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Necessity brings innovation in the bush
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Necessity brings innovation in the bush

  • By National Office
  • 17 August, 2013

We often think of science in modern terms. Space, research, computers – things that we see changing our lives from concept into reality. In my travels creating historical documentaries around ...

Science Poem of the Day: 17 August
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Science Poem of the Day: 17 August

  • By National Office
  • 17 August, 2013

Today’s poem is from Holding Patterns: physics and engineering poems, published by The Poets Union for National Science Week 2010. Erica Jolly Sculpture at Questacon It looks like magic – ...

School grant winners involve their communities in National Science Week
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School grant winners involve their communities in National Science Week

  • By National Office
  • 16 August, 2013

Clover Hill State School, Queensland Academy for Health Sciences, Southport Special School, Pimpama State Secondary College and Marsden State High School are among 22 Queensland schools which ...

Science Poem of the Day: 16 August
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Science Poem of the Day: 16 August

  • By National Office
  • 16 August, 2013

Today’s poem is from Law & Impulse: maths & chemistry poems, published by The Poets Union for National Science Week 2010. Margaret Owen Ruckert chocolate caramel squares when maths ...

Street Science: Taking Science Education out of the Classroom
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Street Science: Taking Science Education out of the Classroom

  • By National Office
  • 15 August, 2013

Hi, my name’s Steve and I’m a scientist! Most kids call me Science Steve... That’s how I start my science lessons these days. Things are a bit different now to how I taught in the past. Let me ...

Science Poem of the Day: 15 August
Science Week News

Science Poem of the Day: 15 August

  • By National Office
  • 15 August, 2013

Today’s poem is from Holding Patterns: physics & engineering poems, published by The Poets Union for National Science Week 2010. Margaret Bradstock Eclipse If the eclipse is a total one, the ...

School grant winners get creative with science
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School grant winners get creative with science

  • By National Office
  • 14 August, 2013

Beerwah State School, North Lakes College, Fraser Coast Anglican College and Urangan State High School are among 22 Queensland schools which have received National Science Week school grants in ...

Science Poem of the Day: 14 August
Science Week News

Science Poem of the Day: 14 August

  • By National Office
  • 14 August, 2013

Today’s poem is from Law and Impulse: maths & chemistry poems, published by The Poets Union for National Science Week 2010. Steve Evans Luminous Fruit Pigs bred with implanted jellyfish genes ...

Entertained and Enlightened by the Giants (of Medicine)
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Entertained and Enlightened by the Giants (of Medicine)

  • By carlysiebentritt
  • 13 August, 2013

Last Wednesday, 7 August, saw a great number of us battling the horrendous Melbourne rain and winds to reach the sold out Wheeler Centre. Drawing everyone in was the prospect of listening to ...

Street Science hits the road for National Science Week 2013
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Street Science hits the road for National Science Week 2013

  • By National Office
  • 13 August, 2013

Liddell Education has booked a SOLD OUT tour of South East Queensland to celebrate National Science Week 2013. ‘Science Steve’ and his team of educators have embarked on a run of live ...