Evaluation. Everyone should do it and most of us want help. Here is your opportunity to get some valuable feedback for your own event and to contribute to a national effort to develop more robust evidence of impact of science engagement activities. We know we’re comparing apples and oranges but need responses from as many…
Category: Science Week News
Learning from our Elders: the Indigenous Science Experience
National Science Week 2012 kicks off in Sydney with an exciting collaboration between Macquarie University, the Australian Museum, the Redfern Community Centre and Aboriginal communities from around Australia, sharing knowledge, skills, ideas and enthusiasm. Living in and managing the Australian environment requires care, knowledge and consideration. Aboriginal people have supported themselves here for tens of…
Ultimo Science Festival
This year’s Ultimo Science Festival, from August 16 to 26, is shaping up to be a memorable one with a huge range of intriguing events and engaging activities for all kinds of people. Here are some of the highlights. At the Molecular Gastronomy workshop, learn about Spherication, the process where you end up with many…
3rd Annual Sci-Ku Poetry Competition
Unleash your inner poet by submitting your best science haiku. We’re looking for sci-kus with a FARMING or AGRICULTURAL theme in recognition of the 2012 Australian Year of the Farmer. This is a Great Big Science Read competition as part of National Science Week 2012. What is a Sci-Ku? Inspired by the Japanese haiku, sci-ku…
Taking Science to the Streets
Students from Gresford Public School and Dungog High School in the Hunter Valley will set up ‘shop fronts’ in the main street of Dungog demonstrating a wide range of experiments and techniques to visiting students from surrounding schools and members of the general public. Students will showcase their learning in robotics technology, electrical circuits, plant…
School Grant winners
Congratulations to all of the schools in each state and territory who have received school grants for great activities within their schools during National Science Week. Australian Capital Territory Alfred Deakin High School Canberra Montessori School Covenant College Curtin Primary School Garran Primary School Marist College St Mary Mackillop College St Thomas More’s Primary School…
Sound Check Australia
The National Noise and Hearing Test How’s your hearing? How much noise have you been exposed to? Researchers from the National Acoustic Laboratories want to find out how much time Australians spend in loud social environments. But that’s not all – they want to find out about your hearing health, your noise habits and just…
The Sun – Powering Our Planet
Have you ever thought about: the importance of the Sun in our everyday lives? whether you should invest in solar panels – could they reduce years off your mortgage? energy savings? Find out the answers to these questions and more on Sunday 12 August 2012 at an exciting FREE family fun event hosted by Gravity…
WIPEOUT! a scientific musical
In the year 2050 life across the planet has changed. On the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s biggest stars and scientists have gathered for one massive fundraising concert WIPEOUT! to bring about a major shift in awareness across the globe. WIPEOUT! celebrates the 2012 schools theme Energy Evolution and takes kids on an hilarious, interactive journey…
School Grants now closed
Thanks to everyone who applied for a National Science Week 2012 School Grant – there were over 450 applications! The selection committee is busy going through them and ASTA anticipate announcing the successful recipients on 1 June.