Immersive technologies and virtual worlds have long been a fixture of science fiction; it conjures up memories of books and movies where all of humanity are living life remotely or via surrogate robots. But what digital world would you create to enhance contemplative experiences? Guided meditations in virtual nature environments are being used to aid…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Weird Science
Is it real? Or is it just plain weird!? The world around you is even stranger than you think. Explore the wacky side of science with these fun experiments at the Adelaide City Library. Cluck like a chicken with a plastic cup, or learn how to tell your soapy side from your sour side with…
Gemstone Dig
Dig for real gemstones and take them home. Our activity offers people of all ages the opportunity to carefully extract polished semi-precious gemstones from a matrix. With the use of some simple tools you dig and brush until you extract all the stones. Once you clean up your find you can try to…
Science Gallery Melbourne – SWARM
Part exhibition, part experiment, SWARM uncovers the very essence of collective behaviour and questions what drives us to be social. From nanobots to native bees, superorganisms to social media, is it better to be part of a pack or go it alone? There are more of us now than ever before – 7.9 billion people…
Tech Talks: Inspiring Women in Science
Please join us at the Adelaide City Library for our ever popular Tech Talk series! Held in partnership with the Australian Institute of Machine Learning (AIML), this month’s theme is ‘Inspiring Women in Science’. This powerful panel session will bring together four inspiring women from different science fields to share their journeys, perspectives and examine the…
Meet Australia’s Megafauna with a MAGNT Palaeontologist
Join Dr Adam Yates and Dr Sam Arman, MAGNT’s Palaeontologists for a walk through time, Q & A, and ground your Prehistoric Picnic experience in science. See the full skeleton of the Thunderbird Dromornis stirtoni in the Transformations Gallery, touch fossil bones on display, learn how these fossils are excavated from the Alcoota Scientific Reserve,…
Natural Science Collection Storeroom Tour
Join Gavin Dally, Senior Collections Manager and Sue Horner, Collections Technician in the Natural Sciences on a tour of the wet and dry stores that are integral to MAGNT’s Natural Science Collection. Walk amongst the specimen cabinets, discover weird and wonderful examples of the Northern Territory’s diverse wildlife and learn how MAGNT’s Natural Science Collection…
Evelyn Scott School Science Week
We will start with a whole school show about glass and lasers. During the middle of the day, students will be placed in groups of 20 with learners from all year groups. They will complete three activities with a teacher and 5/6 leader. Activity 1 is about exploring with a magnifying glass, activity 2 is…
Alcoota Fossil Beds Talk
The Alcoota Scientific Reserve is a MAGNT owned field station north east of Alice Springs, and home to late Miocene fossils tightly packed in the shallow soil. In July-August 2022, palaeontologists will have completed another field season of exploration, excavation and preparation of material. Dr Adam Yates, MAGNT’s Senior Curator of Earth Sciences, will outline…
What’s in a Name? Exploring Latin as a living language
Animals and plants on earth are named using a system called Latin Binomials (meaning ‘two names’). They include wonderful words like brachium (arm), poda (foot) and nasus (nose). In this workshop you get to create the most magnificent creature from available materials, and name it just like a scientist at a museum does. Free |…