What are the lessons to be learned from COVID when it comes building trust and interest in the views and advice of scientific experts? Through this webinar event we’ll aim to address three key questions: Using the pandemic as a case study, can we harness this renewed public interest & trust and expand it to…
Topic: Health and Medical
Experiment in STEM
Join Robogals Canberra for a session of hands-on science this National Science Week. We will have five awesome experiments to try yourself with the help of our awesome volunteers. The experiments we enable primary school-aged children to think deeper about different STEM themes which are not focused on in schools until high school, including: chromatography,…
goIT Monthly Challenge – August
Did you know that nearly all Australians aged 2-18, and 9 in 10 adults aged 19 and over do not consume enough vegetables. Many remote and rural communities in Australia don’t have adequate access to fresh foods contributing to food insecurity in those areas. Tata Consultancy Services in partnerships with Food Ladder and Woolworths Australia…
National Science Week at the Cathedral with Tony Rinaudo the Forest Maker
This year’s annual National Science Week at the Cathedral (St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in Melbourne) will feature the revolutionary work of Australian missionary agronomist Tony Rinaudo. Millions of hectares of Africa have been regenerated through Tony’s work, which now promises to be a significant part of the solution to climate change. Register now online. Contact…
Bush Foods and Science workshop
First Nations Peoples have used plants as food for thousands of years. In this one-hour interactive workshop participants will learn about: the cultural significance of bush food; Indigenous plant identification and growing conditions; and edible uses of plants. During the workshop you will learn in-depth information about how Indigenous peoples have been using these plants…
Seeing Things Differently
These two events are scheduled for Friday 20 August (for school groups) and Saturday 21 August (for families and the general public). Visitors will have the opportunity to see inside Adelaide’s Micro-X factory, which develops and produces next generation X-ray imaging equipment incorporating innovative design and carbon nanotube technology. Free photography workshops, presented by Digido…
Clare Spectacular Science Fair
The Clare Library regional Science Fair is now in its 5th year and is modelled on the Science Alive! events held in larger cities. It aims to bring the excitement, relevance, and importance of science to the people and inspire the community to encourage and support young people to engage with science. Clare Library has…
Sustainable Food for a Growing Population
Our National Science Week activities will include buddy class science activities for all students from Kindergarten to Year 6 including those from the attached Autism unit. The activities will run for a full day and students will have the opportunity to participate in activities that focus on our growing population. This will involve videos as…
Would I Lie To You? by Superstars of STEM and Science in the Pub Adelaide
Would I lie to you? You can trust the science, but can you trust the scientist? This fun and informative Big Science Adelaide event is brought to you by the minds behind the successful “Tall Tales of Science”. In this game show-style evening, two teams of experts from the STA’s Superstars of STEM program will…
A Day of Science at Walkerville
Walkerville Library are running a special Saturday session to celebrate National Science Week, children are invited to participate in many activities. Virtual Reality 10am – 1pm Are you a Gourmet Chef or just love food? Come and enjoy some food based VR games. Children aged 8+. Free, no bookings. Sustainability Workshop 10am – 11am In…