Topic: Agriculture

At Home Science Scavenger Hunt

As part of National Science Week, InquiBox has developed an at-home science scavenger hunt pack to get the whole family involved in some science fun. Have fun with the sundial, Alexander Graham Bell, cubes, numbers and much more. Our science scavenger hunt resource involves: riddles and puzzles you need to answer/scavenge for at home; details…

Art and sustainability: A Geelong Gallery collection resource

Geelong Gallery is committed to engaging with the realities of our changing climate and environment through the works of leading artists. With your students, explore the potential of artists to address current global sustainability challenges and inspire change. This education resource examines five key works in the Gallery’s permanent collection that highlight themes such as…

A Taste of Tomorrow – Launch

What will you be eating when the world’s population is 10 billion? Fake meat? Insects? Gene edited crops? Agriculture needs to increase food production in a future with a changing climate, fewer resources and limited land. Doing so sustainably will require new technologies and changes to what we eat. Scientists across the world agree a…

SciFest Live from the Lab – Malaria, Veterinary Parasitology and VR!

Across National Science Week join the Molecular Parasitology Laboratory from La Trobe University as they talk you through their research activities. Find out about their work on parasites, discover the virtual reality activities they have created and find out what it means to be a parasitologist. Meet the research team and then find out about individual…

Roxby’s Virtual Science Week

Roxby’s Virtual Mad Science Week is a free, virtual, hands-on event designed to inspire the children and youth of the Roxby Downs community. The week will feature instructional content for experiments to do at home with activity packs, as well as local knowledge Scientist’s from the Roxby Downs and surrounding areas including from BHP, Arid…

STEAMzone Science Festival in 3D

Our FREE STEAMzone Virtual Science Festival will be conducted on the Open Campus of the VirBela 3D Virtual World. Our annual festival will be moving into a 3D virtual world and you can come along from the comfort and safety of your own home…no masks, sanitiser or social distancing required yet you’ll still feel like…

Science Exchange Series – Cropping in a changing climate

From Geraldton to Esperance, the South-West of WA has experienced increasingly variable climate conditions for over a century. With increasingly drier winters and warmer, wetter summers affecting our state’s cropping industry; we need to gather and integrate knowledge from across Science to understand how best to respond to the challenges ahead. Join three UWA experts,…