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UNSW Bragg Student Science Writing Prize
UNSW Bragg Student Science Writing Prize
Are you a writer in Years 7-10? Want to win great prizes? Write a short essay on ‘Technology and Tomorrow’ and you could win a fantastic set of prizes, including publication in Australia’s top science magazines, a $500 UNSW Bookshop voucher, a subscription to the Australian Book Review and a trip to the Bragg Prize…
SCINEMA International Science Film Festival National Science Week Program
SCINEMA International Science Film Festival National Science Week Program
SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible. Register your venue to host your own free SCINEMA screening during National Science Week. SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science…
Geoscience Australia – 80 Days of Earth Discovery
Geoscience Australia – 80 Days of Earth Discovery
Geoscience Australia is celebrating 80 Days of Earth Discovery from 1 August – 20 October 2018. Join us in exploring geoscience in all its diversity, the crucial role it plays solving the challenges of our nation and the people who make it all happen. Find out more about all the activities, including events we will be at,…
Future Martians Podcast
Future Martians Podcast
“Why aren’t we reaching for the stars?” Mars One astronaut candidates Josh Richards and Dianne McGrath speak with fellow candidates from around the world about the Mars One project, their motivations for applying for this one-way mission to Mars, and what they are doing to become Future Martians. Future Martians is a 12-episode podcast series developed for National…
2018 Education Perfect Science Championships
2018 Education Perfect Science Championships
The Education Perfect Science Championships 2018 is an exciting global online competition where students compete to earn points and prizes by learning engaging and thought-provoking Science content! Join over 300 000 students from 1000 schools in the most exciting science competition on the face of the planet! One lucky student will be going to Space…
Eggs Alive!
Eggs Alive!
Kangaroo Flat Library (Goldfields Libraries) is excited to announce that for National Science Week from the 13 – 21 August we are presenting “Eggs Alive!” Goldfields Libraries is a successful SEED grant winner and would like to share this whole experiment with the community. With the money from the SEED grant, Kangaroo Flat Library was…
ITEC Australia Competition
ITEC Australia Competition
International Youth Technology and Engineering Challenge (ITEC) Australia is a national competition consisting of primary and secondary-school students only in partaking in a coding/programming competition, also consisting of creating your own Virtual Reality content. A FREE competition to enter: the aim of ITEC Australia Competition is to teach primary and secondary-school students how to…
Public Outreach Astronomy: Mildura
Public Outreach Astronomy: Mildura
Experience the wonders of heavens above with our mobile astronomical observatory at SRS Benetook Farm, Mildura. Southern Cross Outreach Observatory Project (SCOOP) is a mobile astronomical observatory equipped with computerised telescopes for daytime solar and night time stellar and planetary viewing. SCOOP is travelling to regional Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia for National…
Girls in Physics Breakfast
Girls in Physics Breakfast
At the breakfast students from Years 10 to 12 will share a table with two or three young women who are either in the early stages of a career in physics or engineering, or are at university as an undergraduate or a postgraduate. The students have a chance to ask questions about their careers and…
Knowing what the weather’s going to do
Knowing what the weather’s going to do
Join Dr Robert Dahni, a retired meteorologist, and improve your weather awareness through a better understanding of weather forecast information. Knowing what the weather’s going to do will help you to make better decisions in your weather-impacted activities. Improve your weather awareness and make better decisions in your weather-impacted activities. Knowing what the weather’s going…
Edison Robot Code Club: 4 week class
Edison Robot Code Club: 4 week class
Learn to control an Edison robot using EdWare coding Langugage: Use the EdWare graphical programming language to make Edison drive and turn, detect obstacles and sounds, sense and track and respond to lights. If you have used Scratch at school, EdWare will look familiar. EdWare is a hybrid graphical robot programming language for the Edison…
Science Extravaganza
Science Extravaganza
The Science Extravaganza showcases the different areas of science and engages primary and secondary aged children as well as parents in sciences related phenomena and events through displays, demonstrations and activities. The Horsham College Science Team present the annual community Science Extravaganza. The event showcases the different areas of science and engages primary and secondary…
Yaapeet’s Native Plants – Changes Over 30 Years
Yaapeet’s Native Plants – Changes Over 30 Years
How well do you know the native plants in your local Nature Reserve? Get to know Yaapeet’s native plants – on the Nature Reserve on the east of the town/school boundary from an historic collection (made in 1988) and a walk/survey to be made today. For National Science Week, Yaapeet PS is bringing back Rod…
Space for Girl Guides and Scouts
Space for Girl Guides and Scouts
The evening aims to build awareness of the Australian night sky and help troops of Girl Guides and Scouts of any age in the journey towards their Outer Space/Astronomy badge/achievement award. If you belong to an adventurous troop of Girl Guides or Scouts of any age who are seeking to navigate their way amongst the…