Yakult is committed to improving and providing a link between education and the food industry. We are now running guided Virtual Tours of our production facility. The hi-tech facility incorporates food processing equipment designed specifically for manufacturing Yakult, including Yakult’s distinctively-shaped bottles, filling and packaging lines, culture and quality control rooms. Each session is about…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Explore AI workshop
Technology is moving faster than ever before. Computers are getting smaller and smarter, and we’re now used to having Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant answer our every question. But can computers really think? How do machines learn? What actually is artificial intelligence? In this workshop, children and their parents/carers will investigate the differences between machine…
Yeast-catchers Needed, Join the Hunt
The Australian Wine Research Institute has been awarded a citizen science grant to recruit South Australian students to hunt down and catch native Australian yeast over the next four years. This event aimed at teachers and students looking to join the microbe hunt will outline participation in the project and educate students about microbes and…
A Virtual Reality Experience
The Charlton Neighbourhood House will be giving our community the opportunity to dive into the world of virtual reality. Two Oculus headsets will provide a 3D experience to residents of all ages, from young children to older adults, and will show the unlimited possibilities that virtual reality offers. It may be a trip to a…
Generation Ag National Science Week Season Special Podcast
Listen up! What is the outlook for WA’s food future? How will we produce food in a warming climate, how will water scarcity impact us, and how might our diet change? As a part of our featured events, the Western Australian Coordinating Committee is proud to present our National Science Week Season Special within the…
Generation Ag National Science Week Season Special Podcast
Listen up! What is the outlook for WA’s food future? How will we produce food in a warming climate, how will water scarcity impact us, and how might our diet change? As a part of our 2021 featured events, the Western Australian Coordinating Committee is proud to present our National Science Week Season Special within…
Generation Ag National Science Week Season Special Podcast
Listen up! What is the outlook for WA’s food future? How will we produce food in a warming climate, how will water scarcity impact us, and how might our diet change? As a part of our 2021 featured events, the Western Australian Coordinating Committee is proud to present our National Science Week Season Special within…
Super Sphero Fun
Join us at Swan Hill Regional Library for this fun Science Week tech session with the Sphero SPRK+. Technology can be empowering for children of all ages, using the Sphero SPRK+ will help them learn coding in a fun and engaging way and express their creativity. Children will navigate a maze of their creation, using…
Blunders and Bad Luck in Space
You’ve heard about the brilliant successes – now this is your chance to hear about some of the embarrassing blunders and bad luck that has happened along humankind’s journey into outer space. This fun and family friendly event will be presented by Astronomer Martin George and includes a 40 minute audio visual presentation + Q&A.
Under the Coverslip
Under the Coverslip is a unique exhibition that showcases the incredible images captured by students in the field of biomedical science research. The event aims to draw attention to the beauty and intricacy of biomedical science by magnifying images of cells and molecules that are usually invisible to the naked eye. These are captured using…