Australia hosts the oldest ongoing culture in the world with Aboriginal rock art providing an important window into what Australia’s First People were doing and the things that were important to them when it was created. However, in order to understand how these remarkable artworks might relate to things like changes in the climate and…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Biodiversity Festival
The Biodiversity Festival to be conducted in Denham, Western Australia between 16 August and 3 September highlights the contribution made to biodiversity made by the Dirk Hartog Island National Park Return to 1616 Ecological Restoration Project. The project is being conducted on Dirk Hartog Island National Park and has eradicated feral cats, goats and sheep….
Science Week at Lalor Library
Help us celebrate National Science Week at Lalor. Create a Wobble Bot which incorporates a simple circuit and engineering concepts. This activity is aimed at children aged 7 years plus, younger school aged children very welcome with adult assistance.
Ozobot Evo at Watsonia Library
Join a robotic food adventure to celebrate National Science Week. In this week’s STEAM Club session you’ll get to code an Evo robot to follow a food map designed by you.
Scratch Code Club Online
Join us for a special National Science Week program of Virtual Code Club. We will get together on Microsoft Teams and work through the ‘One in a Melon’ Scratch coding project. Once you have registered and provided an email address we will send you some eSafety information and an invitation to join our video conference. This…
Experimenta Life Forms
Philosophers have wrestled with defining life for thousands of years. EXPERIMENTA LIFE FORMS reveals how contemporary artists are approaching this perennial question, at a time when technological change and new research findings are making definitions of ‘life’ increasingly difficult to pin down. What new life forms are emerging through technological and biological adaptation and invention?…
Virtual Science for Seniors
Try a VR Headset and you can experience virtual travel – explore underwater, on land or even travel in space. This special session for seniors will include instruction and access to technology which can virtually take you travelling. You could wander through the Taj Mahal, go kayaking in Antarctica or explore Machu Picchu, to name…
Virtual Tour: Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre – Meet Magnus for the last time
Join the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre as we take you on a live tour of the facility – your last opportunity to meet the Magnus Supercomputer, before it is replaced by Setonix, a supercomputer 30x more powerful than its predecessors. The tour will be live streamed on Pawsey’s Facebook page. Invite your friends and family…
STEM with Style Fashiontech Workshops for Teens
We are celebrating the opening weekend of National Science Week in style with two STEM with Style Fashiontech Workshops. The fun and interactive, 3 hour workshops are designed to introduce 13-16 year olds to the future of fashion. Participants will learn how to upcycle one of their favourite items of clothing using wearable technology and…
Sustainable Food and Seaweed Production
Guest Speaker Dr Libby Swanepoel from the University of Sunshine Coast Seaweed Research Group will explain her research in seaweed utilisation for food. We will also have seaweed tasting and other sustainable Australian meats to try. Held at Suncoast Christian College Auditorium August 18 at 11:30am (approx 1 hour presentation). The auditorium is large and…