Join us this National Science Week to hear directly from the museum’s collections and research staff online with a series of free talks and suggested activities for school students. Register your interest now, and we’ll send you a link to the talks and resources the week before National Science Week, so you can access them…
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Let’s Get Experimental!
Glenroy Neighbourhood House will host STEM Birds to get children aged 10 years of age and up, creating 3D designs with Tinkercad programming.
Innovative Mindset Masterclass
Engineers Australia host the Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI). The CERI Innovative Mindset Masterclass is a comprehensive and interactive course focused on providing a framework to innovate and turn ideas into outcomes. With highly qualified guest speakers in biotechnology and engineering, this course will immerse you in real-world experiences provide you with the…
BrisScience: The power of compost
There’s much to be gained from recycling organic wastes. While gardeners appreciate them in the veggie patch, at the global scale, compost has the power to boost food production and mitigate climate change. The ancient technology of composting uses microbes to convert diverse organic wastes into more stable organic matter. Used with scientific precision in…
Play and Explore Day – Georges River Libraries
Play and explore at the Library with different activities and workshops to celebrate National Science Week. The day will include dazzling displays of polymers in action, radical reptiles, extravagant virtual reality and super solar house craft. Come and experience a range of tabletop discoveries, interactive installations, and opportunities galore to play and explore with something…
The new sciences of sex and reproduction | Challis lecture in Philosophy
The School of Humanities at the University of Sydney will be joined by the ABC’s Big Ideas for this public lecture. Paul E. Griffiths, Challis Professor of Philosophy in the School of Humanities Luara Ferracioli, Associate Professor of Philosophy in the School of Humanities Hosted by Natasha Mitchell, ABC Radio National’s Big Ideas
ODVC-RF Staffroom Science Quiz
Injecting some zest for science into the departmental office’s days.
Out of This World
Do you want to learn more about how small satellites can work together to achieve amazing goals? Then join the Shire of Harvey Library in a pre-recorded session with Justin Kruger, a PhD candidate in the Stanford Space Rendezvous Lab and a former Harvey resident, who will share his passion for space exploration with the…
Earth Science Workshop
The Earth Science Workshop is for 15 children, their parents and volunteers. Interactive workshops Building simple circuits, solar power and wind energy Eco-crafts, engaging crafts such as make DIY bird feeders and create art work using natural materials Creating a mini-compost bin Planting vegetables and flowers in small pots Learning in a fun and interactive…
GIRT Scientific Diver Training
Calling everyone over 18 years of age with 50 logged dives or more who love diving shipwrecks, sunken aircraft or other underwater cultural heritage. The citizen science programme Gathering Information via Recreational and Technical (GIRT) Scientific Divers is keen to have you as an active member. GIRT is a no-impact public archaeology programme And members…