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Where Science Meets Art: the Botanical illustrations of Rod Seppelt

South

22 January 2016 - 1 May 2016

Botanical illustration has been used to identify plants since the times of the ancient herbals. To this day, botanical illustrations accompany and enhance written descriptions and help us to recognise plants and communicate effectively about…

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Arthropod Detectives

South

20 January 2016 - 29 January 2016

Who am I? I wear my skeleton on the outside and can have as many legs as your entire family! I spread disease to millions of people each year, yet no one on Earth could survive without me. Some people…

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Junee Florentine Karst Talk

South

19 January 2016

Seeking the Master Cave – Tasmania’s Junee-Florentine Karst System Alan Jackson will deliver a talk on the Junee Florentine karst area to be followed by an excursion on the 23rd January. Tasmania’s Junee-Florentine karst system at…

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The Science Experience: Hobart

South

19 January 2016 - 21 January 2016

The Science Experience is a three-day program of science activities held during the summer holidays for Year 9 and 10 students. Students participate in a range of hands-on science and engineering activities held on campus…

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CSI: Nutgrove Beach

South

19 January 2016 - 21 January 2016

What crime has occurred at the beach and who committed it? Come along to test your detective skills, record suspect tracks in plaster casts that you can take home and try to solve the mystery.…

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Whale of a Time

South

19 January 2016

Which whales visit the Derwent Estuary? Would they eat me? What should I do if I find a beached whale? We will have a whale of a time playing games and then finish off by…

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QVMAG School Holiday Program

North

18 January 2016 - 22 January 2016

The QVMAG School Holiday Program for 5 to 12 year olds offers some great science themed activities to keep your kids active and inspired over the school holidays. Bookings are essential. All the details can…

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ROBO CAMPS (ROBOTIC WORKSHOPS)

North

16 January 2016 - 30 January 2016

Australian Maritime College and Metal Minds Robotics Team are bringing  Robotics Workshops to Tasmania in 2016. RoboCamps are a unique and innovative way to engage young people in STEM. RoboCamps are run by FIRST Australia,…

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Flora the Explorer’s Bay Adventure

South

15 January 2016 - 16 January 2016

Get ready for a big expedition designed for little legs! We will follow Flora’s map to discover who lives at Cornelian Bay and in the water nearby, then finish off by making explorer artwork to…

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Things with Wings

South

15 January 2016

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to fly! Birds are masters of the skies and we have long tried to imitate their structural adaptations for flight in our aeroplanes.…

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Survival of the Fittest

South

14 January 2016 - 16 January 2016

The Tassie bush can be an unforgiving place. It is recognised as one of the harshest environments on the planet. How would you fare if it was just you, your backpack and the bush? How…

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Where Our Wild Things Are: Waterworks

South

14 January 2016

At night a whole other world of creatures come out to play in our bushland! We will go for a night walk to see where our wild things are and you will get some handy…

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