The Year 5-7 students at Moorak Primary School have been busy organising Science Fair Night. The class have been working hard in their groups to create hands on Science activities that the Moorak community can participate in. This year’s theme is food so the groups have combined science and food and have a range of…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Jingili Science Expo and Science Fair
Jingili’s Science Fair is a longstanding tradition at our school and involves students from Preschool to Year 6 participating. It has evolved over time and includes a science expo, where experts from the community come in to showcase science in the real world, which is then transferred to students being the experts where they showcase…
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. After a live-streamed Grand…
World of Drones and Robotics Congress 2021
The 5th World of Drones and Robotics Congress will be the largest drone and robotics application Congress in the Asia Pacific region. In 2020, during peak Covid-19, the congress was successfully presented to some 800 physical in-person and virtual delegates. Half the attendees came in-person. Delegates from America to Zimbabwe attended. Abstract Submissions Submit an…
Design-A-Drone Workshop
This one-day workshop consists of a series of design-thinking workshops including prototyping a drone idea that can fly, swim or crawl. Students will work in teams to market their design idea, develop a business logo and pitch their design. They will also develop a short pitch video entry into the ‘Design-a-Drone’ Competition for a chance…
Flesh Made New – Professor John Rasko in conversation with Robyn Williams
The dazzling promise of stem-cell medicine: does it work and will it save us? Two experts look at the hype. Join us as Professor John Rasko, leading physician-scientist and co-author of Flesh Made New takes us on a wild historical tour of this scandal-prone field. Professor Rasko will appear in conversation with Robyn Williams. Tickets are just…
STEM School Holiday Camp-Robotic Coding
Three days camp will provide an opportunity for the beginner who loves to coding their creative ideas on robot. The program is available Australia-wide, including for regional, rural and remote communities. Please note, you need to have compatible hardware (makeblock mBot and LED matrix) to participate in this program. World’s First Bowling Robot Are you…
Makerspace Adelaide 1st Birthday (Virtual) Open Day
It’s our 1st Birthday and it’s National Science Week. Makerspace Adelaide first opened its doors to the public on 22 August 2019. To celebrate 12 months of collaboration, new friendships, education, and of course making, we’re hosting our first ever Virtual Open Day. Join us on Saturday 22 August from 3-5pm (ACST) as we take…
MakeX Competition – Smart light challenge
2020 MakeX spark online is a creative design competition for young inventors, aged between 6 to 13. The participating team (student with a mentor) will need to accept one or both challenge(s) and devise a solution using problem solving techniques from the industry. The solution will be presented in a poster with topics including research,…
MakeX Competition – Housework helper challenge
2020 MakeX spark online is a creative design competition for young inventors, aged between 6 to 13. The participating team (student with a mentor) will need to accept one or both challenge(s) and devise a solution using problem solving techniques from the industry. The solution will be presented in a poster with topics including research,…