The 2013 National Science Week theme for schools is A Century of Australian Science. Next year Australia’s national capital Canberra is celebrating its centenary. Many national scientific institutions are based in Canberra, including Mount Stromlo Observatory which was established in 1911. The Australian Academy of Science was founded in 1954 to recognise outstanding contributions to…
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Space Week
Premieres on Discovery Science Monday October 1 at 7.30pm (AEST) Lock your guidance systems onto Discovery Science for our first ever Space Week! Coinciding with World Space Week, Discovery Science will showcase amazing space programs to satisfy your curiosity about the Universe, humankind’s exploration into space and even some close encounters of the alien kind….
CSIRO’s Spectacular Science Show
Surrounded by Science! Science is all around us, and this was demonstrated with zaps, pops and fizzes as CSIRO Education put on their Spectacular Science Show at the local LINCs (community libraries) during national Science Week. There was fire, explosions and flying pie dishes as Education Officers Sonia and Ben performed exciting experiments about energy,…
How did your school event go?
Now that National Science Week is over for 2012 we’d love to hear about how it went at your school! Here’s a quick and easy-to-use survey form. The survey data will be collected and analysed by the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA). If you complete the survey your school will go into the draw for a…
Science on triple j
Listen to the National Science Week edition of Dr Karl on triple j. Dr Karl had a special guest in the studio – Young Australian of the Year Marita Cheng from robogals.
Unsung Hero of South Australian Science Awards 2012
The awards were announced by Prof Don Bursill and presented by Prof David Solomon. 2012 Unsung Hero of South Australian Science Award Dr Jeremy Austin Jeremy is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Deputy Director of the internationally recognised Australian Centre for Ancient DNA at the University of Adelaide, and Director of the newly established…
Giants of Science videos for download
Were you unable to join the sell-out audiences for Brian Schmidt and Mike Raupach’s Giants of Science talks at the Australian Academy of Science’s Shine Dome? You can now download them to watch at your leisure from the Academy’s website: http://www.science.org.au/events/science-week/2012.html And we have two more Giants of Science events to come. On Wednesday 15…
See Venus during National Science Week
During National Science Week 2012, it will be possible to see the planet Venus in the morning sky. Some find it easier to find a planet during the day by using binoculars and standing in the shadow of a building once you have located the waning crescent Moon. That way you are not dealing with…
National Science Week Means a Croc Trip for Australia Zoo
Every August I look forward to the buzz surrounding National Science Week, and if you are reading this you must be someone who gets excited by science too! August is also exciting for us here at Australia Zoo for another reason, as it is the month that various members of the Zoo crew head up…
Powerhouse Discovery Centre Open Day
It’s the date you grab the kids and head to the Powerhouse Discovery Centre in Castle Hill where there’s a HUGE amount of fun going on for the first weekend of National Science Week! Our ‘Amazing Science Circus’ really is going to be ‘amazing’. There’s an unbelievable amount of fun stuff to do; just have a…