By the middle of the century there will be almost 10 billion people on Earth – an awful lot of mouths to feed, especially when a warming climate makes agriculture more challenging. Scientists may save the day by helping crop species adapt and thrive as growing conditions change. The Australian Society of Plant Scientists is…
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Indigenous Science Experience Online
What can Aboriginal astronomy tell us about the night sky? How is our native flora used as bush medicine? What can we learn about sustainable living from 60 000+ years of Indigenous culture? Find out the answers to these questions and more during the Indigenous Science Experience Online. The Indigenous Science Experience Online will consist…
Mid-Afternoon Masterclass: Calculating whale migration
Long-distance whale migration is a spectacular phenomenon! Every year many species travel huge distances from feeding grounds near the planet’s poles to breeding grounds in warmer waters. Some animals rely on navigational cues such as the magnetic field and celestial information to orient themselves. Frequently, migration occurs as a group, and this “wisdom of the…
Mid-Afternoon Masterclass: Lighting the dark universe
What is dark matter? And why do we need to go 1000 meters underground to find it? “Dark Matter” is a physics term you may have heard before, but if you don’t know exactly what it is, you’re not alone – the top particle physicists in the world have exactly the same question. In this…
Immersive Science V (SciVR): A Virtual Universe for Australians Everywhere
Let the team from SciVR Science show you how to turn your smartphone in a virtual outer-space ‘explorium’ all from the comfort of your home armchair. Your living room will transform into a virtual ‘explorium’ through the FREE immersive Virtual Reality smartphone App SciVR; Available on the App Store and Play Store. Professional science communicators…
Bees Creek Fantastic Food Fair
Science Week event: “Bees Creek Fantastic Food Fair” Thursday 12th August 11-1:00pm 2021 Week 4 Term 3. (Due to Week 5 being Yr 5 and 6 camps) Each station will be visited by 2 classes and their teachers. (Buddy classes) Each station is visited for 15 minutes. Bees Creek Fantastic Food Fair will include a…
Small Schools Sustainability and Science Day
Parents and students from all schools will work together as they rotate around four Sustainability and STEM activities. On the day we will have assistance from our local Landcare, parents and community members. Worm Farm – Parents and students will be able to turn recycled polystyrene boxes into working Worm Farms for their classroom or…
Mid-Afternoon Masterclass: Vaccine development – then and now
How do we make a vaccine? Vaccines are simply amazing; they reduce the chances of you becoming seriously ill and have even eradicated diseases like polio and smallpox. But how are they made and how did we manage to create one for COVID-19 in little under a year? Join Dr Jennifer Juno from the Doherty Institute to…
Food in Abundance
Food in Abundance will be a series of school-based events running from 16 to 20 August. Throughout the week, each year level from Foundation through to Year 10 will take their turn at visiting the Science Laboratory for an age appropriate double lesson period of fun, hands-on science experiments and food-themed design challenges aimed at…
Furlong Park School for Deaf Children Science Fair
Furlong Park School for Deaf Children’s Science Fair. Each classroom will be presenting their projects based on the National Science Week theme Food: Different by Design. Each class will be given a task and they need to research, create, make, display and explain to increase understanding and engagement with food. The completed tasks will be…