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…
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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…
Dive with marine scientists without getting wet! – Virtual experience with The Abyss Project
Plastic Oceans Australasia and The Abyss Project (Sydney) are taking you on an underwater adventure, all from the comfort of your own classroom. The team of marine scientists will be going on a dive and live streaming it to students across Australia. They will explore the deep blue of Sydney’s coast as ‘Diver Carl’ and…
iBandi Citizen Science – online workshop
We aim to better protect endangered southern brown bandicoots by discovering more habitat. These curious creatures use impenetrable blackberry thickets if there’s no suitable native vegetation. We’re looking for habitat they could use – with your help. During this free online workshop you’ll be able to join our iBandi citizen science team. You’ll be trained…
iBandi Citizen Science: face-to-face workshop
We aim to better protect endangered southern brown bandicoots by discovering more habitat. These curious creatures use impenetrable blackberry thickets if there’s no suitable native vegetation. We’re looking for habitat they could use – with your help. During this free workshop you’ll be able to join our iBandi citizen science team. You’ll be trained in…
Gawler and District College Junior School
Gawler and District College Junior School will be hosting an event in National Science Week. The event will run everyday throughout recess and lunch breaks as well a a whole day on that week. The students will be involved in hands on activities and experiments. The focus of the event will be agriculture (as we…
UTAS Derby: Ready…Set…Race!
Learn to build a model car and test track using easy to find materials. This series of short videos will draw on expertise from local STEAM gurus – straight to your loungeroom (or classroom). We’d love for you to share your speed machine invention with us through the MakerX Burnie Facebook page.
The Science of our Natural Environment and Artificial Light at Night
The Australasian Dark Sky Alliance (ADSA) is an independent non-profit charity formed to educate the public and policymakers about night environment conservation. Light pollution is the fastest growing pollutant around the globe, with scientific research showing an average increase year-on-year of more than 2%. Since its inception in early 2019, the movement has quickly gained momentum with…
Phasing Out Plastics From Schools – A webinar with the John Monash Science School Plastic Oceans Team
Join Plastic Oceans Australasia (POA) and the John Monash Science School (JMSS) this National Science Week for an interactive and inspirational webinar. JMSS is one of POA’s Ambassador Schools located in Clayton, Victoria, personally invited by Plastic Oceans UK CEO Jo Ruxton to lead the Education Program in Australasia. The JMSS Plastic Oceans team will…