Queensland
Welcome to the Queensland page for National Science Week!
In 2010, the 9-day festival calendar (and 10-day ScienceWeek Pavilion at the Ekka in the week prior) attracted participation from over 250 000 people across more than 100 events.
These events were spread throughout the State and this year we aim to encourage many more of our scientific, biotech, information technology and engineering communities to open their doors and "ignite the imagination" of the public by demonstrating their science, engineering and technology achievements.
Here is a taste of some of the exciting events happening in Queensland in 2011!
Big Science Now Video Blog competition
Queensland's new National Science Week video blog www.Bigsciencenow.com held a competition to design a new avatar.
Whitsunday Anglican School’s Year 12 student Rachelle Patman, 17, used a gene spiral, a cog and the sub-atomic orbits of a molecule to create this avatar for National Science Week Queensland.
Rachelle’s design was voted the best entry on Facebook and she will receive an iPad 2 from Mac1 at a presentation during National Science Week, August 13-21.
And runner-up, All Hallows’ Year 12 student, Jourdin Rouaen will receive a Flip Video camera from Video Pro.
Thank you for all your entries - we hope you had a great time creating! Thanks also to our competition sponsors Mac1 & VideoPro.
EKKA Pavillion
Visit the National Science Week Ekka Pavilion where you can play with science. QUT will have a multi-player video game called Skampa. You and your friends will be able to play soccer or have a steeple race in your socks on a specially designed game mat. Sensors in the mat react to your movement.
Robots come to visit!
World robotics expert Dr David Hanson will be at the Ekka pavilion on Saturday, August 20, with his robot Zeno. Dr Hanson, a former Disney imagineer and multi-award-winning Artificial Intelligence researcher, and his team will give a free public lecture at the State Library of Queensland on August 19, 6pm.
First in, first served. RSVP : nationalscienceweek@iamevents.com.au
But if you miss out then keep an eye out for the video of his talk on our Big Science Now video blog.
Gold Coast Science Fair
The Gold Coast Science Fair bursts into life at Varsity College on the Gold Coast on the last weekend of National Science Week. With over 70 fun interactive experiences to take part in, up to 15,000 visitors will enjoy science in its broadest form at the fair. From health and fitness, to the evolution of gaming, to chemistry experiments and aviation; there is something for everyone. Entry to the fair is free with competitions to enter and prizes to win. Bring the whole family, young and old, and join us for some spectacular science fun on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 August and see where science can take you.
SCINEMA Science Film Awards
SCINEMA celebrates the International Year of Chemistry with "React To Chemistry". See the short films in the running for the SCINEMA Science Film Awards during National Science Week.
Take a BrainBreak!
Test your teachers, students and parents with a BrainBreak! quiz. Request a BrainBreak! pack for your morning or afternoon tea.
The Queensland chapter of Young Scientists' Association has speakers to help you run your quiz.
Request a BrainBreak! Pack: nationalscienceweekmarketing@gmail.com
Then register your BrainBreak! support for National Science Week by >registering your event.
Science musicals in schools
Perform! Educational Musicals are touring two educational in-school musicals:
Rain Reaction– A fun, fast-paced musical about chemistry and sustainability!
Celebrating the International Year of Chemistry. Nothing wrong with Wazza! As long as he has his plasma TV and a full fridge he is happy to follow his dream – to appear on MASTERCHEF! See how Wazza learns about solutions to sustainable living, clean water and climate change.
An initiative supported by the Australian Government as part of National Science Week.
or
Rock Me Galileo – Take a wild ride through the discoveries of Galileo – the father of modern science!
Discover the breakthroughs and theories of Galileo, a man whose view of the world – that it revolved around the Sun – made him a revolutionary of his day and shaped the future to come. An exciting, interactive musical journey.
CURRICULUM COVERAGE: Science, SOSE/HSIE, Economics, The Arts
DATES: Monday 8th August – Friday 26th August 2011
SUITABILITY: School years 5-9
PRICE: $5.00(+GST) per student - if less than 140 students per performance a flat fee of $700 (+GST) applies
BOOKINGS:
P: 1300 652 470
F: (03) 9576 5658
E: book@performmusicals.com
W: www.performmusicals.com
Science Week in Queensland keeps on giving!
National Science Week continues at the Queensland Museum on the weekend of 27/28 August with talks and many other activities such as the Live Science Theatre Show by the Young Scientists of Australia.
All of you smart phone folks will be able to photograph a dinosaur in Brisbane’s Botanical Gardens – and maybe other places in the vicinity during Jurassic Science Week. When you see a dinosaur print – it’s a special sticker – on the ground, just point your smart phone at it. The sticker will download a program that will bring the augmented reality dinosaur to life before your very eyes.
University of Queensland communications students will be blogging on Big Science Now and updating our Facebook page on all the National Science Week activities and all things scientrific throughout August so join us online.
Keep in touch!
Drop us a line on bigsciencenow.com or Facebook or Twitter and let us know how your science activities are shaping up.
On Big Science Now you will find useful links to resources and fun stuff throughout the year, including interviews from national and international scientists on the National Tour program. Share your news, photos, drawings, diagrams, worksheets, investigations and insights about all things scientific.
We would love you to share your National Science Week celebrations with us so post us a photo and drop us a line. You might inspire others into participating in National Science Week!
QLD Committee Contacts
If you are looking for a way to promote cultural change in Australia to value science, technology, engineering, maths and design then join the Queensland Coordinating Committee!
Contact: Chair Susan Burchill
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