Walk with Wildlife Experience

Embark on a Walk with Wildlife!   This National Science Week, Wildlife Wonders is offering that every child visits free (with a paying adult) for our Walk with Wildlife experience. A visit to Wildlife Wonders is a delight for the young, and the young at heart. There are no internal fences here! All wildlife are…

Professional Learning – Conservation action, from Perth Zoo to you.

During Perth Zoo’s teacher professional learning workshop, teachers have the opportunity to increase their knowledge, participate in hands on activities and explore ways to get their students involved in National Science Week. We are delivering the workshop early so you have time to prepare your class for activities during Science Week.  Targeted at Kindy to…

Botany For Beginners

A field walk, outdoor morning tea, plant identification, botanical drawing… Botany for Beginners is a delightful day in nature! Ravensthorpe Community Resource Centre is partnering with Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show and Regional Herbarium to deliver this special one-day workshop for young people and adults. Botany for Beginners aims to engender an interest in botanical identification and…

Bite of Science at CDU Open Day

This year, Inspired NT is partnering with Charles Darwin University Open Day for National Science Week! Bite of Science is a free family-fun day of activities and experiences for all, where the exciting world of science in the NT will be showcased by schools, researchers, industry, and practitioners alike.    Photo Credit: Patch Clapp

Would you like flies with that?

Activity 1: Garden Space – Students will plant two gardens: a veggie patch and a bush tucker garden. The approximate size of the garden space will be 5m x 4.5m. Students will have the opportunity to work with industry professionals from Campbelltown Bunnings.  Activity 2: Future Foods Program – With assistance from Year 10 student volunteers, Year…

The Whale’s Tale

A beached whale, a confused navigator, a ridiculous doctor… whatever could be the matter?   This National Science Week, MAGNT and Darwin Festival (DF) will partner for their third year to present Born in a Taxi’s The Whale’s Tale. Featuring a 9-metre whale puppet, this outdoor interactive theatre show combines playful performance with an inspiring…

Big Ideas and Inspiring Careers: Make an impact with a career in biodiversity science

Meet the exceptional women tackling the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Join us for Big Ideas and Inspiring Careers! Our event panellists are carving diverse and remarkable paths in the fields of wildlife biology, conservation, science communication and marine biology. Hear about their journeys and learn the innovative approaches they’re taking to develop…

Platypus Watch

Have you ever seen a platypus in the wild? Springfield Lakes Nature Care Inc. is holding a Platypus Watch survey! The event will help to record observations of platypus to help scientists monitor these shy mammals. This research aims to find out how platypus are doing during the effects of climate change, flood and drought….

Science, Visual & Performing Arts – A Multilingual Confluence 2024

Bandana Cultural School is hosting a Multilingual confluence of science and arts! This National Science Week, come along to Granville Town Hall on 10 August to enjoy: A display of live experiments and scientific models by students of all age groups A science quiz on special theme Live, fun science experiments Extempore on important topics…

The Art and Science of Taxidermy: Mammals

Learn industry techniques in this four-day bat taxidermy workshop   Under the expert guidance of Teori Shannon, this workshop teaches the process of mammal preservation. Participants learn a variety of museum techniques including skinning, fleshing, preserving & tanning, and mounting a complete specimen, reading reference materials, creating custom forms/armatures by using body binding technique, assembling their specimens…