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Arts + Science Showcase
Maybe you see yourself as someone who is more into Art than Science – you like the idea of picking up a paintbrush more than looking through a microscope, or perhaps you prefer immersing yourself ...
DIY Science: Periodic Table Biscuits
What you need: a copy of the periodic table of the elements square or rectangular plain biscuits fondant icing, with a di fferent colour for each group of elements in the periodic table rolling ...
DIY Science: Rolling Camera Shutter
What you need: a camera phone a fidget spinner, a fan, or an aeroplane propeller What to do: Try taking a video of a rotating fidget spinner using your phone Compare recording in portrait and ...
Dive Into Marine Science
The ocean is our planet’s largest ecosystem. It stabilizes climate, stores carbon, nurtures biodiversity, and directly supports human well-being through food and energy resources, as well as by ...
Mid-Afternoon Masterclasses with Melbourne Uni Researchers
What do whales, echidnas, vaccines, rock art and dark matter have in common? They're all part of The University of Melbourne’s series of ‘Mid-Afternoon Masterclasses’, running every day this week ...
DIY Science: Marshmallow Constructions
What you need: marshmallows drinking straws scissors What to do: Split up into teams of at least two people. Give each team a packet of straws and marshmallows and a pair of scissors. Make a ...
DIY Science: Popping Candy Cupcakes
What you need: a batch of iced cupcakes popping candy a glass of water What to do: Bake or borrow a batch of cupcakes for morning tea. Just before eating, sprinkle liberally with popping candy ...
DIY Science: The Stroop Effect
What you need: white paper or cardboard marker pens in a range of colours, for example: red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, and black What to do: Use the white paper or cardboard to make ...
Science Week Book Pack from MUP
To celebrate the start of National Science Week, Melbourne University Press have an exciting pack of eight titles to entice curious minds. The Chloroformist by Christine Ball Made by Humans - the ...
DIY Science: Lava Lamp
What you need: vegetable oil food colouring effervescing (fizzy) aspirin or vitamin tablets a glass tumbler What to do: Fill a glass tumbler about 1/3 full with water. Add a few drops of ...