Postponed due to the COVID lockdown. Bega River and Wetlands Landcare (BRAWL) is hosting a family-friendly, community engagement event fusing bush tucker education and re-vegetation on the Bega River with indigenous plant species. Participants will collect, soak & grind seeds on grinding stones, to cook up a damper for morning tea. This will be followed by…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Herbtastic Hydroponics Workshops
To celebrate National Science Week at McClelland College, our students will be invited to attend a number of hands-on lunchtime workshops. Students from our Science Inquiry elective will help to facilitate these events. We will kick off National Science Week with the installation of our new aquaponics system within the Food Technology department. Students will…
The Gap SHS Escape Rooms
Students will participate in a range of science-themed virtual escape rooms.
Citizen Scientists Wanted: Record soil sounds with borrowed equipment to add to an audible audit of soil health in the area.
This National Science Week endeavour is a foray into the emerging field of ecoacoustics, interdisciplinary science that investigates natural and anthropogenic sounds and their relationship with the environment over a wide range of study scales, both spatial and temporal, including populations, communities, and landscapes. Ecoacoustics operates in all types of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. We…
Science at Parramatta Online Trivia Quiz
Sick of lockdown isolation? Then join your fellow science enthusiasts for this fast and furious, live and online, trivia quiz. The Science at Parramatta Trivia Quiz will feature the topics: The Earth, The body, The sky. It will test your knowledge of some amazing science associated with Parramatta, from agriculture to biology, medicine to archaeology,…
5 Exciting Innovations in the Field of Science
Have you ever wondered what’s at the forefront of science? Perhaps you’ve wondered where scientific advancements are heading and what the future holds for medicine. If you have, you may be interested in reading this brief overview on 5 exciting scientific innovations and their potential therapeutic applications. These innovations include: using ‘Gold Nanoshells’ in photothermal therapy; the…
WeAreBrisbane Twitter x National Science Week
WeAreBrisbane Twitter account @WeAreBrisbane will feature a different Queensland-based STEM professional each day, as part of daily rotation curation of the account. Come follow us on from Monday 16 – Sunday 22 August. Learn about what people are working on in STEM in Queensland directly from those in the field, and also see that they’re…
UTAS Derby: Ready, Set, Race!
Learn to build a model car using easy to find materials from around your home, yard… or anywhere! This short video series draws on expertise from local STEAM gurus – straight to your loungeroom (or classroom). Official UTAS Derby model car kits will be available at the following locations across north-west Tasmania – or you…
A Smorgasbord of STEM
Students will engage in a menu of STEM activities that involve making, creating and exploring a range of scientific concepts. Amended program due to COVID restrictions. Parent and community event to be re-scheduled.
There’s More to Seaweed than Sushi
Seaweed has been used for centuries for a wide variety of purposes from food to fertiliser, biofuels, bioplastics and even brewing beer. Jo Lane is the owner of Sea Health Products, and harvests a local species of seaweed to develop a range of health and wellness products. She has travelled around the world researching kelp…