National Science Week at the Ekka! Ekka’s Learning Trail Join Ekka’s agronomist Rhondda and her Farmyard Friends on the Ekka’s Learning Trail. This is a self-guided tour showcasing agricultural education learning experiences with a specific focus on AgTech and the science behind food and fibres. The Learning Trail Passport and Teacher’s Guide make the connection…
Topic: Mathematics
Community STEM Extravaganza
National Science Week at Boonah State High School culminates in a STEM Extravaganza after school event and the whole community is invited. We’ll have STEM activity stations and onstage demonstrations led by our Boonah State High School student STEM ambassadors. Former Boonah State High School students either studying or working in STEM will return to…
What is Dark Matter? An evening with physicist Dr Elisabetta Barberio
Celebrate National Science Week with Merri-Bek Libraries! Have you ever wondered what dark matter is but were too afraid to ask? Come along to meet Dr Elisabetta Barberio, the ‘dark matter detective.’ Dr Barberio is a physicist at Melbourne University and the Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. She…
Junior Tech Lab at Broadmeadows Library
Calling all junior tech-lovers! This National Science Week, join us in our Junior Tech Lab. Come along and explore coding, robotics, and problem solving with us. We will be using Osmo, Ozobots, Spheros and more in this after-school workshop. It will be a fun introduction to the different educational technology our library offers. Junior Tech…
The Sound of Symmetry
This combined lecture and performance introduces you to mathematical concepts of symmetry and how they can be expressed artistically in music. Mathematician Artem Pulemotov will explain principles for different types of symmetry that are central to modern mathematics and physics. Musicologist Denis Collins will explain how symmetry can be represented in musical sound. Although simple…
New York Actress Does Lake Tuggeranong College
Heather Massie takes her one-woman show on Hollywood beauty and inventor Hedy Lamarr to Lake Tuggeranong College in Canberra. Hedy was dubbed the most beautiful woman Hollywood in the 1930s-1940s – but she had a secret. Hedy invented things in her spare time in Hollywood and developed technology for torpedoes during WWII. The same technology…
Biggera Waters State School Science Fair Competition
The Biggera Waters State School Science Fair competition is open to all students from Prep to Year 6. Students are invited to submit their entry into the competition. All entries need to be accompanied by a Scientific Journal. Divisions and categories are the same as the Gold Coast Griffith University Science competition. Winning entries will…
Biggera Waters State School Science Fair Competition
The Biggera Waters State School Science Fair competition is open to all students from Prep to Year 6. Students are invited to submit their entry into the competition. All entries need to be accompanied by a Scientific Journal. Divisions and categories are the same as the Gold Coast Griffith University Science competition. Winning entries will…
Sydney Science Trail – Science community networking night
Brought to you by the Australian Museum and Botanic Gardens of Sydney. The Sydney Science Trail is hosting a special event bringing together the science community to network, discover and recognise scientific innovation. Experience live music and pop-up exhibits throughout the night in the Australian Museum’s iconic Hintze Hall. Enjoy drinks as you hear about the successes…
Culburra Wind-Powered Car Showcase
Students at Culburra Public School have been investigating renewable energy and the design thinking process by designing a wind-powered car using recycled materials and LEGO. Their original brief was to build a lightweight car that travels on wheels at least three metres using only the power of wind. Class groups have recorded the results of…