The sesquicentenary (150 years) of completing the Overland Telegraph Line will occur on 22 August. Sometimes referred to as Australia’s biggest infrastructure project of the 19th century, it was a tremendous gamble for a colony of approximately 180,000 people in 1870. It allowed almost instant connection to the world and changed our colonies both socially…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Virtual Tour: Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre
Join us virtually to tour the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre and meet our newest, FRIENDLIEST (you’ll learn why on the tour) supercomputer, Setonix. Pawsey is proud to be a facility that enables and accelerates Australian science and pushes the boundaries of discovery. We know that can’t be achieved without YOU – our young scientists and…
Scouts Physics STE(A)M Challenge
STEM Leaders from across Australia are partnering with Fizzics Education, to deliver SciScouts: Physics! Celebrate National Science Week by adding STEM activities to your Term 3 program. Join Scouts from all around Australia for our program in August. We are currently preparing some fantastic physics resources ready for you to run with your unit. Inspired?…
Lambert School Annual Science Quiz
A science quiz for everyone at lambert School. Fill in the answers over the course of National Science Week. Winner receives a prize tailored to their science interests (usually a book).
Hunter Science Festival
Demonstrations of the diverse activities of the members of the Hunter Innovation & Science Hub. The Hunter Innovation and Science Hub is a network of organisations within the Hunter that collaborate to deliver ongoing community science engagement programs, including during National Science Week.
Through the Looking Glass
Students will link literature with science and study the book Window by Jeannie Baker. Students will observe the invisible glass experiment, experiment with microscopes and magnifying glasses. In small groups students will build a marble run over the course of the week. This is a whole school event K to 6.
ExBEERimental Science
Four beers, four brewers, for science. This National Science Week, four Australian independent breweries have been challenged to don a lab coat and craft an experimental beer. Don’t expect your average brews, these beers will be subjected to some type of experimental conditions to create novel and exciting results. The four unique creations will be…
Flows for Freedom Catchment Health Public Viewing and Information Site – Bythorne Park, Mount Barker
Low flows are crucial for sustaining a minimum level of catchment health. We know that one of the biggest causes of deteriorating catchment health in the Mount Lofty Ranges is the absence of low flows and the Flows for the Future Program is working hard to reinstate this critical water flow pattern. The Hills and…
Flows for Freedom Catchment Health Public Viewing and Information Site – Bythorne Park, Mount Barker
Low flows are crucial for sustaining a minimum level of catchment health. We know that one of the biggest causes of deteriorating catchment health in the Mount Lofty Ranges is the absence of low flows and the Flows for the Future Program is working hard to reinstate this critical water flow pattern. The Hills and…
Light Your Way
Light Your Way participants will make a lightstation – using tools to make a functioning light, including the electronics and decorations. There are 2 identical 60 minute sessions at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. This is an accessible “Down at Dock 2” event held in Shed 13. Events support the restoration of the historic 1864…