Have you had a meal that looked great, but tasted horrible – or vice versa? Do you like the colour of raspberries? The smell of coffee? The taste of anchovies? The texture of porridge? The sizzle of sausages? What shapes our food experiences, memories, and preferences? Why are some food pairings fabulous and others foul?…
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Brain Break – Mount Gambier High Shcool
We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.
Brain Break – Wallaroo Primary School
We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.
Collaborate to Innovate Expo
Touch it – Solve it – Feel it – Work it! Guests will walk into an experiential maze of interactive activations designed to both inform and delight. Suitable for all ages and STEM acumen, the expo will allow attendees to see firsthand the ideas that will change the future. The Collaborate to Innovate EXPO will…
Sydney Science Festival 2023
Sydney Science Festival is an exciting and accessible program of science events presented by Powerhouse Museum in August. It aims to inspire curiosity about what science is capable of – and criticism too – in a series of interactive performances, talks and exhibits across the city. This year’s festival theme Trace explores the many marks…
Understanding Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and a rapidly growing medical crisis. All is not lost, says Dr Caitlin Finney, a neuroscientist and researcher in the Neuroinflammation Research group at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) where she is currently studying the role of genetic errors, or mutations, in the development…
Cell Therapy
In recent years engineered immune cells have revolutionised the treatment of blood cancers. They have potential to do the same to nearly every facet of medicine. However, there are many challenges to overcome before immune therapy can achieve this, particularly the complexity and cost of individualised treatments. Over the last two decades, the Westmead Cellular…
Mapping the Human Brain
The ability to effectively treat and maintain mental health disorders is an international medical challenge. Currently we do not understand the biological cause of the cognitive and emotional symptoms that define these disorders. We know that the brain changes over the course of a lifespan and that altered brain growth or rates of decline are…
Innovation – Making it Work
Senior students will lead investigative workshops, where children experiment with using energy to make things work. Activities will involve exploring fun resources such as rubber-band powered cars, electrical circuits, and simple bots. These workshops will support and develop skills in questioning, predicting, and investigating.
Carlton Gardens Primary School Goes to Mars
Students will explore the challenges and possibilities of colonising the red planet. Through engaging activities, each grade level tackles different aspects of Mars colonisation: Prep: Sorting and designing storage vessels for essential items needed on Mars. Year 1: Creating 3D models of Mars and recording sounds to understand its unique atmosphere. Year 2: Simulating Martian…