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DIY Science: Pen Lid in a Bottle Challenge
What you need: Empty bottle Pen lid What to do What to do: Place the bottle on its side and place the pen lid half inside the neck of the bottle. Make sure the hole in the lid is facing the ...
DIY Science: Electrical Currency
What you need: 5-10 Australian coins of the same value (pictured here are $1 coins, but any round coins will do) Cardboard, paper towel, a pencil and scissors 5-10 zinc-plated metal washers ...
DIY Science: Rock Candy
What you need: Saucepan, stove, large spoon and a measuring cup 2½ cups (plus an extra 2 pinches) white sugar Food colouring 2 bamboo skewers 2 tall glasses or jars, 250 ml capacity 2 clothes ...
Welcome to National Science Week 2022
The week officially starts today but events have been running for some time now! Adelaide kicked the week off with Science Alive! last weekend, and Beaker Street has been happening all over ...
DIY Science: Tablecloth Trick
What you need: a small table a tablecloth (or similar piece of material) with no hem various heavy items (preferably unbreakable ones) eg metal cutlery, cups, salt shaker, fruit bowl etc nerves ...
Glass and the circular economy: CSIRO’s curriculum-aligned activities for primary students
CSIRO, the National Science Agency, has supported STEM education and outreach programs for teachers and students for over 40 years and counting. Naturally, they’re back again for National Science ...
Science Week Officially Launched for 2022
National Science Week was launched in Parliament House this morning, with MPs and senators from all sides of politics attending. A special surprise guest was Deputy Prime Minister (and science ...
Prof Brian Cox HORIZONS – a 21st Century Space Odyssey
The most phenomenal and spectacular science show on the planet! Jaw-dropping new graphics depicting what was, what is and what may be in the future, from before time began to mankind’s life on ...
Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography documentary available online from libraries
Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography, directed by Daniella Ortega and Niobe Thompson, is a spectacular and surprisingly unorthodox documentary that reveals the paradoxical story of the element that ...
Australia’s Favourite Tree
Wattle vs woollybutt: what is Australia’s favourite tree? – online Do you love the water-bulging boab or the towering mountain ash, the world’s tallest flowering tree? Are you intrigued by the ...