continents across our globe, and are extracted, manufactured and transported by many human…
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Gold Coast Libraries – Rocky Shore Explore
Our marine biologists from Ocean Connect will introduce you to some of the weird and wonderful creatures living amongst the rocks surrounding Burleigh Headland. You will be able to meet and greet without getting wet feet! There will be a chance to ask questions about anything marine science. Don’t forget to borrow your copy of…
SEVEN SIBLINGS FROM THE FUTURE: Exhibition at MOD.
The year is 2050. In southern Australia there is a plot of land known as Eucalara. Eucalara is already feeling the impact of climate change. Climate refugees started arriving decades ago, invasive species are on the move, and water is an increasingly precious resource. Amongst all this are seven siblings. The siblings have inherited this…
Gold Coast Libraries – Scinema: Screening of Blue
Join us for a virtual screening of the marine conservation documentary, BLUE. This fascinating documentary highlights how half of all marine life has been lost in the last 40 years, and by 2050 there could potentially be more plastic in the oceans than fish. Watch the film and find out how you can make a…
Brain Break – Concord High 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.
Sounds Amazing
Hear some unusual ways to make sounds, including singing metal rods, Jew’s harps and some rare musical instruments. See and hear a hand cranked horn gramophone, then invent and make your own gramophone horn, and test it on an old record. Each participant will get a free gramophone record to take home. Free event but…
Luminary Lectures at the Library: The impact of climate change on whale shark movement and behaviour
Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the sea, but because they can travel vast distances and dive to great depths, they are difficult to study and there are still many mysteries surrounding their biology and ecology. Whale sharks are an endangered species and their biggest threats are from humans and changes to the ocean caused…
Gold Coast Libraries – Sea World Rescue Animal video diary
Catch up with the Sea World Research and Rescue team, including some of the rescued animals, to learn more about how they assist marine animals that need our help. This event is part of the Gold Coast Libraries ‘Science of the Sea’ program. Don’t forget to explore our recommended National Science Week reading list for…
Rocketry 101
The ANU Rocketry will talk about the basic components that allow rockets to fly, and will discuss some of the fundamental scientific concepts, such as propulsion, aerodynamics and thrust. It will end with a Q&A and a Kahoot about rockets and space.
Beauty from the Ashes
Here in Tasmania, we live on a flammable island, and many of our vegetation communities are primed to burn. Indigenous Tasmanians have been burning the landscape skilfully for over 40 000 years, and fire, while always a disturbance, is not necessarily a disaster. Yet some of our vegetation communities are more sensitive to fires than others,…