It’s on again – g4g Day @ Canberra 2021, Australia. We are thrilled to host a new online episode of our very own Science, you had me at hello® in partnership with National Science Week ACT and Girl Guides ACT & SE NSW. For this episode, we are heading to the Australian Capital Territory! Here we will invite local…
Topic: Health and Medical
Comparing Apples to Apples in Hahndorf
Our school is nestled in the beautiful Adelaide Hills, which is abundant in fresh produce. One of our favourite local products is the apple. Parents and community members are invited into the school on Thursday 19 August from 2:30 – 4 pm to explore different varieties of apples. Science stations will include experiments comparing different…
Extracting Strawberry DNA with Dr Michelle Wong-Brown
To celebrate National Science Week, the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) have put together a free DIY science experiment that can be completed at home with some basic household items. HMRI researcher Dr Michelle Wong-Brown will lead you through how you can extract DNA from a strawberry. Please visit the HMRI website where you can watch a step-by-step instructional video and…
Lunchbox Learning: Why you should eat insects
Online event Join Federation University Food Chemistry lecturer Dr Lara Wakeling to learn about emerging non-meat food trends. For a variety of health and ethical reasons there is growing interest in what we eat – gluten free, meat free, dairy free and even flexitarian diets are increasingly common. One of the many emerging food trends…
Ainslie School Meet-a-Scientist Nano Conference
Eighteen Scientists associated with the Ainslie School community will participate in the Ainslie School Meet-a-Scientist Nano Conference. The purpose of this event is to increase students’ appreciation of the scope and delights of science as well as expose them to a range of adults who have sustained a passion for scientific curiosity. The event will…
Postponed: HealthLAB – Ramingining School
Postponed due to the COVID lockdown The Menzies HealthLAB aims to translate research knowledge into action and improved health. It has the potential to positively impact health outcomes over the entire life course by ensuring the wider community, particularly young and Indigenous people are fully informed of the consequences that lifestyle choices made today, can…
Postponed: Thought for Food Café
We regret to advise that due to current covid restrictions, this event has been postponed. Eat, drink and feed your mind at the Thought for Food Café during an entertaining evening of discussion and debate about humans and our relationship with food. FedUni researchers will explore the myths, the science and the tricks that influence…
The Gap SHS Escape Rooms
Students will participate in a range of science-themed virtual escape rooms.
The Gap SHS Food Science Demo Market
Students can sample short demonstrations involving food to explore the scientific properties of foods, model process or create an edible product. Demonstrations will include building a confectionary cell model, making sherbet, using citrus juice as invisible ink and using household objects to create slime. A model digestive system will tie this altogether to show students…
Citizen Scientists Wanted: Record soil sounds with borrowed equipment to add to an audible audit of soil health in the area.
This National Science Week endeavour is a foray into the emerging field of ecoacoustics, interdisciplinary science that investigates natural and anthropogenic sounds and their relationship with the environment over a wide range of study scales, both spatial and temporal, including populations, communities, and landscapes. Ecoacoustics operates in all types of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. We…