Listen up! What is the outlook for WA’s food future? How will we produce food in a warming climate, how will water scarcity impact us, and how might our diet change? As a part of our 2021 featured events, the Western Australian Coordinating Committee is proud to present our National Science Week Season Special within…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Generation Ag National Science Week Season Special Podcast
Listen up! What is the outlook for WA’s food future? How will we produce food in a warming climate, how will water scarcity impact us, and how might our diet change? As a part of our 2021 featured events, the Western Australian Coordinating Committee is proud to present our National Science Week Season Special within…
Super Sphero Fun
Join us at Swan Hill Regional Library for this fun Science Week tech session with the Sphero SPRK+. Technology can be empowering for children of all ages, using the Sphero SPRK+ will help them learn coding in a fun and engaging way and express their creativity. Children will navigate a maze of their creation, using…
Blunders and Bad Luck in Space
You’ve heard about the brilliant successes – now this is your chance to hear about some of the embarrassing blunders and bad luck that has happened along humankind’s journey into outer space. This fun and family friendly event will be presented by Astronomer Martin George and includes a 40 minute audio visual presentation + Q&A.
Under the Coverslip
Under the Coverslip is a unique exhibition that showcases the incredible images captured by students in the field of biomedical science research. The event aims to draw attention to the beauty and intricacy of biomedical science by magnifying images of cells and molecules that are usually invisible to the naked eye. These are captured using…
Space Update
Astronomer Martin George will take you on a journey through the latest advances and innovations in space exploration. This fun and family friendly event includes a 40 minute audio visual presentation + Q&A.
ExBEERimental Science
This National Science Week, four Australian independent breweries have been challenged to don a lab coat and craft an experimental beer. The four unique creations will be explored in depth during ‘ExBEERimental Science’, a live-streamed beer tasting event sampling the science behind brewing and beer. This year, we’ll be joined by brewers from Spotty Dog…
City of Palmerston Library hosts Wicksees Educational Technology
City of Palmerston Library along with Wicksees Educational Technology will showcase an array of innovative technologies, Class VR, Robotics Kit and Co Drones. The session will be interactive and informative, participants will get the full experience and given the chance to try out the technology on display.
VIC Farmer Time
The VIC Farmer Time program creates engaging and interactive food and fibre learning experiences by connecting classrooms with selected primary producers across Victoria. Each online session has a curriculum focus; is targeted to specific year groups; and is supported by accompanying activities (literacy, science, mathematics, etc). Sessions can also support staff in addressing cross-curriculum priorities…
Switch your thinking – Solar Cooking (Belmont)
Food for Thought explores the science of food and food innovations. How can we harness the energy from the sun cook and prep our food? We don’t often think about the sun as a power source for cooking, but Ecoburbia uses solar ovens, “cooktops” and solar driers all the time, especially in summer. Come and…