Students from Cairns Distance Education will participate in a virtual Flying Scientist panel. The panel will feature four scientists from across Queensland: Adreas Kupz, James Cook University Michela Mitchell, Queensland Museum Shaneel Chandra, Central Queensland University Linlin Ma, Griffith University Scientists will cover a diverse range of topics including marine science, vaccination, Parkinson’s disease, immunology,…
Topic: Mining and Industry
Flying Scientist Panel – Spinifex State College
Students from Spinifex State College, Mount Isa will participate in a virtual Flying Scientist panel. Scientists will cover a diverse range of topics including marine science, environmental science and applied mathematics. Students will be able to ask scientists their burning science questions and gain an understanding for what being a scientists is really like. The…
BOMWebinar – Australian tsunami hazard and warnings
Tsunamis are recorded in Australia about once every two years; most are small and present little threat of land inundation to our coastal communities. How do you know if you’re at risk? In this webinar, the Bureau of Meteorology experts will discuss what causes a tsunami, how we monitor possible tsunamis, and what warning information…
STEM Design Challenge for Regional Students
This National Science Week, the University of Technology Sydney, Engineers Without Borders and Tech Girls Movement Foundation invite regional students to create for your community in a two-day design challenge. On Thursday 20 & Friday 21 August, classes from Stage 3 and 4 can join our virtual classroom to design, create and build solutions to…
Chemistry Spectacular – Science Week @ CDU
Grow a super colourful crystal garden, distil your own essential oils and extract copper metal from ore during this two hour family friendly workshop that will give you a taste of how it feels to be a real scientist in the Northern Territory! Audience: 10 and above. Children aged below 16 years must be accompanied…
Shirty Science Season Home
Dust off those art supplies because Shirty Science Season Home is streaming scientists straight into your lounge room so you can try your hand at science shirt making and learn a few things in the process. Each weeknight of National Science Week, Shirty Science will go live on Instagram with a Canberra scientist, armed with…
Challenge: Go plastic free this July
By 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. WOAH. It’s up to all us to be the change we want to see in the world if we’re to make a plastic-free future come to life. Are you brave enough to make a start? Challenge: Take part in Plastic Free July, and…
Oceans Innovation Challenge
How might we change the future of our oceans-for the better? What innovative idea would you love to see applied here in WA? Your challenge is to help us find and lead on an innovative solution from around the world and suggest where or how it could be applied locally in WA. Submit your idea…
An ROV Cuttlefish Challenge
Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) technologies dive into the deeper blue, giving us the chance to get up close with the amazing flora and fauna that inhabit our seas. Your challenge: Analyse a video from ROV specialist, GeoOceans, monitoring sites at Point Lowly then perform some calculations to quantify the cuttlefish density. To take the challenge, read about…
Challenge: Make your own seaweed spheres
One of the greatest contributors of plastic pollution in our oceans are single-use plastics which have been littering our coasts, endangering our wildlife and polluting our oceans. Sign up to make seaweed spheres-plastic free water bubbles made from sodium alginate which is derived from seaweed. These bubbles are 100% edible, entertaining,environmentally friendly and easily made…