The Big Brain Experiment – 5 Mini Missions into the Mind

Is pain just in the brain? Can you improve your memory? How fast do your neurons fire? All these questions (and more) are answered in The Big Brain Experiment, where students and teachers all over the country conduct experiments on their own brains (without a degree in Psychology or Neuroscience!). All up there are 5…

Glass, Animals, and Remote Communities

Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities’ National Science Week program will hold an education program at a school in a remote community of the NT. Targeted at primary and secondary school students, the program will introduce the role of glass in veterinary medicine (drug vials, microscopes, slides etc.), and how this equipment plays…

Kirwan State School Science Fair

Come along and see what our Year 6 students have discovered in a series of experiments that have been designed, completed, and presented by the students themselves. Each student has worked hard to prepare a science experiment or investigation on a topic of their choice.  They are excited to share their results and conclusions they…