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See Venus during National Science Week
During National Science Week 2012, it will be possible to see the planet Venus in the morning sky. Some find it easier to find a planet during the day by using binoculars and standing in the ...
National Science Week Means a Croc Trip for Australia Zoo
Every August I look forward to the buzz surrounding National Science Week, and if you are reading this you must be someone who gets excited by science too! August is also exciting for us here at ...
Powerhouse Discovery Centre Open Day
It’s the date you grab the kids and head to the Powerhouse Discovery Centre in Castle Hill where there’s a HUGE amount of fun going on for the first weekend of National Science Week! Our ‘Amazing ...
Are we looking at this from the right angle? The Fame Algorithm returns
Would you spot Pythagoras' Theorem if you tripped over it in the street? Would it make you laugh? Is it even possible to trip over this Theorem? Or am I not looking at this from quite the right ...
Domestic + Science
As part of the South Australian Living Artist’s Festival, RiAus (the Royal Institution of Australia) presents Domestic + Science, an art exhibition which communicates links between science and ...
Can You sci-ku?
I love exploring the junction where art and science meet. National Science Week is the perfect platform to showcase how these seemingly disjunct disciplines have the capacity to enrich each ...
Event Evaluation
Evaluation. Everyone should do it and most of us want help. Here is your opportunity to get some valuable feedback for your own event and to contribute to a national effort to develop more robust ...
Learning from our Elders: the Indigenous Science Experience
National Science Week 2012 kicks off in Sydney with an exciting collaboration between Macquarie University, the Australian Museum, the Redfern Community Centre and Aboriginal communities from ...
Ultimo Science Festival
This year’s Ultimo Science Festival, from August 16 to 26, is shaping up to be a memorable one with a huge range of intriguing events and engaging activities for all kinds of people. Here are ...
3rd Annual Sci-Ku Poetry Competition
Unleash your inner poet by submitting your best science haiku. We’re looking for sci-kus with a FARMING or AGRICULTURAL theme in recognition of the 2012 Australian Year of the Farmer. This is a ...