What is soil? What makes good soil good? Would you like to learn how to build healthy soil for growing delicious and nutritious food? Join Angelo Eliades in this supercharged but simple hands-on workshop to answer these questions and many more to understand your garden soil and take the easy steps to improve it whatever…
Topic: Environment and Nature
What’s the Scoop with Poop at Taronga Zoo?
Join Dr Emma Thompson and Dr Lauren Cole from Taronga Zoo’s University Education team for a look down the microscope at poop and parasites. One important measure of wildlife health is often what is left behind – SCAT. There’s no need to block your nostrils for this virtual deep dive into the fascinating world of…
Looking for Land Snails on an Island with Taronga Zoo
This is more than your garden variety of snails. Dr Monique van Sluys, Wildlife Conservation Officer at Taronga Zoo, explains all things gastropod in this fascinating on demand webinar. Explore the diversity and importance of land snails, from glass snails to those mimicking a bundle of twigs, and learn about why we need snails around…
Shock-proof Staples: building system resilience for cereal crops
The Ukraine-Russia war has catalysed and highlighted significant instability in global wheat supply, raising prices and threatening food and nutrition security, particularly for vulnerable populations. In addition, real-time climate change effects are increasing in frequency and magnitude. These act as amplifiers of the current food security crisis, and also add to future risks for the…
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.
Melrose Museum Guided Nukunu and Heritage Experience
This is not just another Museum. It’s an adventure into the past of Melrose and surrounding districts. The guided tour includes a history book of the Melrose area and town historical walk map. The tour includes: Nukunu people and their beginnings Their lands then, and now Impact of the first settlers, the conflict and injustice…
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…
Learn How to Eavesdrop on Animals with CallTrackers
Discover how scientists listen in on the secret lives of bats and bitterns. We’ll introduce you to some of the gadgets and the scientists using them to discover what some of Tasmania’s most secretive residents and visitors are up to. Learn how eavesdropping on bats helps unlock their secret world with Dr Lisa Cawthen. Meet…
STEMsational Afternoon
An afternoon of fun STEM and science activities. Different hands-on activities and experiments will be available for the children to be involved in throughout the afternoon. They will be able to make things to take home to continue with science learning. An afternoon tea will also be provided for those that attend.