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Da Vinci Machines Exhibition

North West

8 February 2014 - 6 April 2014

Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) was not only a great painter, most famous for his work the Mona Lisa, but also a great inventor and investigator of physics. The exhibition demonstrates Leonardo’s studies in nature,…

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How warm is the water? or How much warm water?

South

4 February 2014

A special lecture by Dr Jan Zika from the University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre, UK Abstract What physical mechanisms set the deep ocean circulation? How will it respond if the atmosphere becomes warmer and windier?…

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World Wetlands Day 2014

North

2 February 2014

Join us at Tamar Island Wetlands Centre and Reserve.  Fun free activities for the whole family to join – artist-in-residence, raptor and reptile displays, walks and talks, and more! For more information please see the…

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Double Helix Holiday Program

South

14 January 2014 - 30 January 2014

CSIRO Education is offering a fun filled program of entertaining and educational science activities for children. There will be some awesome activities on offer- including Chemistry Chaos, Marine Madness and Deconstruction Day. Check out the…

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Pop Up Pod: science and art at the Taste of Tasmania Festival

South

3 January 2014

A cardboard geodesic dome structure incorporating a number of fun science activities for children and families to participate in, including paper folding, mask making, an interactive display of insects, information on local moth species and research…

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Parks & Wildlife Summer Discovery Ranger Program

Statewide

1 January 2014 - 10 February 2014

Play, learn, discover, experience, enjoy! A Discovery Ranger will be available and will offer free fun and educational activities at the following locations: Arthur-Pieman Mt William/ North East reserves Bay of Fires/St Helens Cradle Mountain…

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LEGO Exhibition

North

19 December 2013 - 20 December 2013

Come along, bring your kids, and see over 50 LEGO sets including: tractors trucks frontend loaders racing cars a dump truck tilt tray and fully operational electric cranes Engineering at it’s best!!! Books and merchandise also…

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The Diamond Bionic Eye

South

19 December 2013

A lecture by Professor Steven Prawer, Director of the Melbourne Materials Institute, University of Melbourne. The diseases of age related macular degeneration and retinitis pigemntosa are one of the main causes of blindness and cause untold suffering…

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EXPLORING AUSTRALIA'S EUCALYPTS: adventures in eucalypt taxonomy

South

13 December 2013

A lecture by Dean Nicolle, from the Currency Creek Arboretum in South Australia. Dean has written a number of eucalypt field guides as well as papers on eucalypt taxonomy, and has been a collaborator of UTAS for…

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The Call of Aurora

South

12 December 2013 - 20 December 2013

The Call of Aurora is a chamber opera by Tasmanian composer & librettist, JOE BUGDEN. The opera is based on Douglas Mawson’s 1911-1914 expedition to Antarctica, and the crux of the story took place 100…

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Teachers to the Node: Rethinking Science Education in the Digital Era

Statewide

10 December 2013

This is an online live-streamed event. This panel discussion, moderated by freelance science journalist Rod Taylor, will be an opportunity for students, educators, lecturers and distance learners to hear about the opportunities and challenges of Massive…

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Assisted migration to address climate change in forestry: a Canadian perspective

South

6 December 2013

A lecture by Assoc. Professor Andreas Hamann from the Uiversity of Alberta, Canada   Abstract: Human-aided movement of species in large scale reforestation programs could be a powerful and cost effective climate change adaptation strategy.…

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