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DIY Science: Make a Magnet
Build your own electromagnet! What you need Thin enamelled copper wire (around 30 cm) A steel nail Sandpaper A battery (D-sized works best) Some paper clips Sticky tape Pliers ...
DIY Science: Marshmallow Launcher
See how far you can launch a marshmallow using your breath and carboard tubes. What you need One manilla file folder (or other stiff paper or lightweight cardboard) Scissors Masking tape or ...
DIY Science: Suspended Bubbles
Can you make bubbles float on an invisible cushion? This beautiful investigation illustrates the principles of buoyancy and semi-permeability. What you need A large, clear container such as a ...
DIY Science: Mini Greenhouse
Create your own mini environment and grow some plants. Find out what plants need to survive. What you'll need 2 clear plastic cups (more if you want to make a few) Sticky tape Cottonwool Alfalfa ...
DIY Science: Secret Sounds
Create sounds that only you can hear with some simple household objects. What you need Unpainted metal clothes hanger String Scissors A wooden spoon or pen Optional: Once you have tried the ...
DIY Science: Acidic Oceans
Did you know that acidic oceans can harm sea creatures like crabs and clams? Using things you can find at home, explore what happens to creatures in the sea as our oceans become more acidic due ...
Google Classroom activities for NSW Public Teachers
Google for Education has collaborated with ASTA to adapt and digitise their amazing classroom resources! This year's schools theme is Species Survival - More than just sustainability 🐨. It aims ...
National Science Week in Victoria: Survive & Thrive
For this year’s National Science Week, Survive and Thrive brings you an open program across the State of Victoria to engage people of all ages with the world of scientific knowledge, with a focus ...
Get ready for quantum science in 2025
The UN has declared 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. Lighting our homes, the Internet, fighting disease, and scanning our groceries: we use quantum science every ...
ACT Grant Recipients for National Science Week 2024
This year Science Week in the ACT will feature dance workshops and performances, a discovery of music and maths, accessible astronomy, an exploration of Indigenous science and technology, dark ...