Bring your white coat and science gear and join Dr Rina and her fluffy lab assistant, Seto for an interactive story time (including hidden secrets to test your observational skills), scavenger hunt, experiments and sing-along to her storybook theme song ‘I’m a Little Scientist’. Join Dr Rina Fu, Author, Performer and Scientist as she introduces…
Topic: Environment and Nature
“Can you Recycle Right?” Quiz
Test your knowledge and find out if you are a true recycling guru! This quiz will take you on a journey of recycling and waste disposal in the Canberra region. The questions will challenge the way you think about ‘waste’ and uncover how science and recycling work together. Begin the quiz.
“Have you bin Recycling Right?” Webinar
Join us online for a look into Canberra’s waste streams and learn about how you can Recycle Right. In this 45 minute webinar, your resident Recycling Guru from ACT NoWaste will take you on a journey of Canberra’s Recycling story. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions toward the end of the session….
PrimeSCI! Virtual Science Incursions for Students at Home
As restrictions continue to affect our ability to deliver in-school incursions, PrimeSCI! is at the ready to offer remote learning science programs with our PrimeSCI! educators. PrimeSCI! can still offer a wide range of science education school programs for students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Our PrimeSCI! virtual incursions will be delivered via your preferred video-conferencing application (Zoom…
Fighting Fake News and Phonies
Science provides enormous value to our community, but, this message is often drowned out by misinformation and negative press. It’s harder than ever to judge fact from fiction as people are faced with an onslaught of information at their fingertips. That’s What I Call Science is on a mission to bring people accurate and engaging…
Great Goodness Challenge
9 GREAT THINGS IN 9 GOOD DAYS The Great Goodness 9 in 9 Challenge is about celebrating all things goodness. e are challenging you and your friends to share 9 great things in the 9 good days days of the Goodness Festival (15 – 23 August) for a chance to win cool prizes and maybe…
Sapphire Coast Science Festival Online
The Sapphire Coast Science Festival is back, but with a different format for 2020. The Sapphire Coast Regional Science Hub Sustainability Education Network (SCRSHSEN), with the generous support of the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources and Inspiring Australia, is excited to present the Sapphire Coast Science Festival, a great opportunity for…
The Sea and Me Storytime
A 45 minute special storytime for children under five, consisting of rhymes and children’s stories about the ocean. We will make our own Ocean Aquarium. Please bring an empty recycled plastic water bottle.
Big Dumb Fun Ocean Quiz Game Night
Bring the whole family as MAJEK Collective goes Big Dumb Fun Ocean Quiz Game crazy for National Science Week at the Goodness Festival. Less a quiz and more of a weird adventure…where you learn all about the ocean on a fun night out. Dress up as your favourite ocean related creature. Bring simple drawing, dancing…
Chapman River Gauging Station Tour
Have you ever walked along the river and wondered what that big concrete structure is for and how it works? Now is your chance. Join hydrographers from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation as they walk you through the ins and out of a river gauging station and its importance in the larger monitoring…