{"id":15558,"date":"2024-07-25T12:25:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T01:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&p=15558"},"modified":"2024-07-25T12:25:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T01:25:14","slug":"science-news-38","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/science-news-38\/","title":{"rendered":"Science News"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Science Week is coming up soon from Saturday 10 August to Sunday 18 August!<\/p>\n

The Science Leaders have been working hard to organise a number of fun activities for students during school hours. In addition to these, there are some amazing opportunities that families may want to take advantage of. Most events are free, but many events have limited places, so register soon!<\/p>\n

Here are a few of them:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Event<\/strong><\/td>\nFor<\/strong><\/td>\nWhen and Where<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Science in the Swamp <\/strong><\/em><\/a>
\n(Centennial Parklands)\/Science in the Scrub (Western Sydney Parklands)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Family event with hands-on activities<\/td>\nCentennial Parklands or Western Sydney Parklands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indigenous Science Experience at Redfern<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nFamily event with hands-on activities<\/td>\nRedfern Community Centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sydney Science Festival \u2013 Family Day<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nFamily event with hands-on activities<\/td>\n\n

Saturday 17 August,
\nParramatta Square<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

National Quantum and Dark Matter Road Trip<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/td>\nJunior-high school level activities and presentations<\/td>\nOnline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SciFest 2024<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nFamily event with hands-on activities<\/td>\nUNSW Sydney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rhodes Science Fair<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/td>\nFamily event with hands-on activities<\/td>\nThe Event Space @ The Connection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wild About Food<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nFamily event with hands-on activities<\/td>\nSydney City Farm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Experience Outer Space with Virtual Reality<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nAges 8 and up<\/td>\nWest Ryde Library<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brain Camp \u2013 How to keep your brain healthy and happy<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nAges 9-12 years STEM activities<\/td>\nCity of Ryde Library<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Library After Dark \u2013 Skyworks Planetarium<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\n\n

Planetarium
\nSession for ages 6-8 and Session for ages 8-15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Ryde Library<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Science, Visual & Performing Arts – A Multilingual Confluence 2024<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nFamily event with hands on activities<\/td>\nGranville Town Hall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Celestial Emu<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nMiddle-high school and adults<\/td>\nSydney Observatory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Nations Astronomy and Stargazing with Dr. Kirsten Banks<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nMiddle-high school and adults<\/td>\nRyde Library<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Integrating Traditional Knowledge and Marine Science<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nUpper-high school and adults<\/td>\nQ Station<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Knitting With Neuroscience \u2013 Meet the Researchers<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\n\n

Upper-high school and adults
\n(BYO knitting needles, no experience required)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Darling Square Library<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biodiversity, Bilbies and Battling Extinction<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nUpper-high school and adults<\/td>\nParliament of New South Wales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sea Country Stories \u2013 Yuin Gadu<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nUpper-high school and adults<\/td>\nAustralian National Maritime Museum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sydney Opera House | Your Brain on AI<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nUpper-high school and adults<\/td>\nSydney Opera House<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Space For Earth \u2013 Susmita Mohanty<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nUpper-high school and adults<\/td>\nUTS Chau Chak Wing Auditorium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bodies in Space \u2013 Katherine Bennell-Pegg and Xin Liu<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nUpper-high school and adults<\/td>\nUTS Great Hall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Future Science Talks \u2013 Comedy Edition<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\nUpper-high school and adults<\/td>\nAshfield Library<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Listed above are some of the most popular events, however, there are many more not listed here.
\nClick here<\/a> for more events.<\/p>\n

Looking forward to seeing you at some of the above events! Happy Science-ing!<\/p>\n

Science Department<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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