Young Tassie Scientists are early career researchers who are keen to share their work through interactive talks and hands-on activities in Tasmanian schools during National Science Week. The Young Tassie Scientists on this school visit are: Laura De Paoli – Blood, Brains and Biomarkers (neuroscientist) Madeleine Taylor – Working with Miniscule Magnets (chemist) John McManus…
Topic: Chemistry and Materials
Young Tassie Scientists at Norwood Primary School
Young Tassie Scientists are early career researchers who are keen to share their work through interactive talks and hands-on activities in Tasmanian schools during National Science Week. The Young Tassie Scientists on this school visit are: Laura De Paoli – Blood, Brains and Biomarkers (neuroscientist) Madeleine Taylor – Working with Miniscule Magnets (chemist) John McManus…
Kyabram STEM in Community Days
Activities will be stationed around the room for children to freely participate in areas that are of interest to them. Activities will include: Lego building Chemical reactions and experiments Astronomy from Australia’s First Peoples (emu in the sky) Wild Weather – create a tornado in a jar Volcanos How First Nations People predict the weather…
Glass and Sound Workshop
SciTEAM is coming to Mandurah Library for National Science Week. Join Dr Claire Pannell for this special workshop which includes demonstrations and activities in finding out how glass can shape sound. Experiment with different amounts of water and different sized and shaped glass containers to find out how it affects sound. Make your own glass…
Middle Park Primary School Science Fair & STEAM Expo
An evening of sharing what Middle Park Primary School has to offer in STEAM. The Green Team & students will be showcasing what we have been doing,as well as what we can offer and do in our STEAM lab.
Karratha Senior High School Science Fair
Karratha Senior High School Science Department will host its annual Science Fair on Thursday 18 August from 4:30 – 7:30 pm. This community event is free and everyone is welcome to attend this event. The theme for this year’s Science Fair is Glass: more than meets the eye. Mobile food trucks will be available at…
Glass and Sound Workshop
SciTEAM is coming to Falcon Library for National Science Week. Join Dr Claire Pannell for this special workshop which includes demonstrations and activities in finding out how glass can shape sound. Experiment with different amounts of water and different sized and shaped glass containers to find out how it affects sound. Make your own glass…
Composting Workshop
Learn the science behind composting with the experts from the Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living. Join the war on waste and find out how to start your own organic recycling station at home by turning food scraps, house and yard waste into fantastic fertiliser and rich soil conditioner for your gardens. 1pm – 2pm on…
Dr Graham’s Scientific Funomena
Can you really launch marshmallows out of a vacuum cleaner, make rockets from common household items, or freeze someone in liquid nitrogen? Prepare yourself for some pant-wettingly exciting science as Dr Graham reacts, explodes and experiments his way through the physics of pressure and motion, the chemistry of things go boom, the astonishing antics of…
From Eyes to Glass to Aluminium: A history of astronomy
A public lecture by a leading astronomer to share the history of astronomy from the first people to stare at the skies, to the handmade telescopes of Galileo, to the modern-day instruments probing the universe. The lecture explores science as a human endeavour: from the first people to stare at the sky and wonder, the…