Weaving knowledge-an encounter with artists and scientists – Panel

Art and science reflect two very different ways that we are in the world. To celebrate National Science Week, Scientist-turned-artist Steven Durbach will host a panel with both artists and scientists to discover common ground and shared goals between these two cultures. Contemporary artists Jane Burton Taylor and Annelies Jahn and evolutionary biologist Russell Bonduriansky…

World Heritage – The Hidden World

World Heritage – Beyond the Boundaries – The Hidden World: Unveiling the Secret Lives of Caves Caves are amazing places, containing fossils, speleothems, plants and a myriad of other interesting things. Often overlooked though are the microbes, invertebrates and other hidden things living within them. Join cave expert Dr Liz Reed to find out more…

World Heritage – Naracoorte’s Megafauna Revealed

Join renowned palaeontology Dr Liz Reed to learn more about Australia’s extinct megafauna like Thylacoleo carnifex and Diprotodon optatum. Focussing on species found in the Naracoorte Caves, Dr Reed will cover a variety of topics related to the megafauna. This school-level focussed live streamed webinar will provide students an amazing window into the past and…

Science at the Local Library – Empowering Communities

Join us at Penrith Library this National Science Week for an inspiring session with Dr Ricky Spencer. Dr Spencer is an Associate Professor of Ecology at Western Sydney University and will talk about the benefits of citizen science as a pathway to nature exploration and how you too can become an agent of environmental stewardship….

Hacking the Anthropocene – Climate stories between art and science

National Science Week is coming! Are you aged 14-28 years old? Let’s hack the Anthropocene to find climate stories between art and science with SWISP Lab X Science Gallery Melbourne.  At the intersection of creative and scientific inquiry lies innovative ways to approach and understand climate change. The Speculative Wanderings in Space and Place (SWISP)…

Blade Screening and Panel Discussion – Science. Art. Film. at the NFSA

With superhuman strength and immunity to sunlight, human-vampire hybrid Blade hunts down vampires to avenge his mother’s death. When vampire Deacon Frost threatens to unleash an ancient god, Blade and his friend Whistler team up with haematologist Karen Jenson to stop them. Based on the Marvel anti-hero, this cult classic is often credited with popularising…

Twisted Science Workshop

Join in the fun as the team from Twisted Science share science experiments suitable for preschool age children. These STEM activities are designed particularly for the children aged 3 to 5 years, and cover appropriate learning outcomes for these developmental stages. The activities also encourage cooperative learning and social interaction.

Community STEM Extravaganza

National Science Week at Boonah State High School culminates in a STEM Extravaganza after school event and the whole community is invited. We’ll have STEM activity stations and onstage demonstrations led by our Boonah State High School student STEM ambassadors. Former Boonah State High School students either studying or working in STEM will return to…

Little Kids Day In – Caring for Country

Our Little Kids’ Day In programs are developed to maximise play-based STEM learning in the context of real-world scenarios. Each Little Kids’ Day In is a unique learning experience with activities, museum exhibits, STEM challenges, shows and storytelling for children and parents to get involved in.  Little Kids Day In – Caring for Country is…