Celebrate National Science Week with authors from the exciting new book series Aussie STEM stars. Join award-winning authors Claire Saxby and Emily Gale as they showcase the book series and describe what it’s like writing the biographies of STEM superstars. The STEM stars themselves will then challenge you with a range of exciting STEM-based activities…
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Deceptology with Nicholas J Johnson at State Library Victoria
To celebrate National Science Week, magician Nicholas J Johnson (aka the Honest Conman) will be performing his incredible show Deceptology. Deceptology combines magic with science, providing an introduction to the extraordinary psychological and neuroscientific principles that make illusions possible. Students will have their brains ‘hacked’ by change blindness, gestalt pattern perception, the motion aftereffect, faulty…
Story Talks with Aussie STEM Stars at State Library Victoria
The Library will be inviting 200 students* from metro schools to celebrate National Science Week with authors from the exciting new book series Aussie STEM stars. Award-winning authors Claire Saxby and Emily Gale will showcase this exciting new series and describe what it’s like writing the biographies of STEM superstars. The STEM stars themselves will…
Kilcoy State School Science Fair
Kilcoy State School are excited to whet our appetites with 2021’s National Science Week theme of Food: Different by Design. From Prep to Year 6, all classes will showcase their amazing work by creating Science Stations with visual displays linked to hands-on activities and technology of their chosen Science unit topic or STEM passion. This…
Jingili Science Expo and Science Fair
Jingili’s Science Fair is a longstanding tradition at our school and involves students from Preschool to Year 6 participating. It has evolved over time and includes a science expo, where experts from the community come in to showcase science in the real world, which is then transferred to students being the experts where they showcase…
Gut Feelings: Eating for a healthy microbiome and a happier mood
Perhaps the most exciting area of medical research is into how the micro-organisms in our guts can improve our health, or cause all kinds of unfortunate problems. The microbiome is the rich inner ecosystem of micro-organisms inside each of us. Science is revealing the ways in which the microbiome may hold the keys to better…
World of Drones and Robotics Congress 2021
The 5th World of Drones and Robotics Congress will be the largest drone and robotics application Congress in the Asia Pacific region. In 2020, during peak Covid-19, the congress was successfully presented to some 800 physical in-person and virtual delegates. Half the attendees came in-person. Delegates from America to Zimbabwe attended. Abstract Submissions Submit an…
Flesh Made New – Professor John Rasko in conversation with Robyn Williams
The dazzling promise of stem-cell medicine: does it work and will it save us? Two experts look at the hype. Join us as Professor John Rasko, leading physician-scientist and co-author of Flesh Made New takes us on a wild historical tour of this scandal-prone field. Professor Rasko will appear in conversation with Robyn Williams. Tickets are just…
The Leadership film & panel discussion
Watch this amazing film and hear a live panel of female scientists talk about their challenging and rewarding experiences on their voyage. Fabian Dattner, an Australian CEO, leads an international group of 76 female scientists on an Antarctic voyage designed to transform them into the leaders they want to be. Her hope is that once…
MakeX Competition – Smart light challenge
2020 MakeX spark online is a creative design competition for young inventors, aged between 6 to 13. The participating team (student with a mentor) will need to accept one or both challenge(s) and devise a solution using problem solving techniques from the industry. The solution will be presented in a poster with topics including research,…