Science Pub Trivia is on again in 2020- but this time, you can play along at home. Get your team together and tune in on Facebook Live for this entertaining evening: questions will cover all areas of the scientific world, the latest tech and pop culture too! There’ll be questions for everyone.
Topic: Environment and Nature
South Australian Museum Podcast: Collection Stories
Collection Stories will be the South Australian Museum’s first ever podcast series featuring stories about our collections. Over the course of four episodes listeners will hear firsthand from museum professionals about why museums keep things, what types of things we collect, what do we learn from them, how do we care from them, and how…
Environment, Health or Wealth – Farm to Fork ECU Educational Game
Join us for a FREE online introduction to the Farm to Fork ECU – Educational Game. This event will start with a brief presentation by ECU staff on how computer games can be used in youth education and introduce viewers to the Farm to Fork ECU game. The facilitator will then work through the game…
Is Urban Farming the Future- Movie night
Join us for a community movie night – at home. Willoughby, Northern Beaches and Ku Ring Gai Library members have free access to the award-winning documentary “Brooklyn Farmer”. Then join our evening talk on urban planning with expert Donna Houston on Thursday 20 August, 7pm. 15 – 22 August, free screening with your library card…
Nature Drawing for Beginners
A beginners introduction to scientific illustration. Join our newest group and learn to draw nature. Perfect for beginners, sessions will include live-streamed classes as well as weekly course material. A practise session is available for those who haven’t used Zoom before. Tuesdays, 10 – 11 am, 18 August – 8 September. Live streamed via Zoom….
A Potted History of Koalas: hard questions about a soft animal
Let’s face it, Koalas are cute. However, the science around koalas is complex and fascinating, and there are many myths that need to be busted. Are koalas in South Australia the same as koalas from New South Wales? Is disease a problem for koalas? Are dropbears real? We delve deeply into the science of koalas,…
STEM Fest
A whole school tabloid day of STEM activities. Fun hands on STEM activities from Pre-primary through to Year 6, including a science show at the start of the day.
Virtually Marine Mammals – Marvelous Marine Mammals
Join the Marine Mammal Foundation in National Science Week with our Virtually Marine Mammals online presentation series. There is no better way to celebrate the Deep Blue than discovering the wonders of Victoria’s marine mammals and what we can all do to make positive difference in our oceans. Across two online presentations, learn about the…
A Visit to the Beach – Kalgoorlie-Boulder Style
Come with us as we visit the beach in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Find out what story the rocks are able to tell us about the history of the area around Kalgoorlie-Boulder around 2.5 billion years ago. Follow our beach visit with an experiment to confirm what direction the wind was blowing. The video will be available on…
Science Exhibition at Meadow Springs Primary School
We have a program planned for the whole week but on Thursday 20 August we have an open exhibition for parents and the community to view. This exhibition goes all day and invitations are also sent out to other local schools. The community can view all the work students have completed especially the STEM activities….