Innovations and Inventions Competition What is an invention? Inventions are original applications of technology which solve a problem. The scope for inventions is limited only by your imagination. You are asked to apply your knowledge of science to make an invention. Your invention may be a new device, method or process that has not existed…
Topic: Archaeology and Antiquity
Science Alive!
Science Alive! was launched in 2006 by the SA Coordinating Committee of National Science Week as a single day event in a modest 2,400 m2 space. Over 16 years it has grown into a suite of 3 separate events held over 3 days in over 16,000 m2 at the Adelaide Showground. It is held in…
Journey to the VR Huddle Room
VR is well recognised as an educational technology tool offering engaging ways to create, view and interact with science content. Following the school theme of Innovation: Powering future industries, learn about the evolution of VR and its benefits in bringing people together via social inclusion. Each 45 – 60min session allows people to actively engage…
Katherine South Primary School Meet the Scientist
Katherine South Primary School host an annual Meet the Scientist Science Expo, where we run different interactive stalls, and host outside organisations including Health Services, Emergency Services, Australian Defence Forces showcasing the science behind their trades, the local library and the Northern Territory School of Music. It is a great afternoon where students and their…
Where Lakes Once Had Water
Sonia Leber and David Chesworth: Where Lakes Once Had Water contemplates how the Earth is experienced and understood through different ontologies – ways of being, seeing, sensing, listening and thinking – that reverberate across art, Indigenous thought, science, ancient and modern cultures, the non-human, and in between. In 2018 and 2019 the artists travelled with a…
Cross River Rail’s After Dark Online | Science and Technology
This August Cross River Rail celebrates National Science Week on 18 August by covering the topic of science in their latest After Dark Online episode. In this education series, you will be hearing from two guest speakers, with the first guest speaker being Cross River Rail Environment and Approvals Advisor, Daniel Day discussing environmental science…
Cross River Rail’s Make Your Own Artefact Activity
Archaeologists have uncovered glass bottles, ceramics and animal bones during construction of Cross River Rail. For this activity held at the Cross River Rail Experience Centre, we are after your observations and artistic genius in decorating some of the artefacts that have been discovered at the Woolloongabba site. It could be a little tricky, as…
Science Week at Rainforestation Nature Park
Are you ready for National Science Week? Science Week brings together scientists, educators and citizens to celebrate all things science. Science Week activities at Rainforestation Nature Park will focus on the science of Rainforest plants. Activities will be held on 13, 14, 20 and 21 August. The world heritage protected Wet Tropics Rainforests of Far North…
GeoTrails of South Australia and the World – a discussion with geology experts Patrick James, Colin Conor and team illuminart
Join geology experts Patrick James and Colin Conor in a fascinating look at Geotrails of South Australia and the world with team illuminart. There are examples of Geotrails globally that are well travelled by tourists. In Ireland, they vigorously promote their own Copper Coast and its geology to tourists. South Australia’s Hallet Cove reveals remarkable…
Can AI Connect us to Country?
During every AFL match, Adnyamathanha and Narungga man Adam Goodes’ movements were tracked by a global satellite network and a small device on his back. His phenomenal spatial awareness and ability to see and predict patterns with time and space is derived from his deep connection to Country. Ngapulara Ngarngarnyi Wirra is an immersive installation…