The Arafura Swamp Rangers will launch their video on what happens to rubbish in hunting places at Ramingining school. The videos talks about what happens to rubbish and how effects environment. Children from different classes will be at launch. After video launch there will be opportunity to ask rangers questions on the video and other…
Topic: Environment and Nature
2020 Recycle Right ’Upcycling Art Competition’
A lot of everyday items that we use and throw away end up in landfill or polluting our oceans. Transforming waste into art is a great way to ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’. During National Science Week (15- 23 August), we’d like to encourage all primary school classes within Fremantle, East Fremantle and Melville to take part in the…
Champion Bay Science Fair
Whatever your interest, make sure you head down to the Science Fair for a fun filled day of science. There will be live demos, challenges, virtual worlds to explore, robots to program as well as plenty of opportunities to get your hands dirty and have a go. So come along and get your science on! #scienceweek…
Melbourne International Film Festival presents The Leadership screening 7-23 Aug
Melbourne International Film Festival presents Australian documentary The Leadership, screening August 7-23. Tickets on sale now. The world is crying out for a new model of leadership, but what is it? One woman thinks she has the answer. Australian CEO and ‘dreamer’ Fabian Dattner leads an international group of 76 female scientists on an Antarctic…
Public Forum on the Moon – Newcastle edition
What would it mean to give “Legal Personhood” to the Moon? The US Executive Order on off-Earth mining, released in April 2020, has sparked an international conversation about Moon mining and the associated ethical, technological, scientific, environmental, and legal issues. Australia has a long history as an international hub for the mining industry, but as…
A Journey to the Borneo Rainforest
This NT Field Naturalists’ Club special event will launch the 2020 NT Science Week. During these hard times of closed borders, immerse yourself in the heart of the Bornean jungle to learn about this biodiverse, endangered environment, with its unique flora and fauna. This session of amazing photos and stories will follow the discoveries made…
Dive with marine scientists without getting wet! – Virtual experience with The Abyss Project
Plastic Oceans Australasia and The Abyss Project (Sydney) are taking you on an underwater adventure, all from the comfort of your own classroom. The team of marine scientists will be going on a dive and live streaming it to students across Australia. They will explore the deep blue of Sydney’s coast as ‘Diver Carl’ and…
iBandi Citizen Science – online workshop
We aim to better protect endangered southern brown bandicoots by discovering more habitat. These curious creatures use impenetrable blackberry thickets if there’s no suitable native vegetation. We’re looking for habitat they could use – with your help. During this free online workshop you’ll be able to join our iBandi citizen science team. You’ll be trained…
iBandi Citizen Science: face-to-face workshop
We aim to better protect endangered southern brown bandicoots by discovering more habitat. These curious creatures use impenetrable blackberry thickets if there’s no suitable native vegetation. We’re looking for habitat they could use – with your help. During this free workshop you’ll be able to join our iBandi citizen science team. You’ll be trained in…
Gawler and District College Junior School
Gawler and District College Junior School will be hosting an event in National Science Week. The event will run everyday throughout recess and lunch breaks as well a a whole day on that week. The students will be involved in hands on activities and experiments. The focus of the event will be agriculture (as we…