Charge your electronic devices on the go using a power banks you made yourself. In this workshop participants will learn about the basic electronics behind a power bank and how it all works together. A large portion of the workshop is to finally build your own power bank. The participants will learn how to use…
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At Yeast There’ll be Beer
Without yeast, beer would just be bitter, sugary water. This talk is all about what different yeasts do, where they come from and our misadventures trying to make beer with a wild yeast we captured in our Darwin backyards. Afterwards, we will have some tastings of the same beer made with different yeasts and hopefully…
Using Your Senses to Identify Native Plants – Science Week @ CDU
Botanists use various techniques to assign plants to families and then to species. In addition to the usual taxonomic features such as floral structures, the texture of leaves, arrangement of veins, smell of leaves and flowers, and the overall appearance of the plant can provide useful hints. This workshop will investigate a selection of native…
Let’s Go Fishing – Science Week @ CDU
Come fishing with us and learn a little about how we can use information to manage our fisheries with an interactive game.
Know More About Nuclear – Science Week @ CDU
When you think of nuclear radiation what words come to your mind? Bombs? Waste? Chernobyl? 5G? The truth is we’re surrounded by radiation all the time; we live our whole lives being exposed to it. Australia has whole industries devoted to the scientific application of nuclear radiation for economic, medical and research benefits. A more…
Shoot for the Stars: Rocket building workshop – Science Week @ CDU
If it wasn’t for chemical reactions astronauts wouldn’t be able to escape Earth’s gravity and get to the International Space Station. Make your own model rocket (with a real explosive chemical black powder engine) and experience a bit of gravity defying rocketry. This fun chemical STEM experience is sure to be a blast. You get…
Science Week at John Therry Catholic High School
This year for National Science Week, John Therry Catholic College will be undertaking a science escape room through STILE. The escape room is in line with the Deep Blue theme for 2020. Students are also invited to take part in a paper plane completion. The final activity is a table of science games that students…
Girl Power Robotics Program
Our world is increasingly digital and now more than ever, we need our girls to be part of it. Their skills and ideas are unique. Inspire your Little Genius in robotics with this special program targeted to girls learning styles. Edison robots empower kids to become not just coders, but inventors, problem solvers and creative…
Chevron Focus Environment Competition (WA schools only)
Share in almost $25,000 of cash prizes Grab a camera, get outdoors and start photographing WA’s biodiversity – it could be as simple as some spring wildflowers or a neighbourhood magpie! Include a short caption with your photo and submit it all online. How to enter DISCOVER: Find out about WA’s unique species, the threats…
That’s classified (FOR TEACHERS – WA schools only)
Taxonomy – the science of sorting species Use WA native species to explore scientific classification with your students. More than just grouping like with like, taxonomy is a standardised system which helps organise Earth’s diverse species. Explore the observable features and lifecycles of native WA plants and animals, while discovering how classification allows scientists to…