Hallett Cove is one of the best-known geological sites in Australia and internationally. It has been declared a Geological Monument and Heritage Site. Preserved by nature in an ancient valley for hundreds of millions of years, this fossilised landscape paints an incredible picture of Australia’s past, including an ice age at the South Pole, the…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
TasNetworks Powerful Connections Mentoring Program Online Info Session
This Science Week TasNetworks is proud to launch our Powerful Connections mentoring program for aspiring women in STEM. We will be kicking this off with a live virtual info session open to both teachers and students. To join the session, simply use the Skype Meeting Link. This program is open to Tasmanian female students that are interested…
Design a Drone Competition
Design a Drone 2020 is open WORLD WIDE to all school-aged kids (under 18). Download a pack to find out more and get started. If you could design a drone to help with a problem in the World today, what would you design? Think of ways a drone might be able to help solve a…
Lessons From the Fires: A biodiversity and climate perspective
The 2019/20 bushfire season in Australia was unprecedented. Over 12 million hectares were burnt in eastern and southern Australia and nearly three billion frogs, reptiles, birds and mammals were killed. Climate change is making bushfire conditions more dangerous than ever, with increasing risks to people, property, and the environment. Efforts are now underway to develop…
Exploding a watermelon with rubber bands (Brunswick – VIC)
We are putting hundreds of rubber bands around a watermelon until explodes. This is part of the national science experiment. This is being organised by Rob Catchlove, environmental scientist at Wave Consulting – and parent of kids interested in science. The event is being live streamed online.
Let’s Torque Public Speaking Competition Grand Final
The Let’s Torque is a subsidiary of the Royal Society of Victoria, and we run Victoria’s premier public speaking competition for university undergraduates. Competitors submit their ideas in May and then refine their ideas with Let’s Torque workshops. Competitors have to succeed in the semi-finals to progress to our Grand Final. The Grand Final is…
TERN Science Impact Infographic
TERN delivers quality, model-ready data on critical Australian ecosystem parameters. Researchers here and across the world are using TERN’s data, tools and expertise to better understand the environment and how it is changing. To celebrate National Science Week, this infographic showcases some of the impact TERN’s research infrastructure has enabled. There are more TERN research impact stories online.
Young Tassie Scientists – Virtual Visit to Woodbridge School (Year 10)
The Young Tassie Scientists are bringing their passion for science into classrooms through online virtual visits in 2020. The team will also be supporting various other events across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for…
COOL AERONAUTICS: Creating a New Aero-Medical Component
Join the Cool Aeronautics Team from the Royal Aeronautical Society Australian Division Brisbane Branch as they explore the Engineering Design Process in action. Engineers are often described as problem solvers, they use creativity and technology to find solutions to human needs. During this webinar Wade Smith, currently working on his thesis at Plane Support will…
Immersive Science IV (SciVR): Science Champions (Stawell families)
NOTE: This event involves participation at home with a smartphone and another device that can connect to the internet. 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. You get stickers and…