This event has had to be modified from a whole school expo to individual class activities due to restrictions surrounding Covid-19. Students from both agriculture and science classes will undertake projects related to food production. These may include: Raising quails: Year 10 agriculture students will hatch and raise quails. They will demonstrate how these animals…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Rescheduled: Nature Detectives: Go Wild with Science!
Rescheduled due to the COVID lockdown – new date Friday 27 August A fun and interactive science-based nature play session for families with young explorers aged 2-5 years. This event is all about getting families outside in nature to stop, look and learn more about natural environments. Children will examine and investigate science in a…
Water Testing for Acidity and Alkalinity
This activity is part of the National Science Week STEAM Spectacular at Charles Darwin University. It is designed to help understand the importance of pH and how pH works. Water is used in a variety of different ways in society and nature, and the pH of water can have a significant impact on its function….
School Science Experiment Exhibition
Come down and check out all the cool science experiments your local schools have been up to in National Science Week. We will have exhibitions from schools from around Darwin and Batchelor. You can vote for your favourite and they can win vouchers for their school. This event is part of the STEAM Spectacular at Charles Darwin…
Edible Native Rice
Australian native rice is widespread and abundant on floodplain across tropical northern Australia. It is an important resource for floodplain animals such as magpie geese and native rodents. It is also a food resource for people. This talk will introduce this fascinating wild plant and its potential as a commercially available high-value, low-volume food. You…
Reschedued: CDU Open Day Nest Box Painting
Rescheduled after the COVID lockdown. Interested in studying environmental science? Visit our stall at CDU Open Day to paint your own bird box and learn about the importance of hollows and habitat for our native wildlife. Free, but registration is essential.
One Health in Remote Communities
AMRRIC are running an education program at two remote schools in the NT in National Science Week. Targeted at both primary and secondary students, the program will introduce the principles of One Health and its importance within remote communities. This will be demonstrated with lessons and activities focusing on the topics of vaccinations and zoonoses,…
Rescheduled: Peculiar Plant Parts
Rescheduled after the COVID lockdown. Domatia, glands, stipules, oil dots, nectaries, latex, lenticels, colleters and tendrils – this workshop will look at some of the less obvious features of native plants. Using microscopes, magnifiers and light tables we will investigate unusual anatomical features of native plants.
Intersections between Science and Art – Engaging Communities – ONLINE TALK Bees in Backyards
Timetobee – The wonders of bees and backyards. Join Dani Lloyd-Prichard from Timetobee as she explores the many ways we can revitalise, reconnect and regenerate with bees as part of urban biodiversity.
Rescheduled: STEAM Spectacular
New date confirmed – 4 September. The National Science Week STEAM Spectacular will be a family-fun day of workshops and activities for all, where the exciting world of science in the NT will be showcased by schools, researchers and practitioners alike. Test your chemistry skills by making essential oils, become an engineer for a day…