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Thanks for a great National Science Week in Queensland
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Thanks for a great National Science Week in Queensland

  • By National Office
  • 19 August, 2013

National Science Week is over for another year, but fantastic science events will continue to take place around the country. There’s so much science around us every day; look for it, get ...

Fungi Fanatics Reap Rewards
State Blogs

Fungi Fanatics Reap Rewards

  • By National Office
  • 18 August, 2013

Experiments and activities based on "food, farming and fungi" kept thousands of school students in the DAFF Hermitage Schools Plant Science Competition busy this year. Students from years prep to ...

Necessity brings innovation in the bush
State Blogs

Necessity brings innovation in the bush

  • By National Office
  • 17 August, 2013

We often think of science in modern terms. Space, research, computers – things that we see changing our lives from concept into reality. In my travels creating historical documentaries around ...

School grant winners involve their communities in National Science Week
State Blogs

School grant winners involve their communities in National Science Week

  • By National Office
  • 16 August, 2013

Clover Hill State School, Queensland Academy for Health Sciences, Southport Special School, Pimpama State Secondary College and Marsden State High School are among 22 Queensland schools which ...

Street Science: Taking Science Education out of the Classroom
State Blogs

Street Science: Taking Science Education out of the Classroom

  • By National Office
  • 15 August, 2013

Hi, my name’s Steve and I’m a scientist! Most kids call me Science Steve... That’s how I start my science lessons these days. Things are a bit different now to how I taught in the past. Let me ...

School grant winners get creative with science
State Blogs

School grant winners get creative with science

  • By National Office
  • 14 August, 2013

Beerwah State School, North Lakes College, Fraser Coast Anglican College and Urangan State High School are among 22 Queensland schools which have received National Science Week school grants in ...

Street Science hits the road for National Science Week 2013
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Street Science hits the road for National Science Week 2013

  • By National Office
  • 13 August, 2013

Liddell Education has booked a SOLD OUT tour of South East Queensland to celebrate National Science Week 2013. ‘Science Steve’ and his team of educators have embarked on a run of live ...

Bring the kids, friends and family to Extraordinary Science @ ESP
State Blogs

Bring the kids, friends and family to Extraordinary Science @ ESP

  • By National Office
  • 12 August, 2013

Weed controlling insects, maggot painting and an autonomous underwater vehicle will be on show as part of Extraordinary Science at the EcoSciences Precinct (ESP) during National Science Week, ...

Get involved with Young Scientists of Australia
State Blogs

Get involved with Young Scientists of Australia

  • By National Office
  • 11 August, 2013

You’re young and you’re into science, you study it in school and spend your spare time googling it, but you want something more? The Young Scientists of Australia (YSA) Brisbane Chapter Inc. has ...

Get ready for the 2013 Sunshine Coast Solar Bake-off
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Get ready for the 2013 Sunshine Coast Solar Bake-off

  • By National Office
  • 10 August, 2013

Masterchef meets Mythbusters this National Science Week, at the first ever Sunshine Coast Solar Bake-off! There’s even a science themed cake decorating competition. Want to try out your ...