National Science week will be celebrated via a series of sessions exploring and recognising natural and environmental aspects of science in our lives. From the kitchen pantry to the garden and beyond. See what is and can be in your house, perhaps the yard, down the street, around the corner and in your local region….
Topic: Indigenous Knowledge
Rescheduled: Native Plant Use and Agriculture at the Fyshwick Markets
Note: due to the ACT COVID-19 lockdown, this event has been rescheduled and will hopefully take place on Sunday 5 September. As part of Served With a Side of Science: A Canberra Food Festival come to the Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets this Sunday for some fantastic science. Dreamtime Connections Dreamtime Connections is an Indigenous business…
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…
Our Treasured Earth
Join us to explore the complexity and beauty of Earth’s climate, the impacts of how it is changing, and hopeful messages as we move into an uncertain climate future. Earth’s climate is incredibly complex and essential to sustaining all life on our planet. First Peoples of Australia have looked after this land sustainably since time…
Australian Bushfoods and the Northern Australia Aboriginal Kakadu Plum Alliance (NAAKPA)
Join Paul Saeki as he presents a fascinating look at the Australian Bush Food Sector and the amazing work of NAAKPA. Learn about the amazing research the National Measurement Institute has been engaged in with the Northern Australia Aboriginal Kakadu Plum Alliance. See how this scientific work has been a game-changer for this unique industry….
7 Decades in 7 Days – Virtual Friday Night Drinks and some 70s fun!
The Australian Museum and the Science Teachers Association NSW have teamed up to bring you Virtual Friday Nights Drinks and some 70s Fun! as part of 7 Decades in 7 Days, a week-long celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Science Teachers Association for NSW in and around National Science Week. Pull on your best…
7 Decades in 7 Days – Science in the House
2021 is the 70th Anniversary of the Science Teachers Association for NSW and we will be celebrating the scientific and educational advancements that have taken place across the last 70 years during 7 Decades in 7 Days in and around National Science Week in a Virtual 7 Decades in 7 Days world. 70 years is…
7 Decades in 7 Days – Aboriginal Astronomy Lesson
Tribal Warrior and the Science Teachers Association NSW will be bringing you an Aboriginal Astronomy lesson as part of 7 Decades in 7 Days, a week-long celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Science Teachers Association for NSW in and around National Science Week in a Virtual 7 Decades in 7 Days world. Aboriginal People have…
Seaweed Forests Festival Podcast Launch
Seaweeds are the underwater trees that support our coastline here in Sydney, and along the 8,000 km of interconnected reefs which form Australia’s Great Southern Reef. Seaweeds create underwater forests that are among the most productive and biodiverse ecosystems in the world. In 2021, the Manly, Seaweed Forests Festival blended science, art and food in…
New Norfolk High School STEM Expo
New Norfolk High School students will be putting on a STEM bonanza for their primary school peers. This will include 10 rotations of hands-on activities (10mins each) to show impressive scientific and mathematical concepts to approximately ~200 primary school students. Primary school students will come away with gifts made by themselves from the activities alongside…