An introduction to the importance of bees, the challenges facing bees and how we can assist in future sustainability of bees. BYO ceramic mug per student to make and take home their own ‘Bee Hotel’. Thursday 19 August Session 1: 10:00am – 10:45am Session 2: 1:00pm – 1:45pm Special guest is a local beekeeper. Suited…
Topic: Health and Medical
7 Decades in 7 Days – Virtual Friday Night Drinks and some 70s fun!
The Australian Museum and the Science Teachers Association NSW have teamed up to bring you Virtual Friday Nights Drinks and some 70s Fun! as part of 7 Decades in 7 Days, a week-long celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Science Teachers Association for NSW in and around National Science Week. Pull on your best…
7 Decades in 7 Days – Science in the House
2021 is the 70th Anniversary of the Science Teachers Association for NSW and we will be celebrating the scientific and educational advancements that have taken place across the last 70 years during 7 Decades in 7 Days in and around National Science Week in a Virtual 7 Decades in 7 Days world. 70 years is…
Lunchbox Learning
Due to current covid restrictions Lunchbox Learning will be held online. Please register for the talks/s you wish to attend to receive the link and then join at midday on the appropriate date. Does the colour of the cup influence the taste of your coffee? What does the nutrition panel really tell us? Keeping the gurk…
Little Foodies Lab
We regret that due to current Covid restrictions, these events have been cancelled. Young scientists enter Federation University’s pop-up Food Lab at a Ballarat library to explore their body and conduct experiments using food and other common household substances – some delicious and some not. Book in for a 30-minute lab class at 10.30 or explore…
FOODOLOgY LABS: Science cream secrets
We wish to advise that due to current Covid restrictions, this event has been cancelled. Mix up some ordinary ingredients in extraordinary ways under the guidance of FedUni Food scientists to discover some amazing secrets behind a favourite summer treat – scIenCE cream topped off with delicious melt-in-the-mouth counterfeit caviar. Adults and teens (12 years and…
Froth and Bubble Fermentation Science Guided Tour – FedTAFE Bakery
We wish to advise that due to current Covid restrictions, this event has been cancelled. Have you ever wondered about the science behind bread making and baking? Explore the SMB campus bakery through this guided tour and enjoy a tasting to follow. Suitable for adults and children 12+. Bookings are essential Tuesday 17 August Thursday 19…
How Did I Get Here? The twists and turns of a STEM career
Is a career in science, technology, engineering, or maths (STEM) something you’re considering? Maybe you’re looking for a career change, or you’re working for the first time in a STEM-adjacent role and want to know a bit more about careers in your new field. Maybe you haven’t considered it as an option or don’t think…
My Science Rulz, Your Science Droolz!
Join us for a fun night of science and cheeky debate between four teams representing different types of exciting STEM fields: palaeontology, space, maths, and neurogenetics. Each team will make their case as to why their science is the best while making some funny digs at the other teams’ science. Guaranteed to be a night of laughter…
Bluff Point Primary School Science Week
A week full of interesting and thought provoking activities designed to look at food sustainability in the future. We will be exploring a waste free future in which we make our own butter and make plastic out of milk. To reduce the 7.3 million tonnes of food that is lost or wasted every year in…