Join author Ian Lowe and launcher Dave Sweeney from the ACF at the Melbourne launch of: Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia ‘This book is a clarion call for sanity at a time when we can finally get the nuclear monkey off our back – highly recommended.’ Peter Garrett ‘Ian Lowe brings both scientific…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Book launch – Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia by Ian Lowe (Brisbane)
Join us when Rod Welford, the former Queensland Minister for Environment and Heritage and Minister for Natural Resources, launches Ian Lowe’s new book Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia. ‘This book is a clarion call for sanity at a time when we can finally get the nuclear monkey off our back – highly recommended.’ Peter Garrett…
Book launch – Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia by Ian Lowe (Sydney – online)
Join author Professor Ian Lowe and launcher Justice Jim Spigelman at the Sydney launch of Ian’s new book: Long Half-life: The Nuclear Industry in Australia ‘This book is a clarion call for sanity at a time when we can finally get the nuclear monkey off our back – highly recommended.’ Peter Garrett ‘Ian Lowe brings…
Up and Atom Science Fair
The children at the preschool will have a chance to get “Up and Atom” with science. First the children will be introduced to science concepts by viewing a science show created by local scientists and educators. They will then break into smaller groups and explore a variety of science experiments throughout the preschool, getting hands…
National Science Week Lecture Series @ Cairns SHS
This is a series of lectures to inspire students of all year levels and encourage them to develop their curiosity in the science world and open their minds up to the possibility of careers in science. The lectures and interactive sessions include: Wednesday 18 August The 2021 AIP Lecture Series delivered by Dr. Martin Stringer…
Gymea North’s Veggie Garden Irrigation
The students in Stage 2 at our school will be designing and building an irrigation system for our school vegetable garden. Our school has a gardening club with a hugely successful vegetable garden. It is so successful that one of our giant homegrown zucchinis was featured in the local paper. However we have a problem…
Indigenous Uses of Plants
Indigenous man Adam Shipp from Yurbay will come to the school and give a talk about traditional uses of plants. After the talk, the students will be exposed to native plants and investigate the environmental factors and sustainability of them. How the ancient cultures used and harvested these plants and the medicinal and healing properties…
Food for the Modern Family
During National Science Week from Monday to Thursday we will have guest speakers from 4 different science fields to discuss with the students their roles as scientists, and how their specific discipline is working towards sustainable futures. The students will have a chance for Q&A at the end of each presentation. During the week, there…
Grafton High School – Year 6 Transition in Science Week
Grafton High School uses National Science Week to help get local primary school students interested and keen for science when they start Year 7. Year 10 Select and Gold classes run scientific experiments with the Year 6 students and talk to them about science and general high school life.
Bungendore Public School Science Day
There will be a variety of activities going on across the whole school for National Science Week: teachers talk to classes and introduce science week theme. Year 6’s pick up Kindy’s and take them to their peer support classes. Year 6 students leading a making ice cream experiment. Two bags of ice cream will be…