Topic: Innovation and Technology

Science Using Augmented Reality (Primary)

Join Rosemary Arnott from Modern Teaching Aids for the Science using Augmented Reality presentation for primary teachers. Rosemary will be presenting virtually from the Digital Futures Hub on Wednesday 17 August from 3.30pm to 4.30pm. You will be able to join MS Teams. Students learn best when they can hold and inspect physical objects, but are such learning experiences always readily…

Using LEGO Education to Teach Science (Primary – Year 12)

Join James Dwyer from Modern Teaching Aids for Using LEGO to Teach Science presentation using LEGO BricQ Prime and Spike Prime for P-12. James will be presenting at the Digital Futures Hub on Wednesday 17 August from 9.00am to 12.00pm. You will be able to join in-person or via MS Teams. In this hands-on workshop targeted at Year 5-8 teachers, we…

Kids Makerspace Circuit at Forestville Library

Sample our STEM collection and other technology for National Science Week at Forestville Library. We will have circuit-style stations set up so everyone has an opportunity to try different tech. We have a range of kits to borrow from our libraries including MaKey MaKey, LittleBits, BBC micro:bit, Sphero SPRK+, Ozobot bit and Circuit Scribe Ultra….

National Science Week QLD Launch in Queen St Mall

To launch National Science Week in Queensland and the Inspiring Australia Queensland reimagined website, there will be an explosive science show at the Queen Street Mall stage (opposite Myer) featuring fun and interactive science experiments and performances that showcase this year’s school theme Glass: More than meets the eye. From live science experiments by Dr Rob Bell from Experimentary, as well as performances…

Glass: The Science Fair

To celebrate National Science Week, a lunchtime science fair will be held in the Hannans Primary School library. The science fair’s focus will be the entries of students from Years 1 – 6. Students from Year 1 to 2 will create a science poster around a topic or theme of their choice. Students from Years…

Sky is the Limit

United Muslims of Northern Territory (UMNT) intends to increase the awareness and understanding of the role of technology, science, and innovation in everyday life and in the future. Some of the intended outcomes of this event include assisting young people, as the process of selecting a career pathway for students is often challenging, thus, this allows students in middle school…

National Quantum and Dark Matter Road Trip – School visits

The National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip is a travelling science show, bringing all things quantum and dark matter to a town near you. To coincide with National Science Week, a team of scientists and science communicators will travel from Brisbane to Perth via Coffs Harbour, Sydney, Canberra, Bendigo, Stawell, Adelaide, Kalgoorlie and many…

Sea-ing the Future: How the oceans can help us combat climate change

Join curator Emily Jateff in conversation with Professor Chris Turney, the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Research at UTS, as they discuss everything from deep time to current and future ecological impacts of climate change. Learn about scientific breakthroughs and the prospect of a zero-carbon economy for Australia.  Tickets include a drink on arrival and access to…

Science Meets Art: An evening of Sonification and Music

Dr Mark Temple from Western Sydney University uses audio for science data analyses. As a former musician who played drums with Indie rock band The Hummingbirds, Mark began turning human DNA sequences into audio by assigning each genetic letter to a computer-generated musical note. The audio sonically represents various genomic features. Mark has sonifed the Coronavirus…