Through Butterfly Botany: The Science of Butterfly Food, the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary at Kuranda aims to grow participant’s love and interest of science and in particular botany. One of our knowledgeable guides will take you on virtual tour of our sanctuary, including the main aviary with 1500 butterflies, our breeding lab with thousands of caterpillars…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Science Quiz
Get your team together or sign up as an individual and join us for a fun science themed quiz.
Measuring the Viking Clap and #FootyQuake Raiders v’s Dragons, GIO Stadium, Bruce ACT 14th of August, 2022
Hi Larisa – this event has already been registered https://www.scienceweek.net.au/event/footy-quake/bruce/ So I’ll save this one as a draft. Cheers, Geoff Crane, Manager, National Science Week We know Canberra Raiders fans are passionate, but are they loud enough to cause a footy quake? On Sunday the 14th of August ANU Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES)…
The Eucalypt: Sentinels of a Changing Climate
As part of Sydney Science Festival, and in conjunction with the major exhibition Eucalyptusdom, the Powerhouse presents Sentinels of a Changing Climate. Our expert panel will discuss the impact of climate change on the Eucalypt and potential solutions to save our much-loved gum tree. From the bush to our own backyards, the Eucalypt is the stalwart of the Australian…
Powerhouse Late Sydney Science Festival
Sydney Science Festival presents a celebration of the gum tree to coincide with the launch of the Eucalyptusdom publication and In Relation, a podcast that reveals how we can learn with, and from, trees. Listen to experts Victor Steffensen, Professor Belinda Medlyn and Dr Rebecca Jordan discuss how the survival of the iconic eucalypt is tied to…
100 Climate Conversations Martin Green: Pioneering solar
In 1983, Martin Green led a team that invented the PERC cell, a solar power technology that allows more sunlight to be captured and turned into electricity. This innovation, further developed by Green and his team, is now used in over 90 per cent of global silicon solar module production. Green is in conversation with…
Science Week @ Wynyard Library – Glass: more than meets the eye
In this one hour session, kids ages 5 – 12 will conduct fun experiments. Storm in a Glass teaches us how clouds work. Fireworks in a Glass teaches surface tension and densities. Cost is free and all materials are provided. We will also include a reading list and selection of books for parents and carers…
Family Science Expo
Celebrate National Science Week with Chelsea Heights Community Centre. Bring the whole family to the exciting world of science in a fun and interactive way. Starting with the show Get scientwisted!, the public will be then invited to participate in different hands-on activities to nurture curious thinking in everyday life. Meet local organisations to speak…
Microclimates – From the coast to the foothills
The City of Port Adelaide Enfield Libraries is developing a microclimate citizen science project. Called From the coast to the foothills we are looking not only to provide learning opportunities during National Science Week but also want to involve our community in the project leading up to August – attend our IoT Experimenters Group or…
Live from the Lab: In Conversation
Join us on Wednesday 17 August for a captivating evening, where researchers and musicians involved in Live from the Lab (LFTL), reveal the personal stories behind the science, breakdown the wonders and complexity and draw out the connections and emotions captured in the new musical compositions. Hosted by Associate Professor Alice Motion. Live from the…