Feeling stuck in lockdown, join our online session to celebrate National Science Week and explore ways you can make a 10 minute walk as interesting as discovering an absolute nature secret. We are doing it through citizen science. Many interesting things have stopped but the STEM Catalyst team in stage 4 restrictions continue to amaze…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Science Week at Pia Wadjarri RCS
Writing about our experiences with the ocean, using the Deep Blue program and the SPECTRA Cards, researching sea life, watching videos and reading about the ocean and the effects of oil spills on our environment. We will write about the time we went to the cultural camp and all the things we saw while we…
Tarkine Bioblitz: Five years of citizen science in nature
For the past five years, the Bob Brown Foundation has taken over 500 scientists, volunteers and supporters into the Tarkine region to explore, observe and record the species of flora, fauna and fungi that live there. During our BioBlitzes, we have made more than 3200 observations, recorded over 1800 species, and have enjoyed countless hours…
Aboriginal Cosmology
Join EnviroCollective CDU this Friday 21 August at Casuarina Library for a night spent learning from researchers from the Northern Institute at Charles Darwin University about the science and culture of Aboriginal Cosmology. Aboriginal cosmology is the origin and general structure of the universe based in Aboriginal knowledge, lore, and science. It stretches from the…
Science Tall Tales
Science Tall Tales are short videos featuring Young Tall Poppy scientists talking about the what, why and weird of the science research that they do. We are releasing one video a day over three weeks starting on 15 August.
Body / Insect / Machine
With our friends at Chunky Move we present a video artwork is a movement experiment between Prue Lang’s choreography, artist Mathieu Briand’s androids and a Phasmid (stick insect). The work explores the body/androids/artificial movement/intelligence on the one side and the body/human instinct/natural movement/nature on the other. Through the creative process, Lang and Briand have observed, responded…
Palawa Science and Sustainable Futures – A virtual trail
The webinar will involve students, Aboriginal leaders and scientists engaged with the idea of Two- Eyed Seeing-learning to see from one eye with the strengths of indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing and from the other eye with the strengths of scientific ways of knowing, and learning to use both eyes together for the benefit…
Pelicans and Local Birds Need You
You can be a scientist in your community by keeping an eye on the birds you see around Brimbank. Join Scott and June as they visit Cairnlea wetlands and the pelicans that live there to show you how you can be a citizen scientist. Download the origami pelican template used in the video and the…
What’s it like to be a Research Diver? – Podcast Episode
Avid Research is a new Australian STEM(ish) podcast where we answer questions you never quite asked. We will be launching in National Science Week to bring you stories and interviews about STEM in the world. Our third episode is an interview with a Research Diver on the Great Barrier Reef. We’ll be talking about Marine…
Multifunctional Fungi live on ’Behind The Lines’ 2XX Community 98.3fm
From the woodlands, to the catwalk and beyond. Tune in to our National Science Week special show this Friday 21 August on multifunctional fungi with: Australian mycologist and natural historian Alison Pouliot; Guy Webb from SoilCQuest; and Peter Wenzel from Fungico. Who will be chatting with show hosts Scotty Foster and Zina Richardson about all…