Learn the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence; how it works, some of the ethical considerations around AI, how to spot AI content and some practical applications of AI to your daily life. This talk will be presented by Travis Wall, an academic and AI expert from the University of Wollongong. Bookings are required.
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STEAM Punks – Science Week Edition
Is your child excited by science, technology, engineering, art or maths? Foster their interests and join us for our STEAM Punk sessions for primary-school-aged kids. They can have some fun while learning and make new friends. This program is for primary-school-aged children (ages 5-12 years). Bookings are required and open two weeks before the session…
Smart ‘Scopes for Stargazers
Learn about smart telescopes and astrophotography for stargazers and tech enthusiasts alike. Phil Kidd from the Macarthur Astronomical Society will give insight into how to get started in astronomy as a hobby, and the technology involved. Bookings are required.
Science Week at SPARQ-ed and UQ – Indigenous STEM Experience
The team at SPARQ-ed and the University of Queensland (UQ) Faculty of Medicine have planned an exclusive National Science Week event this August for First Nations students of Queensland, with the help of the UQ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, InspireU and the DeadlyScience crew! SPARQ-ed will introduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
Science Week at SPARQ-ed – The race to conquer cancer
Join us at SPARQ-ed as we look through the microscope to explore some of the science behind cancer research. This National Science Week event will introduce high school students to biomedical research and make connections between STEM subject choices and career pathways. This workshop is designed by SPARQ-ed for students to experience first-hand laboratory techniques…
Science Night with Nate Byrne
Slip into SparkLab at Queensland Museum Kurilpa for an adults-only night of science with the incandescent Nate Byrne. He’s a meteorologist, oceanographer, science communicator and well-known ABC personality. Let this all-rounder take you on a journey around the world to celebrate National Science Week. Science Night includes: Nate Byrne’s take on a smorgasbord of science…
Year 10 BioBlitz Camp
BioBlitz Camp 2024 for Year 10 Students Learn all things biology and ecology over this fact-finding weekend! A BioBlitz is an intense period of biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within a designated area. The weekend will showcase field ecology surveying with ecological experts. The camp is an overnight stay featuring…
Build Your Own Ecosystem
Participants will build their own ecosystem in order to understand the complexities involved in maintaining world ecosystems in order to enhance the survival of threatened species.
Science Is Fun – Digging Dinosaurs Workshop
Kids will have a roaring great time as they learn about dinosaurs in this hands-on workshop designed to look at paleontology in a realistic way. Check out the life-size replica of the Velociraptor dinosaur skull and come face to face with T-Rex! Work like a real paleontologist; dig out and analyze the specimens found. Find…
Science Is Fun – Marvellous Mixtures Workshop
In this hands-on science workshop, participants will investigate all manner of suspensions, colloids and solutions and explore different ways of separating mixtures including filtration, chromatography, and magnetism. Are these physical techniques or chemical techniques? Activities include: Filter my water Disappearing water Magnetic attraction Kitchen chemistry Strange suspension Saltwater science, and much more! For ages 5 and up.