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University of Newcastle National Science Week Expo
Come and celebrate National Science Week with us at the University of Newcastle. Our Brennan Room will be filled with interactive activities run by staff members from the College of Engineering, Science and Environment. Try out a lie detector, some glass investigation, science experiments, and more. It is free to attend, and we can’t wait…
Wind Things
Find out what it takes to lift-off and discover how an aeroplane can fly… and much more. In this workshop we will explore the science of flight through a series of construction activities to take home. Investigate the roles of lift, drag, thrust and weight to explain how things fly. For ages 5 to 12….
Science Week at Willmot Public School
A day for students to partake in a range of science experiments and complete STEM based tasks to encourage a love for science.
Science Week Braitling Primary School
Special activities will be held for each class under the theme of glass. Resources will also be distributed to other teachers.
Whole School Marble Run Challenge Day
The Marble Run Challenge day will run for one whole day and include students from Kinder through to Year 6. The day will include an introduction to glass and marbles followed by viewing and discussing examples of marble runs. Students will then work in small groups within their stage to design and create a marble…
Journey to Discovery
The Menzies-Ramaciotti Centre will be collaborating with Charles Darwin University to hold the Journey to Discovery activity as part of the Bite of Science! event. The “Journey to Discovery” activity is a mix of Art meets Science and will present the process researchers have used to discover and name new species. Students will participate in…
Recycling with AI/ML & The Stained-Glass Cookie Experiment
A transformational journey into STEM fun: Girls Day Out in STEM (GDOS) this year is all about glass. Cinderella has come into the 21st century and is recycling those glass slippers. Glass is moving from a passive role in bygone eras to a functional role now. This is the Age of Glass. Are you interested…
Fibrespace Artists – Exhibition at Yarta Purtli Art Gallery in Port Augusta
Science can inform both art and culture; it can provide the what and how to the why of them. Conversely, art can most certainly play a role in science, in that art can predict and foreshadow scientific discoveries as well as provide a visual language that describes when words fall short. Fibre Space artists from…
City of Darwin Libraries National Science Week Special Storytimes
City of Darwin Libraries’ regular storytimes will be followed by fun activities and experiments. The hands-on activities will allow children to learn by discovering at their own speed. Casuarina Library – 10 am Monday 15 August Nightcliff Library – 10am Tuesday 16 August Darwin City Library – 10am Wednesday 17 August Karama Library – 10am…