The 5th World of Drones and Robotics Congress will be the largest drone and robotics application Congress in the Asia Pacific region. In 2020, during peak Covid-19, the congress was successfully presented to some 800 physical in-person and virtual delegates. Half the attendees came in-person. Delegates from America to Zimbabwe attended. Abstract Submissions Submit an…
Topic: Agriculture
Digitally Different by Design
National Science Week is going digital this year at Beenleigh State High School while investigating the topic of Food Sustainability. Students have been tasked with creating under five minute videos (in any format) exploring innovation at BSHS in this sector. It could be interviews, documentary, mockumentary, animated, News-style, live action, screencast and much, much more….
Full STEAM ahead: Exploring food sciences
Millen Primary School will engage with a series of activities and events during National Science Week that all relate to food sciences. The week will begin with the STEAM show incursion to engage students and parents with science learning. During the week our STEM Trailblazer student leadership team will host the STEM Day assembly and…
Multifunctional Fungi live on ’Behind The Lines’ 2XX Community 98.3fm
From the woodlands, to the catwalk and beyond. Tune in to our National Science Week special show this Friday 21 August on multifunctional fungi with: Australian mycologist and natural historian Alison Pouliot; Guy Webb from SoilCQuest; and Peter Wenzel from Fungico. Who will be chatting with show hosts Scotty Foster and Zina Richardson about all…
Our Resilient Future – Water, Agriculture & Biodiversity
Enormous changes and transitions are already upon us, and we find ourselves unprepared. One thing is clear: all of our decisions will be made under increasingly ambiguous conditions, and integration will be needed across all sectors and levels of our society to set us on a preferred climate path and prepare us for the outcomes…
Exploding a watermelon with rubber bands (Brunswick – VIC)
We are putting hundreds of rubber bands around a watermelon until explodes. This is part of the national science experiment. This is being organised by Rob Catchlove, environmental scientist at Wave Consulting – and parent of kids interested in science. The event is being live streamed online.
TERN Science Impact Infographic
TERN delivers quality, model-ready data on critical Australian ecosystem parameters. Researchers here and across the world are using TERN’s data, tools and expertise to better understand the environment and how it is changing. To celebrate National Science Week, this infographic showcases some of the impact TERN’s research infrastructure has enabled. There are more TERN research impact stories online.
Young Tassie Scientists – Virtual Visit to Woodbridge School (Year 10)
The Young Tassie Scientists are bringing their passion for science into classrooms through online virtual visits in 2020. The team will also be supporting various other events across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for…
Online Science Olympiad
We are organising an Online Science Olympiad for students from Years 2 – 9. The quiz will include questions from a variety of scientific field to assess as well as motivate students to get involved and develop a scientific acumen in the younger generation. Each student will be given an appreciation certificate.
Conserving Endangered Species – Online workshop
Praxical is a new learning initiative creating online workshops where everyone can actively engage in the scientific process. For National Science Week this year Praxical is collaborating with the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE). Together they are creating a fully online, self-led workshop about biodiversity conversation, focused on the Regent Honeyeater. During…