Imagine a mini version of Jules Verne’s “Around the world in eighty days”. You have eight days to explore the world around you. Don’t worry about time or space. Verne’s novels are often called the earliest versions of STEAMpunk literature. They imagine different pasts and futures than the ones we have experienced. They contain a spirit…
Topic: Archaeology and Antiquity
Curator Talk: The changing nature of the NT
The Australian Miocence epoch saw Bullockornis planei, the giant flightless goose and other megafauna, roaming the forests of the Top End 22 to 5 million years ago. So much has changed since then; the climate and the landscape, as well as the flora and fauna that inhabit it. Explore fossils with Dr Richard Willan and…
Meet the Scientists – Sign Me Up! (Perth)
The West Australian for Deaf Children’s Meet The Scientists – Sign Me up! Auslan interpreted event aims to engage deaf and hard of hearing children aged 6 – 12 years and their siblings and peers with science, providing them with exposure to science as a career pathway, building confidence in scientific concepts and inspiring them through…
Green Team Presents – The Science Quiz
Grab your lab coat, mad scientist outfit and a beaker of your favourite drink and get ready for the Green Team National Science Week Quiz: Featuring four sections: Living Science Earth Science Prehistoric Science Adults Only Science
Virtual Inspire in 5
Now you can connect in and hear from a range of incredible women working in STEM careers from the comfort of your own lounge room. Best of all? It’s free and open to all high school students, their families & teachers in Western Australia. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a scientist?…
Thylacine Hair: New observations
A recent conservation treatment of a newly discovered Thylacine skin has provided an important opportunity to document the appearance and structure of Thylacine hair. This session will describe the history of the skin (now in the collection of the National Museum of Australia) and using newly recorded SEM and microscopy images, and live microscopy, will…
Great Goodness Challenge
9 GREAT THINGS IN 9 GOOD DAYS The Great Goodness 9 in 9 Challenge is about celebrating all things goodness. e are challenging you and your friends to share 9 great things in the 9 good days days of the Goodness Festival (15 – 23 August) for a chance to win cool prizes and maybe…
Big Dumb Fun Ocean Quiz Game Night
Bring the whole family as MAJEK Collective goes Big Dumb Fun Ocean Quiz Game crazy for National Science Week at the Goodness Festival. Less a quiz and more of a weird adventure…where you learn all about the ocean on a fun night out. Dress up as your favourite ocean related creature. Bring simple drawing, dancing…
The ID Crowd at the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre
Come along to the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre on Saturday 22nd August from 10am to 2pm and ask an expert from our ID CROWD. Bring in your specimen or a photo of it. Our ID Crowd include: Dr Anne Felton Marine Geologist; professional divers from Dive Eden; local Fisheries officers; NPWS staff; members of…
In Conversation with author, James Bradley
Public Libraries NSW and City of Parramatta Libraries presents Amy Heap chatting with James Bradley as he talks about his new book ‘Ghost Species. The talk takes place online from 6:30pm to 7:30pm AEST This free online author talk will be presented via Zoom with a Q &A session at the end. Copies of the…