Do you want to build cities, change the future and send rockets into space? Entering the field of engineering gives you the chance to have an impact on some of the most important problems we face. From designing clean energy solutions to detecting cancer with emerging technology, engineers are inventors and problem solvers. Being an engineer…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Virtual Work Experience: Electrical Technician
Spark your curiosity for all things electrical—it’s time to flex your skills as Inland Rail’s latest Electrical Technician. In this virtual work experience program you will learn how to install, modify, and repair signalling and communication systems. Set yourself up with an electrifying skill set and gain a taste of what it’s like to work…
Brave Bot Workshop: Science, Art & Purpose
Online workshop Come along to this free online session to learn more about robots, sustainability and the super cute Brave Bots tribe we are growing in Canberra. What’s a Brave Bot? A small piece of art, made on a bio-plastic tile, with loads of power to spread joy. Featuring Gary Hirsch, the original creator of…
Postponed: The long journey of human missions to Mars, and back to Earth
Postponed due to the COVID lockdown. The Embassy of Italy, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney and the Australian Academy of Science, invites you to an Italian Night with Five Southern Stars. Five amazing scientists will discuss the challenges of travelling across space, preparing for human missions to Mars, and what we…
GovHack 2021
GovHack 2021 is a two-day open data hackathon held across Australia and New Zealand. Over a 46 hour period, participants are challenged to use open data to create innovative concepts, mashups, solutions and insights to community, economic, and public policy challenges. This event is for everyone – irrespective of ability. Thinking outside the box is…
Soundwave Portraits Online Art Workshop
Students will record their voices using an online voice recorder. They will then sketch or paint the recorded sound waves pattern that capture their unique voice prints. Students can test with the voice recorder to embed a secret message in their artwork. Through the experiments, they will learn how different sounds create different soundwaves. Materials…
g4g Day @ Canberra 2021 – online
It’s on again – g4g Day @ Canberra 2021, Australia. We are thrilled to host a new online episode of our very own Science, you had me at hello® in partnership with National Science Week ACT and Girl Guides ACT & SE NSW. For this episode, we are heading to the Australian Capital Territory! Here we will invite local…
Home Workshops – Food, different by design
There’s no need to miss out on this year’s Food: Different By Design school theme – we have video workshops you can do from home with items commonly found in your pantry, recycling and garden – and you’ll learn about the science of growing, cooking and preserving food. Learn how to grow your own food…
Future Landscapes
Learn about some of the important climate science projects underway at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne with Future Landscapes, a virtual one-day talks program. Join acclaimed writer and climate activist Sophie Cunningham (Melbourne and City of Trees) on the as she discusses the future of fungi with Tom May, Principal Research Scientist (Mycology). Uncover the story of the Gardens’ Landscape Succession Strategy on The Botanic…
Bee Amazed
Our focus for this year is the importance of bees as pollinators and their importance in the food chain as a link to the National Science Week theme of Food: Different by Design. All students will participate in bee-related STEM activities and science investigations during their science lessons e.g. making bee nests, bee finger puppets,…