Event involves Turing Tumblers (mechanical computers), robotic arm game and if participants bring their own iPad, an Minecraft hour of code. The workshop will expose younger kids to the change in thinking required to breakdown tasks into sequences which forms the basis of all coding. Workshop lasts for 2 hours and will include afternoon tea. Ideally…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
VR Exploration Hits Sea Lake
During National Science Week, Sea Lake Neighbourhood House will have an unforgettable, high impact VR incursion day for local students, teachers, and interested community members. The ClassVR is a fun, hands-on and interactive platform that will provide Sea Lake residents with the opportunity to experience cutting-edge technology. Throughout the day, the instructors will demonstrate various…
No Longer Just Bones – Palaeontology in the 21st-century
Have you ever wondered what a palaeontologist does? Join Dr Vera Korasidis as she explains what really happens on a dig hunting for fossils, and what scientists do after they find them! Learn how ancient pollen preserved for millions of years can help reconstruct past climates and even help us understand what a daily menu…
The Australian Grasshopper That Has Given Up Sex
What can a unique ‘matchstick’ grasshopper that’s evolved into an all-female species teach us about evolution? The answer is simple – a lot! How is this unique species thriving and just as ecologically successful as its counterparts that breed by sex? And how does this significant research fundamentally challenge current evolutionary theory about the advantages…
Tree Species Selection for Future Climates – More difficult than you think
We currently use tree selection processes that are either based on experience of practitioners or on science approaches that are deeply flawed and not fit for purpose. But the new science approaches have found their way into councils and they are making tree selection decisions based on it. Thus, we are getting bad decisions based…
The Crazy Places Data Science Can Take You
Data science is an amazing field that brings together mathematics and >computer science – along with biology, physics, chemistry, policy, finance, climate science, advertising… you name it and data scientists are probably working on it. In this masterclass we welcome data scientists Dr Christopher Baker and Isobel Abell from the School of Mathematics and Statistics,…
Glass Fusing with Sci-artist Michelle Gray
Learn some basic glass fusing with local glass artist Michelle Gray. You will make fused glass items in the workshop using a microwave kiln. Learn to cut sheet glass and combine it with other decorative elements in a kiln to create unique fused glass items. Thursday 11 August 9:30 am – 2:00 pm. Lunch provided…
The Australian grasshopper that has given up sex
What can a unique ‘matchstick’ grasshopper that’s evolved into an all-female species teach us about evolution? The answer is simple – a lot! How is this unique species thriving and just as ecologically successful as its counterparts that breed by sex? And how does this significant research fundamentally challenge current evolutionary theory about the advantages…
Science Week at St Mary’s College
Starting Monday 15 August, St Mary’s College Primary will be celebrating National Science Week with daily hand-on experiments in class and during lunch. Classroom teachers and the Science Teacher Mr. Jake will work together to make science fun.
Online Live Demo with Aaron Micallef
In Aaron Micallef’s world science and art naturally overlap. Aaron has an established career in science as well as a close relationship with glasswork in both the UK and Australia. His hot glass practice is devoted to capturing the fleeting and magical effects of light in blown and cut glass. A practice complemented by photography,…