Hands-on make your own fossil activity. Choose from a variety of objects to make your own fossil, and compare your fossil with our wide range of real NT fossils. This event is part of the STEAM Spectacular at Charles Darwin University on 4 September 9am-1pm. Please register for the STEAM Spectacular here as it is…
Topic: Archaeology and Antiquity
Pub Trivia Served With A Side Of Science [Online]
Event is now online for everyone. Science is often anything but trivial, however that doesn’t stop us enjoying some science pub trivia. As part of Served With a Side of Science: A Canberra Food Festival, this Pub Trivia includes a special food round! On top of this questions will cover all areas of science and…
Dinosaurs at Twilight Online Painting Workshop
Join Jo for an online workshop involving step by step instructions to paint your very own Dinosaur at Twilight landscape painting. Grab yourself a drink and some nibbles and get the family’s creative juices flowing. 1 x canvas (preferably canvas, thick card is also an option) Paint brushes (preferably one small, one medium and one…
Women in STEM – schools
Join one of WA’s notable women in STEM, former Chief Scientist Professor Lyn Beazley AO, as she facilitates a panel of the WA Museum’s most distinguished women in science to discuss their scientific passion, what makes them tick, and how they entered the field. Budding scientists will be able to meet these STEM practitioners, be…
Science at Parramatta Online Trivia Quiz
Sick of lockdown isolation? Then join your fellow science enthusiasts for this fast and furious, live and online, trivia quiz. The Science at Parramatta Trivia Quiz will feature the topics: The Earth, The body, The sky. It will test your knowledge of some amazing science associated with Parramatta, from agriculture to biology, medicine to archaeology,…
A Prehistoric Portrait of Place
Our latest exhibition Portrait of Place explores the artistic history of Bayside. What about the prehistoric history of Bayside? Apart from being a popular subject for artists, the red cliffs of Bayside’s beaches are home to some remarkable fossils. Melbourne’s Bayside suburbs are home to the most globally significant urban fossil site in Australia. This…
Science Trail – Archaeology at the Museum
Unleash your inner investigator! Join experienced archaeologists for a fun workshop at Wilkinson Homestead Museum. Explore Aboriginal and historical artefacts, take part in a mini-excavation and re-construct broken objects. 10.00 – 11.30am 6-10 year olds 1.00 – 2.30pm 11-16 year olds No previous experience required. Please wear enclosed footwear.
Sara Phillips – Best Australian Science Writing 2020
Can fish feel pain? Does it matter if a dingo is different from a dog? Science tackles some unexpected questions. Who better to navigate us through these unprecedented days than Australia’s best science writers? Now in its tenth year, the much-loved Best Australian Science Writing anthology selects the most riveting, poignant and entertaining science stories…
Celebrating Science: Trivia After Dark
Celebrate National Science Week with a special ter-REEF-ic Trivia Night brought to you by Museum of Tropical Queensland and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Hosted by energy expert and science communicator Dr Joel Gilmore, you’re up for an unforgettable evening of mind-boggling, jaw-aching, simulated science-silliness. Uncover some wonderfully weird and wacky facts with snack-sized…
Deathly Science in the Pub
Come Face to Face with the science of death this Science Week. Tender Canberra is joining forces with Phil Up On Science to bring you the insider information on that which is inescapable. It’s the ultimate journey, and for many of us our biggest fear. This month we delve into how it happens and what…