Experience solar arrays and satellites, arts and culture, and learn about Indigenous land management on this guided walking tour. The Desert Knowledge Precinct will be hosting a guided walking tour for the Alice Springs public. The event is part of desertSMART EcoFair, central Australia’s premier science and sustainability event organised by the Arid Lands Environment…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Hemp Territory: Green Opportunities for the NT with Costa Georgiadis
An exploration of the science behind hemp farming and the benefits and opportunities for expansion of the hemp industry in the Northern Territory. Presented by Paul Burke, CEO NT Farmers and Klara Marosszeky, CEO Australian Hemp Masonry. Tim Schmidt, Hemp Association of Tasmania’s President and James Vosper, Australian Industrial Hemp Alliance President. Zoom Webinar –…
ACSA ACT and Region – Introducing citizen science to younger people
Earth School Are you a teacher or parent interested in connecting you kids with nature? Well, staff from United Nations Environmental Programme, TED Ed, and collaborators from around the global teamed up to create #EarthSchool, which includes 30-days of themed “quests”, chock-a-block with fun, interactive activities to engage kids and families with nature in diverse…
Sydney Science Trail
Prepare for a great adventure as the Sydney Science Trail gets ready for children across the country (5-15 years), and their adult friends and teachers, to join the mission to help planet Earth. From 15 August to 15 September, the Australian Museum and the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney are collaborating to create an exciting and interactive virtual science experience for National…
Sci Art Walks – Beaker Street Festival
Question: What’s Covid-safe, accessible from anywhere in the world, but not virtual? Answer: Beaker Street Festival 2020. Like everyone, we’ve had to innovate this year, and we’ve come up with an exciting new project called Sci Art Walks. Sci Art Walks is a series of audio-escapes featuring some of Tasmania’s most accomplished scientists and artists….
Challenge: Go plastic free this July
By 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. WOAH. It’s up to all us to be the change we want to see in the world if we’re to make a plastic-free future come to life. Are you brave enough to make a start? Challenge: Take part in Plastic Free July, and…
Dr Karl’s House Party
This online event will include live captions. Dr Karl invites you to join him to kick off National Science Week with an awesome house party. Streamed live into your lounge room, learn about the animal that has to grow an anus each time it wants to defecate, how spiders can fly for thousands of kilometres and also…
Oceans Innovation Challenge
How might we change the future of our oceans-for the better? What innovative idea would you love to see applied here in WA? Your challenge is to help us find and lead on an innovative solution from around the world and suggest where or how it could be applied locally in WA. Submit your idea…
An ROV Cuttlefish Challenge
Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) technologies dive into the deeper blue, giving us the chance to get up close with the amazing flora and fauna that inhabit our seas. Your challenge: Analyse a video from ROV specialist, GeoOceans, monitoring sites at Point Lowly then perform some calculations to quantify the cuttlefish density. To take the challenge, read about…
Challenge: Make your own seaweed spheres
One of the greatest contributors of plastic pollution in our oceans are single-use plastics which have been littering our coasts, endangering our wildlife and polluting our oceans. Sign up to make seaweed spheres-plastic free water bubbles made from sodium alginate which is derived from seaweed. These bubbles are 100% edible, entertaining,environmentally friendly and easily made…