Food in Abundance will be a series of school-based events running from 16 to 20 August. Throughout the week, each year level from Foundation through to Year 10 will take their turn at visiting the Science Laboratory for an age appropriate double lesson period of fun, hands-on science experiments and food-themed design challenges aimed at…
Topic: Space and Astronomy
National Science Quiz at Watsonia Library
Fancy yourself a quiz master? Join us for a live stream of the National Science Quiz to celebrate National Science Week. Hosted by Charlie Pickering, there will be panel discussions and experiment videos. The fastest and correct people to answer each of 15 questions via the quiz app will win a prize pack. Presented by ACEMS ARC…
National Science Quiz at Mill Park Library
Fancy yourself a quiz master? Join us for a live stream of the National Science Quiz to celebrate National Science Week. Hosted by Charlie Pickering, there will be panel discussions and experiment videos. The fastest and correct people to answer each of 15 questions via the quiz app will win a prize pack. Presented by ACEMS ARC…
The Lives of Stars: Online
Rick Tonello, Chief Astronomer of the Gravity Discovery Centre & Observatory in Gingin Western Australia, will present a virtual astronomy session on 19 August at 6.30pm AEST. Rick’s talk will cover universal questions such as: Why stars are different colours From dwarves to hyper-giants: the range of sizes How stars are born, live and die…
The Lives of Stars: Wangaratta Library
Rick Tonello, Chief Astronomer of the Gravity Discovery Centre & Observatory in Gingin Western Australia, will present a virtual astronomy session at Wangaratta Library on 19 August at 6.30pm AEST. Rick’s talk will cover universal questions such as: Why stars are different colours From dwarves to hyper-giants: the range of sizes How stars are born,…
Reach for the ***Stars***
Bring your five senses to a highly popular astronomy evening filled with wonder with the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society at our registered observatory at Mount Martha, south east of Melbourne. See the stars, planets and other night sky objects visible at this time of the year through our telescopes. Hear the REALLY BIG questions out…
Reach for the ***Stars***
Bring your five senses to a highly popular astronomy evening filled with wonder with the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society at our registered observatory at Mount Martha, south east of Melbourne. See the stars, planets and other night sky objects visible at this time of the year through our telescopes. Hear the REALLY BIG questions out…
Virtual Tour: Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre – Meet Magnus for the last time
Join the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre as we take you on a live tour of the facility – your last opportunity to meet the Magnus Supercomputer, before it is replaced by Setonix, a supercomputer 30x more powerful than its predecessors. The tour will be live streamed on Pawsey’s Facebook page. Invite your friends and family…
From Antarctica to Outer Space: Exploring gender equity at the extremes
Men often dominate the annals of exploration in Antarctica and Space. The pervasiveness of heroic white masculine leadership and exploration at the ends of the Earth and beyond, as well as more generally in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) research cultures, has meant that women and other historically excluded groups have had less…
Scitech Presents The Great National Science Week Scavenger Hunt
We’re celebrating National Science Week with a free weekend event that everyone can enjoy. See Perth in a whole new way as you follow the clues, solve riddles and discover that science is all around you. With prizes and experiments along the way, it will be a fun and creative weekend for all ages. How…