It was a busy few days in a bustling building full of fun and exciting science at Canberra’s Science in ACTion science fair. We saw everything from Daleks, slime, fossils and snakes come by us and we heard there was even a piece of Mars in the building! For the last two days Cheeky Neurons,…
Tag: National Science Week
Experimental rhyming or scientific stanzas?
Do you find technical talk and scientific jargon sometimes feels like an alien language or scrambles your brain into mush? Do you sometimes feel creative writers are also speaking another language full of colourful flourishes, mixed metaphors and abstract concepts? Can the two be combined successfully? Scientific and artistic endeavours have always intertwined throughout our…
Ready, Set, Go!
What comes but once a year? What brings joy and wonderment to young and old alike? Yes, the annual celebration of all things amazing, astonishing and just plain mind-boggling – National Science Week 2018 – is here!!! Ready, set, go! So, go to the event calendar to find events near you and start choosing. There really…
Science Week 2018 launches!
National Science Week has today been officially launched with a joint media release, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Minister Michaelia Cash also attending an early CSIRO STEM in Schools event at Kent Street Senior High School in Perth, WA. The students eagerly took selfies with the Prime Minister and happily chatted about their STEM…
Snappy Science
Photography – is it a science or is it an art? Much has been written on this debate. Here at the National Science Week office, we happen to think photography is a wonderful blending of the two, with some impressive technology thrown in as well. Truly a great example of STEAM in action! If you…
Tasmanians, you’re invited to the 2016 event holder info sessions
It’s almost time for National Science Week again, and this year we are already preparing to stun, inspire, educate and amaze Tasmanians across the state! If you’d like to hold an event but don’t know where to start, there are upcoming information sessions in Hobart, Launceston and Ulverstone. Our Inspiring Australia Manager for Tasmania will be…
Score $500 for your Tassie event – seed grant round now open
There were over 160 National Science Week events in Tasmania in 2013 and to continue this celebration of science in 2014, the National Science Week seed grant round for Tasmanian events is now open. The Tasmanian National Science Week Coordinating Committee is offering seed grants of $500 (inc. GST) to organisations* wishing to offer a…