Join us for a virtual screening of the marine conservation documentary, BLUE. This fascinating documentary highlights how half of all marine life has been lost in the last 40 years, and by 2050 there could potentially be more plastic in the oceans than fish. Watch the film and find out how you can make a…
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Brain Break – Concord High School
We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.
Sounds Amazing
Hear some unusual ways to make sounds, including singing metal rods, Jew’s harps and some rare musical instruments. See and hear a hand cranked horn gramophone, then invent and make your own gramophone horn, and test it on an old record. Each participant will get a free gramophone record to take home. Free event but…
Luminary Lectures at the Library: The impact of climate change on whale shark movement and behaviour
Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the sea, but because they can travel vast distances and dive to great depths, they are difficult to study and there are still many mysteries surrounding their biology and ecology. Whale sharks are an endangered species and their biggest threats are from humans and changes to the ocean caused…
Gold Coast Libraries – Sea World Rescue Animal video diary
Catch up with the Sea World Research and Rescue team, including some of the rescued animals, to learn more about how they assist marine animals that need our help. This event is part of the Gold Coast Libraries ‘Science of the Sea’ program. Don’t forget to explore our recommended National Science Week reading list for…
Rocketry 101
The ANU Rocketry will talk about the basic components that allow rockets to fly, and will discuss some of the fundamental scientific concepts, such as propulsion, aerodynamics and thrust. It will end with a Q&A and a Kahoot about rockets and space.
Beauty from the Ashes
Here in Tasmania, we live on a flammable island, and many of our vegetation communities are primed to burn. Indigenous Tasmanians have been burning the landscape skilfully for over 40 000 years, and fire, while always a disturbance, is not necessarily a disaster. Yet some of our vegetation communities are more sensitive to fires than others,…
Science in the Club Quiz Night
How many physicists does it take to change a light bulb? What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? What happens when you mix beer, scientists and trivia? Find out the answers to these and more at the Science in the Club Quiz Night. To celebrate National Science Week we’ll be hosting a quiz…
Gold Coast Libraries – Marine Biologist Field Day
Have you ever thought about being a marine biologist when you grow up? What are some of the things that you would do as part of this job? Join us in this interactive workshop when we dive underwater and talk about some of the creatures we will find and be introduced to some amazing habitats…
French Science on the High Seas: Voyages of exploration and discovery
Could Australia ever have been French? The English certainly thought so. Through revolution, empire and restoration, late 18th and early 19th century France maintained an unwavering commitment to research and discovery in the Pacific region and in Australia. More interested in science than in new colonies, these early French voyages, led by commanders like Bougainville,…