A Flying Photon: science and comedy collide in this award-winning show Go on a glittering and whimsical journey to meet everyone’s favourite object in the universe, even if you haven’t heard of it: the tiny, tiny photon. Through humour, sequins and stars, uncover a bizarre piece of quantum mechanics that brings us both a sunset…
Archives: Events
Professor Veena Sahajwalla – waste and circular economies
As a leading expert in the field of recycling science Professor Veena Sahajwalla is producing a new generation of green materials, products, and resources made entirely, or primarily, from waste. Veena is renowned for her internationally commercialised EAF ‘green’ steelmaking process that utilising millions of waste tyres otherwise destined for landfill as a partial replacement…
Robotics and Programming with One Day Studio
Event involves Turing Tumblers (mechanical computers), robotic arm game and if participants bring their own iPad, an Minecraft hour of code. The workshop will expose younger kids to the change in thinking required to breakdown tasks into sequences which forms the basis of all coding. Workshop lasts for 2 hours and will include afternoon tea. Ideally…
Immersive Earth: Enter the Curnamona Cube
For National Science Week, a small team of AuScope creatives and University of Adelaide geoscientists invite you to peep deep into the Australian continent to help unravel an untold geological story. Join this imaginative arts-science team via a self-guided, immersive and multimedia-rich digital experience, and share any questions that pop up along the way, either…
VR Exploration Hits Sea Lake
During National Science Week, Sea Lake Neighbourhood House will have an unforgettable, high impact VR incursion day for local students, teachers, and interested community members. The ClassVR is a fun, hands-on and interactive platform that will provide Sea Lake residents with the opportunity to experience cutting-edge technology. Throughout the day, the instructors will demonstrate various…
Deadly Science at Deanmore Primary School
Using Corey Tutt’s ‘The First Scientists’ as inspiration, students will be exploring Deadly Inventions and Innovations from Australia’s First Peoples. Older students will be developing activities for younger students to participate in over the course of the week in a Science Fair layout. The First Physicists – Why does a boomerang fly? What is the most effective…
Ice Pressed Glass Workshop
In this two-part workshop learn how to make ice-pressed glass using botanicals collected locally. Firstly, join Cr Megan Daniels on Sunday 14 August for a walk through a local nature reserve collecting botanicals before heading back to Outback Exploratorium to begin the ice pressing process. Return on Monday to complete the artwork. Part one: 10…
Wine ‘n’ Cheese Cut and Grind Class
Learn basic glass cutting with local glass artist Michelle Gray. Cutting and repurposing glass bottles grinding them into smooth useful vessels. A glass of wine on arrival with cheese grazing platters, please feel free to bring along any extra beverages. This event is for adults only 18+.
Glass Flower Sculpting with Sci-artist Michelle Gray
Fire up a gas torch and learn to melt glass to form your beautiful glass flowers in this fun and exciting workshop with local glass artist Michelle Gray. In this workshop, you will learn the beginner techniques of working with hot glass to form and sculpt your masterpieces. Lunch provided by a local caterer Like…
Glass Cutting with Michelle Gray
In this two-part workshop, learn basic glass cutting with local glass artist Michelle Gray. Cutting and repurposing glass bottles grinding them into smooth useful vessels. Open to ages 12 – 18 years. Part one: 5.00 – 7:00 pm, Thursday 11 August Part two: 3:30 – 5:00 pm, Friday 12 August