Explore the many wonders of our marine environments through the power of virtual reality. Pick up your free Google Cardboard Virtual Reality Headset (limit one per family) from one of our library branches, and follow our guide for some amazing marine adventures. Suitable for all ages. Note: a smart phone or iPod is required for…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Celebrating Our Marine Environments – Float a Boat with Onkaparinga Libraries
What makes a boat float or sink? What materials can we use to build a boat? Explore along with us as we build boats and see if they float. Click this link to join the webinar. Suitable for ages 5-8.
YSA Trivia Nights
This National Science Week, the Sydney Chapter of the Young Scientists of Australia will hold three trivia night events. These fun-filled nights will include a range of topics including Hot and Shaky (earth science), Kitchen Chemistry, Reach for the Starts (astronomy), The Digital Revolution (computer science), Things that Go (physics), The Variety of Life (biology)…
YSA Trivia Nights
This National Science Week, the Sydney Chapter of the Young Scientists of Australia will hold three trivia night events. These fun-filled nights will include a range of topics including Hot and Shaky (earth science), Kitchen Chemistry, Reach for the Starts (astronomy), The Digital Revolution (computer science), Things that Go (physics), The Variety of Life (biology)…
YSA Trivia Nights
This National Science Week, the Sydney Chapter of the Young Scientists of Australia will hold three trivia night events. These fun-filled nights will include a range of topics including Hot and Shaky (earth science), Kitchen Chemistry, Reach for the Starts (astronomy), The Digital Revolution (computer science), Things that Go (physics), The Variety of Life (biology)…
Roxby’s Virtual Science Week
Roxby’s Virtual Mad Science Week is a free, virtual, hands-on event designed to inspire the children and youth of the Roxby Downs community. The week will feature instructional content for experiments to do at home with activity packs, as well as local knowledge Scientist’s from the Roxby Downs and surrounding areas including from BHP, Arid…
Herding Caterpillars
A Zoom webinar on the LYCAENIDAE Family of butterflies, facilitated by the Butterfly Conservation SA (BCSA) and the ‘Friends of the Chequered Copper (Lucia limbaria) Butterfly’. BCSA will prepare and deliver a Webinar and an ArcGIS Story Map about the amazing relationship between ants and butterflies of the Lycaenid Family, focusing on the Chequered Copper…
Celebrating Marine Environments – Plastic NOT Fantastic – Onkaparinga Libraries
Onkaparinga Libraries is presenting for two activities, a video presentation and discussion to understand flotation in water and the impact of plastic pollution in the ocean. Understand water density – make saltwater jars Children will learn about water density by making saltwater jars. Density differences in water and flotation will be discussed, leading children to an…
Wobbly Machine
This is an exhibition of science-inspired art by scientist turned artist Steven Durbach (the scientist) aka Sid Sledge (the artist). His work, which is a series of drawing and mechanical sculptures are constituted by iterative processes. However, the iterations are not perfect. They are wobbly or imprecise – much like the artist and frankly –…
The Sea and Me
This year the Hopetoun CRC are celebrating National Science Week (NSW) with a week of ‘Deep Blue’ related events. These free events have been designed to facilitate our remote coastal communities’ engagement with the ocean and its values. Our aim is that by engaging with all age groups, we will harbour a deeper respect and understanding…