Call for #GenerationRestoration! Did you know Australia holds the record for plant extinctions? The South West of Western Australia is listed as a biodiversity hotspot, with 65% of our Banksia Woodlands lost. The Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (BGPA) has signed up to the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration as part of our ongoing commitment to…
Topic: Indigenous Knowledge
Indigenous Food and Agriculture
Join us to yarn about native foods and Indigenous farmers — everything from practising agriculture as a traditional custodian, growing bush foods and making sure they’re safe to eat, preparing amazing meals and getting Australian native foods to market. Speakers: Luke Williams is a proud Gumbaynggirr descendent, currently completing his PhD in the School of Health…
ANSTO’s National Science Week Hackathon
Ready, steady, hack: ANSTO’s National Science Week Hackathon is back – and you’re invited! Bring innovation to your classroom with this free, fast-paced, virtual hackathon for Australian students in Years 7-11 on an important topic. Because it’s the United Nations’ International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, the National Science Week theme Food: Different by Design…
Diversity in STEMM gallery
That’s What I Call Science is a national award-winning radio show and podcast that celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine (STEMM) in Tasmania. For National Science Week, the all-women team is creating an online gallery that showcases and celebrates underrepresented people working in STEMM in our island state. The immersive gallery will use light…
Henbury School Science Fair
Henbury School Science Fair is a hands-on science day for students and our wider community. The event will be held at Henbury School on Thursday 19 August. Most of our activities are based around the National Science Week school theme Food: Different by Design. This year’s activities include: Fruit Ripeness/Farm Product tracker – Anna Day…
The Poetry of Science
Would you like to have a bit of fun with the chance to win a prize? Then this is the competition for you! Express a scientific idea/concept through poetry and fill out the form below to enter The Poetry of Science: a science-themed poetry writing competition open to all people in Tasmania for National Science…
Yolngu Healthy Eating Guide Sculpture
Create a sculpture which highlights the importance of Yolŋu traditional food and linking it with a Yolŋu healthy eating guide. This will be achieved through using a range of art, recycled and natural materials. Different classes will be tasked with different activities to complete the whole school project. The project will be lead by our…
Marmion Primary School Science Fair
Marmion is holding it’s first Science Fair, showcasing student’s work and highlighting the STEM tasks and science learning from their science specialist teacher completed in class. On show will be biology projects such as biome dioramas, food chain cups, Daintree Rainforest layers, adaptations investigations and space mini projects. Also on show will be students STEM…
HealthLAB – Essington School Twilight Fete
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 have on their own health and…
Bush Tucker Garden
Students will grow native bush tucker plants in various pots (plastic vs recycled) and monitor the pH, temperature and growth of each plant. Students will also construct small green houses to keep the plants. Students will also investigate the medicinal properties of these plants.