An internationally unique marine phenomena occurs from May to August each year, in the cold water of Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park near Whyalla. This amazing annual event is the aggregation of the Giant Australian Cuttlefish, who migrate to the rocky coastline with one thing on their mind, to breed. The Giant Australian Cuttlefish is…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Diving into STEM – Inspiring children to explore episode 3
National Science Week webinar series with Little Scientists Interactive webinars for parents, librarians, teachers, educators and anyone who wishes to spark children’s excitement in STEM exploration Young children are filled with questions about the world they live in: “Why do cats have fur?” “Why don’t bees make square honeycomb?” “Why is snow white but the…
Diving into STEM – Inspiring children to explore episode 2
National Science Week webinar series with Little Scientists Interactive webinars for parents, librarians, teachers, educators and anyone who wishes to spark children’s excitement in STEM exploration Young children are filled with questions about the world they live in: “Why do cats have fur?” “Why don’t bees make square honeycomb?” “Why is snow white but the…
Diving into STEM – Inspiring children to explore episode 1
National Science Week webinar series with Little Scientists Interactive webinars for parents, librarians, teachers, educators and anyone who wishes to spark children’s excitement in STEM exploration Young children are filled with questions about the world they live in: “Why do cats have fur?” “Why don’t bees make square honeycomb?” “Why is snow white but the…
Celebrating Our Marine Environments – Beach Detectives with Onkaparinga Libraries
Join Beach Detectives, Sarah and Matt as they search for clues that can tell us how our shoreline might have looked millions of years ago. Watch to find out how you can be a beach detective too.
Pippa and Dronie – Virtual Book Launch
Pippa and Dronie is a gorgeously illustrated book for young readers aged 5 to 9, celebrating diversity in STEM. The Virtual Launch Party will allow students in their classrooms to join the author, illustrator, and the real-life scientists and drone professionals featured in the book, live and online. During National Science Week we are holding…
Science Exchange Series – Cake! and Earthquakes
Why do we have earthquakes in WA? Why do they happen more in some areas and not at all in others? WA is a long way from a tectonic plate boundary, so our earthquakes are different in nature to those in places like California, Indonesia or Japan. Join Prof Myra Keep and PhD candidate Sean…
A Taste of Tomorrow – Launch
What will you be eating when the world’s population is 10 billion? Fake meat? Insects? Gene edited crops? Agriculture needs to increase food production in a future with a changing climate, fewer resources and limited land. Doing so sustainably will require new technologies and changes to what we eat. Scientists across the world agree a…
A Taste of Tomorrow: fake meat, sauteed spider and lobster lollies?
The year is 2050 and you have just sat down to your insect burger in a genetically modified plant bun with some seaweed dangling out the side… sounds delicious, right? Taste Tomorrow invites you to taste the future of food right now by ordering a mystery box of sustainable and nutritious goodies. Attend our online…
A Taste of Tomorrow: fake meat, sauteed spider and lobster lollies?
The year is 2050 and you have just sat down to your insect burger in a genetically modified plant bun with some seaweed dangling out the side… sounds delicious, right? Taste Tomorrow invites you to taste the future of food right now by ordering a mystery box of sustainable and nutritious goodies. Attend our online…