Why would you make a fetus glow? Why study space dust? Learn about the WHAT, WHY and the WEIRD of science! This 2021 season of short videos explores why science is important and the sometimes bizarre things that happen in the world of science. Join each of our Tall Poppy Scientists as they give you…
Topic: Agriculture
Science Tall Tales
Why would you make a fetus glow? Why study space dust? Learn about the WHAT, WHY and the WEIRD of science! This 2021 season of short videos explores why science is important and the sometimes bizarre things that happen in the world of science. Join each of our Tall Poppy Scientists as they give you…
Leeville Science Fair Spectacular
Leeville Public School will be enjoying a Science Fair Spectacular which will involve a day visit to a local working farm on Wednesay 18 August where the children will get to enjoy a wide range of animals – goats, ducks, horses, cows, chickens, geese and donkeys. They will participate in a range of Science learning…
Diversity in STEMM gallery
That’s What I Call Science is a national award-winning radio show and podcast that celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine (STEMM) in Tasmania. For National Science Week, the all-women team is creating an online gallery that showcases and celebrates underrepresented people working in STEMM in our island state. The immersive gallery will use light…
Henbury School Science Fair
Henbury School Science Fair is a hands-on science day for students and our wider community. The event will be held at Henbury School on Thursday 19 August. Most of our activities are based around the National Science Week school theme Food: Different by Design. This year’s activities include: Fruit Ripeness/Farm Product tracker – Anna Day…
Science Week at Mountain Heights High School
We will be getting students involved in a project on the theme of food.
The Big Watermelon Experiment 2 – More Melons, More Data (and more mess)
How many rubber bands does it take to implode a watermelon? The Big Watermelon Experiment sought to answer that very odd question in a mass science experiment for school students. But we need more data, so we are going around (the watermelons) again. Schools register for free and will receive learning materials (videos and downloads) in the…
The STEAM Room: A Science Comedy Experience
Praxical & Stand-Out Comedy will present The STEAM Room, a science, tech, engineering, arts and maths (STEAM) themed comedy night at Sydney’s Giant Dwarf Theatre. The event will highlight leading Australian research through a diverse range of comedians and emerging STEM communicators. Partnering with established comedy room, Stand-Out Comedy, this event will bring together scientists, performers and you…
Something from Nothing – School workshops
Children at the Hopetoun Primary School will learn how to grow produce from food scraps. A session will be held for each class at the school at the Hopetoun Community Resource Centre, so children learn about what you need to start growing something from nothing. We hope to encourage enthusiasm amongst children in home grown…
Food For Thought – Patch
Dan Paris from Mystwood Harvest will run a free two hour workshop on the operation of their farm. This small family owned farm in Esperance Western Australia, uses Regenerative Agriculture techniques to grow and share vegetables with their local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members. Participants attending the workshop will learn about regenerative techniques to be able to grow…