Why risk travel when Questacon can come to your school? We are running live one hour workshops for school students from Kindergarten all the way through to Year 12. Students will, with the assistance of our wonderful facilitators explore the ocean, get to grips with the physics of paper planes or learn about the beginnings…
Topic: Energy and Transport
Innovation at Sea – Marine Conservation
When did humanity start to care about the Ocean’s? The answer might surprise you. We know more about the surface of the Moon than we do about the bottom of the ocean. This episode will discuss how humanity has evolved over the centuries from being uncaring uses of the ocean, to the world joining together…
GPlates x Digital Directory: re-linking people with earth system science in an opportune moment of pause
COVID-19 has stimulated both major behavioural change during lockdown; and new thoughts, experiments and even dreams as many of our human-created systems have come to a raging halt. As the traffic dims, we have the opportunity to ‘remind ourselves that we are embedded in a more-than-human world — and have some fun along the way…
Meet the Marine Machines of the Great Southern
Explore the technology and gadgets used in the Great Southern to survey our underwater world. Venture behind-the-scenes with UWA, State Government, Southern Ports Albany and marine science professionals to see how they survey ocean conditions, coastal processes, port infrastructure and marine wildlife.
Towards Zero Emission – CRCs Perspective
Although the year 2020 brought us COVID-19, social distancing, quarantines and shock to the economy, it is even more important that we focus on the strengths of our country. This year also brings us an important milestone for Australian research, science and innovation, the 30th Anniversary of the Cooperative Research Centres Program. Innovate Australia, in…
Online Junior Science Workshop
Do you know a budding scientist aged 5-12 years old? Would they like to take part in a FREE*, live online science workshop from the comfort of their home? As part of this year’s virtual Science in Practice event, presenters from The University of Newcastle’s SMART Program will lead junior scientists through a series of…
The Virtual Scintillating Science Quiz Spectacular
Think you know everything there is to know about science? The Scintillating Science Quiz Spectacular will be a science quiz like no other. Test your knowledge against some of the finest scientific minds at Murdoch University across the four high-school science subjects. This event will be held online to make it accessible to everyone and…
Science fun at home presented by Museums Victoria
Science fun for families from the comfort of your own home. Join us in person for the Science Variety Show, explore our hands-on science experiments, sing along with the Virtual Playbox, take our National Science Week quiz and more.
It’s on Like Exciton! Online science games
Our games are available now at exctionscience.com/games It’s on like Exciton! is the newest set of online science games brought to you by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science. Can you match Quantum dots to charge up ExciTonya the battery before the sun goes down? Can you create a Laser by energising the…
NYSF Week of Webinars
Curious about astrophysics, linguistics, Australia’s energy future, or what it takes to be Australia’s Chief Scientist? As a special treat for National Science Week 2020, the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) has made their exclusive NYSF Connect Alumni Webinar Series available and free for public viewing. Ordinarily, NYSF alumni have unique access to pre-recorded lectures…