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Science Poem of the Day #7
Today’s poem is from Holding Patterns: physics & engineering poems, published by The Poets Union. Magdalena Ball Six Flavours of Quark Up, down strange, charmed bottom and top, that’s the ...
Science in Surprising Spaces
When you think about science, where is it taking place? In a laboratory? In a science centre? How about a doughnut shop? With National Science Week well underway, events have already been ...
Science Week Gets Virtual
Participating in Science Week can be an immersive experience – with all the senses stimulated – the bang of a hydrogen balloon explosion, the squelch of oobleck, the taste of a fine wine, the ...
Science Poem of the Day #6
Today’s poem is from Law & Impulse: maths & chemistry poems, published by The Poets Union. Gerry Jacobson Geotanka walking past a pile of rocks glinting in morning sunlight only I kno...
Science Takes Centre Stage at South Bank in Brisbane
During National Science Week, the team in the Science Week national office get out and about to see as many events as we can around the country, meet the dedicated teams behind the events, and be ...
Science Poem of the Day #5
Today’s poem is from Earthly Matters: biology & geology poems, published by The Poets Union. Annamaria Weldon Petrichor Petrichor, scent of first rainfall on rock, sedge, sand and trees along ...
Escaping With Science
Every year, National Science Week brings together a wide variety of events and topics in the celebration of science. One of the unique events this year is a surprisingly scientific pop-up escape ...
Little Scientists are a Big Part of Science Week
Young children are naturally curious and passionate about learning. They explore, question and experiment as they discover and wonder about everything around them. This makes science a wonderful ...
Science Poem of the Day #4
Today’s poem is from Holding Patterns: physics & engineering poems, published by The Poets Union. Tricia Dearborn Everything we’re made of comes from earth; we cry, returning borrowed salt; ...
A Merging of Science and the Performing Arts
Each year, National Science Week is celebrated with a wide variety of event styles and approaches sharing the stories of science, and sometimes incorporating different or unusual projects. As ...