Every Year Nundah State School hosts a variety of activities to engage the school’s students with the yearly theme of National Science Week. For this year’s theme ‘Food: Different by Design’, our two key activities are: a carbon footprint relay where students learn about the environmental impacts related to the production and transport of different…
Topic: Environment and Nature
RST Doctoral Award Webinar
Dr Abersteiner is the 2020 Royal Society of Tasmania’s Doctoral Award winner. His PhD focused on kimberlite, an igneous rock that originates deep within the Earth and is the primary source of diamonds. He will deliver an online webinar and speak about how his work greatly improves our understanding of the Earth’s deep interior.
Who’s Singing Underwater?
Water is not a habitat area quickly associated with Katanning. With annual rainfall less than 400mm, ephemeral creeks and waterbodies, the role of aquatic life in our ecosystem is commonly underestimated. As a small inland town, it is also amisconception that research and science opportunities are limited. This project will challenge both of these misconceptions….
Glen Dhu Primary School Science Fair
Glen Dhu Primary School children demonstrating their learning within the Science Curriculum to each other and also members of the school community.
Circular Head Science Gig
This year’s National Science Week theme is Food: Different by Design and Circular Head is virtually a food bowl. We have an abundance of food production here – beef, lamb, pork, dairy, vegetables as well as commercial fishing and aquaculture -oysters, crayfish, abalone, octopus. We have milk and cheese processing, vegetable processing and an abattoir….
Premier’s Science Awards and WA Science Hall of Fame Presentation Ceremony
The Premier’s Science Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding scientific research and engagement taking place in Western Australia. The awards are a keystone in the Western Australian government’s efforts to raise the profile of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Western Australia. Over the years, awards alumni have become important ambassadors for the state, helping…
Under the Sea – family day
Join us for a day of discovery and fun exploring remarkable stories of individuals and organisations working to ensure our oceans remain healthy for generations to come. Dip into creative works, research and experiments that explore every trophic level of the seas- from the foreshore to the abyss. Get hands-on with installations and activities, information…
The Science of Paper
Paper is one of the most important inventions in the history of civilisation. The city of Burnie in Tasmania’s North-west has a rich industrial heritage centered around the manufacture of paper. Between 1930 and 2010 Burnie was the home of Australian Pulp and Paper Mills (APPM), an enterprise which in its heyday, employed over 60%…
Illustrating the Microscopic World
Love your STEM subjects, but can’t wait for art lessons too? We’ve got you covered this National Science Week. Go2Qurious presents a special hands-on sci-art workshop from award winning undersea illustrator and children’s book illustrator-author Kirsten Carlson (artist-at-sea Schmidt Ocean Institute Sea-to-Space Particle Investigation voyage aboard the R/V Falkor). Kirsten’s enthusiasm for learning and her scientific…
Science After Dark: A Night At The Library
Do you love science, technology and all things STEM? Don’t miss this free, exciting and interactive community event! Celebrate National Science Week at Atherton Library’s Science After Dark: A Night At The Library event and take part in a range of hands-on science activities – including robotics and coding! – as well as presentations from…