The Avalon International Airshow is being held from Friday, 27 February to Sunday, 1 March 2015. If you are interested in learning more about careers in science, technology, engineering and maths, you should think about making the trip to Geelong and check out the Lockheed Martin Tech Zone activities: Demonstrations by the Victorian Space Science… Read more
Primary Connections and the Australian Academy of Science are pleased to announce the publication of three new units. As part of the development of these units, each unit was sent to over 20 schools for extensive trialling, and the feedback from teachers was taken into account in finalising the units. Teachers have been asking for… Read more
Are you teaching a unit on river health this year? The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has a free interactive program – Basin Champions 2015 – designed for students from years 3 through to year 10. The goal of the program is for students to learn about The rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin Human impacts on the… Read more
Students at NYSF 2015 had the opportunity to hear from Emma Colenbrander from Pollinate Energy, a non-profit organisation that provides people with access to affordable solar products, including battery torches, desk lamps, room lights and hanging lights. Their main area of operation at the moment is in India where people live in tent cities without electricity…. Read more
Curious Science is a website designed and run by alumni of the National Youth Science Forum. It began in 2014 as a cooperative effort to share their passion for science. In the 2015, Curious Science looks forward to welcoming new readers and contributors, especially 2015 alumni. Curious Science is a space where young people with… Read more
Science on the Loose Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter for teachers to stay up-to-date with science events, competitions, news and opportunities. Subscribe at science.uq.edu.au/newsletter-subscribe Experience Science Discover what it’s like to study science at UQ through hands-on workshops facilitated by experts from UQ and industry. This is a free event for students in Years 10-12…. Read more
The University of New South Wales offers a wide range of information and activities for teachers and students of science and maths. The best way to engage with these is through their online newsletter, The Beacon. Read more here
The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) has just launched our new campaign: Innovation Nation – 1000 Ideas for a Better Australia. This is a national campaign, working to galvanise thousands of young people and collect 1000+ of the country’s boldest, most innovative ideas for a better Australia. The campaign will run between January and March… Read more
The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) held a launch event today at Parliament House officially announcing Lockheed Martin Australia as their major sponsor for the next three years. “This investment by Lockheed Martin is significant and reflects an understanding of the important role of outreach and extension programs in encouraging young Australians to continue their… Read more
Thursday morning of Week 2 for Session A saw the day kick off with a three speaker multi-disciplinary panel, designed to again explore the career and study possibilities available to students who pursue science study and careers, and the different ways they can apply their learnings. . Ben Sanders from Wildlife Victoria talked about his… Read more