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Science Festival at QUT
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Science Festival at QUT

  • By National Office
  • 25 July, 2012

Ideas to Change the World QUT’s Science and Engineering is running an online competition for Year 11 and 12 students. The Ideas to Change the World Challenge aims to encourage young minds to be ...

Have a Brain Break!
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Have a Brain Break!

  • By ronasakko
  • 24 July, 2012

Have a Brain Break Morning Tea to celebrate National Science Week. Hold one at your work place, school staff room, gym... anywhere! Brain Break coasters, science questions and two T-shirts (for ...

SCINEMA @ Your Place
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SCINEMA @ Your Place

  • By ronasakko
  • 24 July, 2012

Free in your school, library, town hall, gallery or museum, SCINEMA is a film festival staged nationally to celebrate National Science Week. Screen DVDs from national film festival SCINEMA films ...

National Science Week @ Griffith University
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National Science Week @ Griffith University

  • By National Office
  • 24 July, 2012

Science on the GO! McIlwain Award for Service to Science Education - Expression of Interest The Science on the GO! McIlwain Award for service to Science Education will be awarded to a teacher in ...

Event Evaluation
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Event Evaluation

  • By National Office
  • 24 July, 2012

Evaluation. Everyone should do it and most of us want help. Here is your opportunity to get some valuable feedback for your own event and to contribute to a national effort to develop more robust ...

National Science Week in Queensland
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National Science Week in Queensland

  • By National Office
  • 23 July, 2012

From Queensland Chief Scientist, Dr Geoff Garrett AO Protecting the magnificent Great Barrier Reef, discovering cures for chronic disease, ensuring food and water security for a growing ...

Gold Coast Science Fair
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Gold Coast Science Fair

  • By National Office
  • 20 July, 2012

The 2012 Gold Coast Science Fair is being held in the heart of the Gold Coast, at the Evandale Parklands, Bundall on 4 August! With education providers, industry representatives, live ...

Grants for Public Primary Schools in NSW!
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Grants for Public Primary Schools in NSW!

  • By National Office
  • 19 July, 2012

Grants are available to primary public schools in NSW to run an activity during National Science Week to encourage primary school children, teachers and their communities to engage with and ...

Learning from our Elders: the Indigenous Science Experience
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Learning from our Elders: the Indigenous Science Experience

  • By National Office
  • 15 July, 2012

National Science Week 2012 kicks off in Sydney with an exciting collaboration between Macquarie University, the Australian Museum, the Redfern Community Centre and Aboriginal communities from ...

Food Science Fascinates Victoria’s Visiting MIT Graduate
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Food Science Fascinates Victoria’s Visiting MIT Graduate

  • By HGardiner
  • 6 July, 2012

Following the very successful 2011 tour of international guest Jeff Potter, author of Cooking for Geeks, this year we have invited Kevin Liu, food fanatascist and blogger. Kevin learned to love ...