SCOPE is a photomicrography (the art of taking photos through a microscope) competition, giving Territorians the opportunity to explore the tiniest details of the Territory. Sixty smartphone microscope converters have been distributed to remote and rural schools and libraries, giving kids the opportunity to explore the world of minutia around them and share their experiences…
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UCTV Alive for Kids: Science for Science Week
You may not realise it, but crystals are all around us – often in surprising places. Join Dr Nathan Kilah from the University of Tasmania for this special Science Week webinar to uncover the amazing world of crystals in your food, in medicines, and even in aeroplanes. During the webinar, participants will have the opportunity…
Friends of the Fitzgerald River National Park – Weekend in the Fitzgerald Biosphere
The Friends of the Fitzgerald River National Park are inviting members for a weekend to visit Bush Heritage and Nowanup properties to learn Noongar culture and local eco-restoration efforts to celebrate national Science Week – the country’s week-long celebration of all things STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths). Event details Cultural walk with Uncle Eugene Eades…
Great Glossy Count Training Workshop – Sunshine Coast
Join like-minded bird-lovers to learn how to locate and identify Glossy Black-Cockatoos and their feed trees in the wild. Eric Anderson from Birdlife Southern Queensland will present information about Glossy Black-Cockatoo identification and ecology. Participants will also have the opportunity to sign on to the second annual Great Glossy Count which will be held on…
The New Sciences of Sex and Reproduction | Challis lecture in Philosophy
New developments in biomedical science have disrupted the formerly tight links between biology and our social practices of categorising people as male and female, parent and child. The School of Humanities at the University of Sydney will be joined by the ABC’s Big Ideas for this public lecture with: Paul E. Griffiths, Challis Professor of…
Science Show in Lorne
Toddlers and preschool aged children and their carers are invited to join us for an exciting science show. It is a fun interactive show where we encourage questions: We will be exploring fun colour changing liquids. There will be demonstrations of a number of physical & chemical changes. Fast burning controlled explosions demonstrating how gases …
STEAM Careers Online Forum: Innovation & Future Industries
This is a careers forum with purpose. Each semester, Science Gallery Melbourne introduces school students to inspiring people who work to solve some of our most pressing global and local challenges that we as a community face. Students will hear not only about career journeys and industry connections, but how these professionals work across…
Intro to Educational Games
Ever thought about turning your passion for science into a game? Have you considered creating an interactive story, an adventure game, or an AR scavenger hunt? Now’s your chance to learn how to do just that. The talk will be led by Rebecca Kerr, who holds a master’s in interactive media and designs educational games…
First Nations Culture and How It Connects to the Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS)
the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is 9 August 2023. To celebrate, Engineers Australia welcomes two speakers in a sharing of knowledge between the old ways of burning and the new, the synergies and opportunities, and in the event of increasing unexpected bushfires as our climate heats, how to be prepared. Mark Anderson,…
WA Museum Virtual School Program
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…