Topic: Agriculture

Reef Up – Dickson Library

Reef UP! combines the latest scientific research with the magic of theatre to share the story of what is happening to our coral reefs and what we can do to help.  Meet a sea-full of loveable characters (and villains). Manta and Ray, Slinky the shark, clown fish, Minkie whales, and a devious Crown of Thorns starfish called…

Reef Up – Belconnen Library

Reef UP! combines the latest scientific research with the magic of theatre. Sharing the story of what is happening to our coral reefs and what we can do to help.  Meet a sea full of loveable characters (and villains). Manta and Ray, Slinky the shark, clown fish, Minkie whales, and a devious Crown of Thorns starfish called…

Ecosciences Show and Tell 2024

This is an excellent opportunity to find out about current projects, new technologies used in the field, and what’s growing in the building. Good for networking. Located in the foyer. No bookings needed.

Mini MakerX

We are thrilled to be hosting a Mini MakerX event at our newly-refurbished Makers Technology and Innovation Hub at the University of Tasmania, Cradle Coast Campus in Burnie!   Join us for a community festival that brings together all the elements that make our region so unique. This National Science Week activity will promote idea-sharing,…

Shaping our Agricultural Future

Do you want to learn more about how plants power life on Earth?   ARC Future Crops Training Centre and meriSTEM education are presenting an exciting opportunity. Conduct experiments in plant biology with photosynthesis sensors and other tools at the ANU! If you’re a Year 11 or 12 student in the ACT or surrounding regions undertaking a relevant…

Micro:Macro – Models of insight and inspiration

Micro:Macro explores the role of models in understanding and exploring our world. Featuring models from science, mathematics, medicine, engineering, art, and architecture. Models shift perceptions and change understanding. Through altering scale, the miniature becomes visible, massive, and understandable. Single cells are expanded thousands of times, insects hundreds, and a whole suburb shrinks to a tabletop. …

Bee-Friendly at Monash Primary School

Students will work as a team to complete activities based around assisting the survival of bees in our local community. Students will create seed balls containing seeds of bee attracting plants that grow well in our local area. Students will take some of these seed balls home to be germinated in local gardens, with others…

Mid-afternoon Masterclass: How to catch a giant coconut-cracking rat with Dr Tyrone Lavery

There are approximately 6,500 known mammal species and around 20 new species are discovered every year. Mammalogist Dr Tyrone Lavery worked with local people to document a new species of giant rat in the Solomon Islands. With detective work, persistence and luck, they finally found what they were searching for. The Science Festival Mid-afternoon Masterclass series is a series…