Come along and discover tropical Megafauna and explore digital models of fossils. There will be student presentations and displays of their iDig Discovery projects as part of Project iDig. The event is open to students, their families and teachers. The event aims to inspire and support young people to become interested in STEM careers in…
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Pithi Kawi Bush Food Garden Working Bee + Seed Bombing for the Kids
Join a community working bee at the beautiful Bush Food Garden, Quorn., which has come such a long way since this photograph was taken at it’s inception. The event includes planting native plants, a composting workshop, and native grasses talks in this now incredibly well developed and tree shaded oasis. Costa Georgadis from ABC’s Gardening…
Quorn Constellation – A trail of stories in light across regional SA
Experience artistic and visionary alternative futures in a science themed world first. Five iconic Australian landmarks transform each sunset in August as illuminart’s vibrant regional projections blaze to life simultaneously in a connected trail of spectacular Stories in Light. Collaborating with talented regional artists and animators, illuminart’s brand new animated stories combine local knowledge, ideas…
Barmera Constellation – A trail of stories in light across regional SA
Experience artistic and visionary alternative futures in a science themed world first. Five iconic Australian landmarks transform each sunset in August as illuminart‘s vibrant regional projections blaze to life simultaneously in a connected trail of spectacular Stories in Light. Collaborating with talented regional artists and animators, illuminart’s brand new animated stories combine local knowledge, ideas…
Wallaroo Silo Constellation – A trail of stories in light across regional SA
Experience artistic and visionary alternative futures in a science themed world first! Five iconic Australian landmarks transform each sunset in August as illuminart’s vibrant regional projections blaze to life simultaneously in a connected trail of spectacular Stories in Light. Collaborating with talented regional artists and animators, illuminart’s brand new animated stories combine local knowledge, ideas…
Port Pirie Constellation – A trail of stories in light across regional SA
Experience artistic and visionary alternative futures in a science themed world first. Witness the transformation of five iconic Australian landmarks each sunset in August as illuminart’s vibrant regional projections blaze to life simultaneously in a connected trail of spectacular Stories in Light. In collaboration with talented regional artists and animators, illuminart’s brand new animated stories…
Karoonda Constellation – A trail of stories in light across regional SA
Experience artistic and visionary alternative futures in a science themed world first. Five iconic Australian landmarks transform each sunset in August as illuminart’s vibrant regional projections blaze to life simultaneously in a connected trail of spectacular Stories in Light. Collaborating with talented regional artists and animators, illuminart’s brand new animated stories combine local knowledge, ideas…
Through the looking glass mystery boxes
“Through the looking glass” mystery boxes National Science Week provides an opportunity as a stimulus to provide examples of how you can engage students with relevant and meaningful activities while supporting teachers by building their capacity to understand how to develop links across curriculum areas. A kit will be produced for Year level bands to access during National Science Week. The…
The Science of Soap
Participants will get to make soap while learning about chemical reactions and processes such as exothermic reactions and saponification. The session will be jointly run by a soap making expert and science teacher who can talk through scientific processes as we go. All participants will make some soap which they will be able to take…
The National STEM Communicators Challenge: Hidden Mathematics at Work
To celebrate National Science Week, the Mathematical Sciences Institute at the Australian National University is proud to present The National STEM Communicators Challenge: Hidden Mathematics at Work. This initiative aims to draw attention to the secret role of mathematics in almost everything we do and develop the next generation of science communicators. The activity has two parts: The…