There’s a buzz this National Science Week as Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and friends join forces, live on stage at Sydney Town Hall. Take a ride with Dr Karl through the past 100 years of the greatest scientific discoveries and innovations that changed our lives forever. Today’s thinkers will do the same, but how? Dr Karl…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Make Your Birding Count
This National Science Week, make your birding count by doing a Standardised Bird Survey for BirdLife Australia. Standardised surveys allow the science community to more easily compare surveys, and draw evidence-based conclusions about bird distribution and behaviour. All you need to do is: Get outdoors. Pick a spot to survey. This could be anywhere: a…
Science Play Matters at Paradise PALS Playgroup
Play Matters Australia is hosting a free National Science Week Playgroup at Trinity Beach State School. This playgroup caters to families with children aged up to five years old and will have low-sensory activity options. Join us for a morning of science activities and lots of fun for everyone. To attend, please register for your…
Science Play Matters at Cairns Hub
Play Matters Australia is hosting free Science Play Matters Playgroups during National Science Week at the Cairns Hub. This playgroup caters to families with children aged up to five years old and will offer low-sensory activity options. Become a member and join us for a morning of science activities and lots of fun for everyone….
Broke Public Science Week
During National Science Week, we are planting some Indigenous plants into our hydroponics systems. During the week we will observe any changes. We will then also investigate if this is an alternative way to grow plants in our area. In addition to Indigenous plants, we will also conduct the experiment with other seedlings as we…
Bribie Island Dugong Symposium
Bringing together dugong-loving scientists, artists and community members to share knowledge and experiences, and to celebrate connections with these mythical local residents. Registration includes a 2 hour wildlife cruise on Pumicestone Passage with Ferryman Cruises. Session 1 | 11:30am-2:30pm | Bribie Island’s Seaside Museum Curated presentations, discussions and artistic inflections Keynote presentation by Dr Janet…
Put the FUN into Fungi!
Are you into FUNgi? Then join us on Wednesday, 16 August to between 12:00 and 14:00 at Warrnambool Neighbourhood Community Centre (WNCC) and become a mini mushroom farmer! You will be provided with a mushroom kit and all you need to start the process on the day. Two fun guys will teach us all we…
Put the FUN into Fungi!
Are you into FUNgi? Then join us on Wednesday, 16 August to between 12:00 and 14:00 at Warrnambool Neighbourhood Community Centre (WNCC) and become a mini mushroom farmer! You will be provided with a mushroom kit and all you need to start the process on the day. Two fun guys will teach us all we…
Remediate! At our booth at the Newcastle Museum
Do you want to learn how synthetic biology can remediate plastic from the environment? How you can add superpowers to a microbe to gobble up polluting plastic? And find out about the new industries synthetic biology is creating right now. Come along to our booth and play a speed version of our card game Remediate! Equip your microbe…
Remediate! Canberra pub night
Have you heard of the cool new science that is synthetic biology and want to learn more? Are you a card game nerd who wants to help develop a brand-new awesome card game? The Centre for Excellence in Synthetic Biology is developing a new card game and we need your help to make it the…