Amaroo Cub Scouts Paper Plane Competition

Amaroo Cub Scouts (ages 8-11) will design, test and fly paper planes at the Amaroo School hall as a Creative STEAM activity as part of National Science Week. The competition will include longest distance, longest airtime and aerobatics and follow the Red Bull Paper Wings rules and criteria.  This event follows on from an online…

Brain Teaser 2022

This year BrainTeaser is back, better than before – and in person. Come by the John Curtin School of Medical Research at ANU to learn all about the brain and central nervous system and the research being done to understand them better. There will be some interactive booths where you can talk to neuroscientists, see…

Sustainable Science at the Creek

Sustainable science activities along Dry Creek will focus on practical recycling and waste management to ensure our creek is safe from microplastics and other rubbish. Tents and booths will feature a range of activities, including: Join the Conservation Volunteers Australia LitterStoppets program  Design a low cost, waste sorting station for the home endemic plant potting…

Game Plus Fest 2022

Game Plus Fest is a celebration of games and STEM. It is an opportunity for creatives across these fields to showcase their innovative technologies and the projects they are working on. Game Plus Fest will help people of all ages get a better understanding of the role STEM plays in our lives with exciting technology…

Science – To Be Seen for National Science Week

This year for National Science Week, we would like it to be ‘seen’. We will have daily activities and have a showy week. We will be collaborating with other faculties to show that science permeates itself in all walks of life. Science and Textiles: Tie Dye T-shirts – an opportunity for the students to create…

The State of Cultivated Meat in Australia

Cultivated? Cell-based? Cultured? So, what is cultivated meat anyway? It’s real meat produced by growing animal cells directly—without creating the full live animals. What does Gen Z think about cultivated meat? Why is a startup making cultivated quail meat? What are the biggest challenges to getting cultivated meat on our shelves? … and more. Come…

Being a Christian in Science

In honour of National Science Week, for our fourth symposium we will be hearing from a panel of scientists on their experience of and reflections on being a Christian working in the field of science. 1pm Friday 19 August in the Norman Gregg lecture theatre (Edward Ford Building) & on Zoom – RSVP via weblink…

Soil Science Workshops

We are running 2 events themed “The Science of Soil”. The children’s session will explore soil properties and what lives in soil. They will experiment with water saturation, pH, and the biological community of soil. The adult session will explore worm farming and composting practices. They will explore the components of soil mixing, the biological…