See the science of converting brown coal into steam and then electricity and the advancement of higher-efficiency, lower-emission technologies that are now being used elsewhere in the world.
Parasites on Parade Family Fundays at the Art Gallery of Ballarat features hands-on science and art activities for everyone! Explore the science of parasites through art in the Parasite Parade, make your own parasite mask, see “Me as a flea” or face paint a parasite. Experience Parasites – up close and personal through virtual reality…
Calling all budding builders and engineers. Come and build the tallest structure you can, using our builder’s kit. Who will win? There will be prizes! Thomastown Library has organised a week’s worth of science and technology fun. Come in any time from 11 – 17 August and ask for a builder’s kit. Try your hand…
View the beautiful artwork Gula Guri mayin “Heal the Body” by indigenous north Queensland artist Bernard Lee Singleton and animation by Russell Milledge and Tai Inoue. With funding from Inspiring Australia, the Australian Society for Parasitology has entered into a unique partnership with a group of artists in Far North Queensland. The project, which centres…
See the Gallery’s collection in a new and stimulating way by engaging with a special trail of STEM-themed labels and activities during National Science Week. The theme of this year’s school program—Game changers and change makers—will be applied to select collection works on display, providing Learning experiences for students from various levels. Help us create…
Come and immerse yourself in the wonders of the Universe in the Science Discovery Dome.
Meet NAO the Humanoid and see him walk, talk, dance, dab! You can also learn how to program this fantastic robot! NAO is a 58 cm tall, autonomous and fully programmable robot that can walk, talk, dab, dance and interact with people. Monash Public Library Service is organising a series of events where children aged…
To kickstart National Science Week celebrations, Robogals will be leading a LEGO Mindstorms robotics workshop at Thomastown Library. Robogals is an international, student-led organisation working to raise female participation in science and engineering. Boys and girls are both welcome, with an especially warm welcome to girl participants. Beginners welcome. Bookings essential. For ages 8+. …
Bring the family along to learn about robots. We will teach you to use Ozobots, which are cool little robots that follow code written with colour markers. You can have some fun learning how to move Ozobots around, then you can participate in our family bowling tournament. How fast can your family knock down all…
Bricks 4 Kidz – City of Whittlesea provides a LEGO based program for primary age students. In this public event, Bricks 4 Kidz invites students of all ages to come and build technic LEGO prosthetic arms and program them using We.Do. and Mindstorms software to follow prompts. The children will create and program prosthetic arms…
Children will design and build a working robot model then code and test their solutions using LEGO® WeDo ‘drag and drop’ pictorial programming software. Presented by Bricks 4 Kidz®. Suitable for children aged 7+ years. Children under 12 years of age must be supervised by an adult.
Meet NAO the Humanoid and see him walk, talk, dance, dab! You can also learn how to program this fantastic robot! NAO is a 58 cm tall, autonomous and fully programmable robot that can walk, talk, dab, dance and interact with people. Monash Public Library Service is organising a series of events where children aged…
