A collation of events and activities developed by the South Australian community for National Science Week 2021. The brochure includes messages from Hon. David Pisoni MP, Minister for Innovation and Skills and from Professor Caroline McMillen AO, Chief Scientist for South Australia. Download the guide (3.1 MB, pdf) to find out about events from all…
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Nutritional Information Playing Cards
Australia’s horticulture industry is a producer of premium safe fruits, vegetables, nuts, flowers, turf and nursery products. The International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021: Fruits and vegetables, your dietary essentials (#IYFV2021) raises awareness of the important role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition, food security and health. These playing cards (2.4MB, pdf) are…
Served With a Side of Science: A Canberra Food Festival
Update: with the announcement of a 7 day lockdown for the ACT from 5pm 12 August the festival will be postponed, until at least 4-5 September. Served With a Side of Science: A Canberra Food Festival is a weekend-long, city-wide event celebrating all things science and food as part of National Science Week. No matter…
Taste & Explore the Future of Food School Workshops
We all love to eat. But how will nature, technology and human intervention change what food will be available to us over the next 30 years? Students from Years 3-10 can discover the possibilities of the future of food in this tasty and playful workshop, looking into what and how we might be eating by…
Big Science Adelaide in 2021
Congratulations to the organisers for receiving grant support for these Big Science Adelaide events in 2021. Would I Lie to You? Superstars of STEM and Science in the Pub Adelaide Join the Superstars of STEM and Science in the Pub Adelaide at this fun and informative event. Can you tell scientific fiction from scientific fact?…
Northern Territory Science Week Awards 2021
We are looking for our NT STEAM stars. Nominations for the inaugural Northern Territory Science Week Awards are now open. It is time to recognise our champions (scientists, teachers, university students, artists and others) who have been promoting science and technology in our schools and communities. We will celebrate our wonderful heroes at the first Northern…
WA Small Grant Recipients 2021
Greg Quicke – Astronomer and Author Broome Public Library Date: 2 August Location: Broome Public Library Why are the stars over Broome so spectacular and the tides so dramatic? How do the sun and moon govern tidal movements and how is this tied to seasons? How can we communicate fascinating scientific concepts like these to…
Ready, steady, hack: ANSTO’s Hackathon
Ready, steady, hack: ANSTO’s National Science Week Hackathon is back – and you’re invited! Bring innovation to your classroom with this free, fast-paced, virtual hackathon for Australian students in years 7-11 on an important topic. Because it’s the United Nations’ International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, the National Science Week theme Food: Different by Design…
ACCLIMATISE: A festival exploring how we (and the planet) can adapt to a changing climate
How do we fire-proof our forests? How do we save endangered species? What can you do to help? ACCLIMATISE is a festival jam-packed with live and online events investigating insights into sustainability and adaption to climate change. Australian temperatures and sea levels are rising. Droughts and bushfires are becoming more common. Around one million native…
2021 SA Community Grant Recipients
The Big Biofilm Hunt Animate Your Science and the University of Adelaide Microbes are known to form communities and excrete a slime, called a “biofilm”, that protects them from the environment. While the rise of superbugs is well-covered in the media, the importance of biofilms is typically overlooked. This project will produce an animated video…