SciVR will take you on the hunt for things that go boom. We’ll explore the universe and origins of explosions in space, tracking events as they happen with Alan Duffy and Rebecca Allen with live Q&A. You get stickers and a mini VR headset to clip onto your phone, and take away with you after the…
Topic: Space and Astronomy
There and back again: to the edge of the Universe in 26 steps
Distances in the Universe, even those in our solar system, are beyond the comprehension of most people. Join astronomer Richard de Grijs on a playful journey from our own Earth to the neighbouring planets, the nearest stars, our own Milky Way galaxy, and beyond, to the nearest and more distant galaxies, eventually arriving at the edge of…
Pop-In Science Centre
Let the Science on the GO! team guide you through a week’s worth of hands-on, wizz-bang science to celebrate National Science Week. Each day the Science on the GO! team will virtually ‘Pop-In’ to your classroom and demonstrate a different scientific concept. Explore each concept using your very own FREE STEM kit. Everything you need for a…
Mid-Afternoon Masterclass: The most distant galaxies
In this talk, Associate Professor Michele Trenti will introduce fundamental questions of astronomy by focussing on the earliest stages of creation. We do this by observing incredibly distant galaxies. In fact, because of the finite speed of light, distant objects are seen as they were in the past. The Hubble Space Telescope observations presented in…
Flying Scientist Panel – Yeppoon
Students from St Brendan’s College, Yeppoon will participate in a virtual Flying Scientist panel. Scientists will cover a diverse range of topics including marine science and aerospace engineering. Students will be able to ask scientists their burning science questions and gain an understanding for what being a scientists is really like. The panel will be…
Gadgets, Gizmo’s and Whirligigs
National Science Week activities across the school with a focus on engineering.
Scouting@Home STEM Camp
An exciting, fun filled virtual STEM ‘camp’ delivered by Scouts WA. This event is targeted for Scout groups and families but anyone can join and have a great time exploring and discovering STEM in their home and community. The weekend program can be run anywhere and includes STEM challenges, a community based photo scavenger hunt…
How to be a Star Citizen in Space
People are rocketing out into the unknown, talking about colonising Mars, populating the Low Earth Orbit with shiny satellites, and relying more than ever before on data beamed up and back down. Ideas that were once thought purely science fiction are no longer considered unrealistic dreams. This new frontier sparks ethical questions about what our…
Science Week Daily YouTube Livestreams from QVMAG
Daily livestreams on YouTube from QVMAG on several topics relating to astronomy and the oceans. Saturday 15 August 10:00 – 10:45am Tasmania’s Night Sky livestream with Chris Arkless and Dr Martin George. Find out what to see in our current night sky over Tasmania. Sunday 16 August 10:00 – 10:45am Water on the Earth and…
COOL AERONAUTICS: Space Travel…How can I be a part of it?
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to sit in the space shuttle as it is about to launch… do you wonder what it takes to become an astronaut, would you like to be a part of the team designing and building the rockets that will take us to Mars? Learn how STEM is…