Get involved in National Science Week by discovering the science behind animal care right in the heart of where it all takes place. Join us on Saturday 29 or Sunday 30 August for a taste of what is involved in working behind the scenes at Wing’s Wildlife Park – home to the largest collection of…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Discovering the Frogs of Whittlesea in Nearby Nature
Celebrate National Science Week by joining this froggy adventure from the safety of your home or classroom. There are around eight different species of frogs found in the City of Whittlesea, including Eastern Froglets, Marsh Frogs and Banjo Frogs. Learn to recognise their frog calls using the Melbourne Water frog census app. We will show…
Canberra Women of Science and Art (Teen focused webinar)
Meet a diverse group of amazing Canberran women working in or inspired by science, tech, engineering, art and maths (STEAM). These interesting people are anything but ‘boring scientists’ or ‘wacky artists’. Their career paths have not been straight lines. Some of them didn’t do well in subjects at school (and that’s been fine). They have…
Canberra Women of Science and Art (Family focused webinar)
Meet a diverse group of amazing Canberran women working in or inspired by science, tech, engineering, art and maths (STEAM). These interesting people are anything but ‘boring scientists’ or ‘wacky artists’. They have written books; invented a robot; created new technology to tell ancient, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories; taught children how to investigate and…
Port River: Premier Views
Catch the premier viewings: Port River Encounter – a short film by Darryl Poole, travelling from the River’s mouth Port River Seawall – an animated video seeking environmentally friendly seawalls Find out about ways to connect with the River through new Estuary Care Foundation initiatives. This is an online event and a Zoom link will…
Interactive Deep Blue Walk
Come and take part in an interactive educational walk along the accessible spectacular waterfront from Rotary Park in the Narooma, across the bridge and along the Mill Bay boardwalk to Apex Park at Bar Beach. Along the way you will be able to learn about the many and varied ways that technology is helping to…
River Sunday with BRAWL
Bega River and Wetlands Landcare invite you to a morning of tree planting and environmental educational activities for all the family as part of this year’s National Science Week events. Come plant a tree, discover how scientists calculate tree carbon and discover the wonders of the Bega River’s Wattles in honour of National Wattle Day…
Satellite Selfie Webinar – ACT
Please join us during National Science Week for a special panel to complement Canberra and surrounds’ Satellite Selfie. Satellites play a number of important roles in our everyday life, from farming, GPS, and telecommunications, to astronomy and natural disaster planning and recovery. Moderated by Dr Brad Tucker, our four panellists will discuss their own varied…
Mid-afternoon Masterclass: Mapping the geology of Melbourne
Melbourne has a rich geological history. Its Silurian sedimentary rocks formed in deep oceans more than 400 million years ago, when Australia was part of the Gondwana supercontinent, and was folded within the cores of ancient mountain belts, now eroded. Multiple episodes of magmatic intrusions, volcanic eruptions, faulting, marine incursions, erosional and depositional episodes create…
VIRTUAL Science Week Incursions
This year Robofun is bringing National Science Week to your school, virtually. Robofun is a coding and robotics academy that specialises in delivering engaging and fun STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) based lessons and extracurricular activities for primary school children. Discover the ‘Deep Blue’ this year with Robofun’s curriculum focused workshops for years 1-6….