Are your students the best in the state when it comes to science knowledge? Murdoch University is celebrating National Science Week for the entire month of August with a state-wide science quiz competition. The metropolitan school with the highest average score per student will win a performance of Murdoch University’s Live and Explosive Science Show…
Topic: Agriculture
Murdoch University’s Scintillating Science Quiz Competition – Regional
Are your students the best in the state when it comes to science knowledge? Murdoch University is celebrating National Science Week for the entire month of August with a state-wide science quiz competition. The winning regional school, with the highest average score per student, will receive $500 to put towards visiting Murdoch University for a…
Food for Thought: AVR Symposium
A symposium with a big picture focus on impact: for industry, other researchers, the world. Hear about how our scientists are making a difference in food and food security.
Family Science Challenge Evening
Families, upon registering their interest will receive a bag of materials and a challenge related to this year’s National Science Week theme. They will be permitted to view what’s in the bag but not to touch them until everyone comes together on the evening of Thursday 19 August. Participants will be acquainted with the equipment…
Garden Tour: Ainslie Urban Farm
Fiona Buining and Michael Wilson from Ainslie Urban Farm have been growing an astounding amount of food on their suburban block for many years. Within this small area, they grow vegetables, fruit and berries, as well as keeping chickens, bees and rabbits. This tour is a chance to see the techniques and systems that they…
Sensor Based Environmental Monitoring
The optimisation of food production revolves around understanding the environmental conditions and adapting the management and practices accordingly. In our rapidly changing environment, realtime sensors are necessary to provide this information in a timely manner. This project involves the design, construction and installation of Arduino based sensors within marine and land environments to enable the…
National Science Week at Tuggeranong Homestead
Lots of displays, talks and hands-on activities for a special National Science Week day at Tuggeranong Homestead. Entry is free but some activities have a charge. The activities include: Tharawal Aboriginal Kitchen – Learn how tasty, fresh it is! – Free Watching Water with Satellites – Free Make your own Bento Box to take home…
Science Trivia in the Club
The National Science Week Quiz Night is back. This year we’re pushing ahead full-STEAM: science, technology, engineering,aArts, and maths – with a quiz round dedicated to each. Fear not, you won’t need an advanced degree to do well in our quiz night, you will be surprised just how much STEAM is all around your day-to-day…
Oysters: Different by Design
Discover how our local oysters are Different by Design as a seafood, a sustainable and regenerative species in our marine environment and pearl producing shellfish. Broken Bay Pearl Farm are sharing the story of the oysters that are found and farmed in the waters of Broken Bay from August 14 on the Broken Bay Pearl…
Fishing in Antarctica
Welcome to Seafood: Different by Design In this ocean-themed series of Q&A sessions for National Science Week 2021, students will have the opportunity to ask scientists and industry experts about where our seafood comes from? Hosted by science communicator, presenter and model Laura Wells, with expert panel guests. Session 3: Fishing in Antarctica Why don’t…