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TMAG School Holiday Program

South

26 April 2022 - 29 April 2022

Come along and join in the fun at TMAG these holidays! To celebrate mapiya lumi | around here’s first birthday, there are a variety of workshops as well as the toolkits and discovery backpacks available…

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Build your own Arduino-based Snake Game

South

23 April 2022 - 30 April 2022

Have a blast from the past! Build your own Arduino-based version of the classic phone game Snake & then play! This 1.5 hour, hands-on workshop is for everyone, beginners and enthusiasts of any age, and…

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Discover Nature’s Recyclers

South

22 April 2022 - 12 July 2022

Meet the world of decomposers and how the Resource Tip Shop helps reduce waste that nature’s recyclers cannot. This event is for 5 yrs +. By the end of this activity children will use reclaimed materials…

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Robotics Beginners Workshop: Wall Dodging Robot Copy

South

20 April 2022 - 27 April 2022

Join for a hands-on introduction into the world of Arduino for absolute beginners. This is step-by-step workshop to build your wall dodge robot. You’ll learn about all the parts and their functions. All materials are…

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Waterbug Wonderland

South

20 April 2022

What’s that moving in the water? Was that a platypus hunting, a frog calling or a mayfly hatching?  Come and take a look into the sparkling water of Sandy Bay Rivulet, Waterworks Reserve, and see…

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AIP Public Lecture: It’s About Time

South

11 April 2022

Hear Professor Michael Tobar discuss his cutting-edge research on measuring time and new physics. Professor Tobar knows the importance of time. His cutting-edge research involves measuring time to improve international clock technology and precision measurements, as…

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Bush Adventures at Wellesley Park

South

9 April 2022

Get connected with Nature in Hobart’s beautiful Bushland Reserves. Discover amazing plants, fantastic fungi, and find creatures big and small! Meet at the kunanyi Mountain Run hub and explore the bushland of Wellesley Park. This…

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Bats of lutruwita/Tasmania

South

9 April 2022

Join local ecologist, chiropterologist, and educator, Dr Lisa Cawthen, for an after-dark exploration of Tasmania’s flying micro-mammals, their unique adaptations, and the habitats they call home. Wander amongst the giant trees of one of Hobart’s…

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SciPub Citizen Science

South

7 April 2022

Citizen science: how fun + science = real impacts. Come hear Ben Mastermind (Wellington Park Management Trust), Hanne Neilson (IMAS, UTAS), and Rebecca Banham (Sociology, UTAS) talk about what citizen science is achieving. This is a free…

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Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean

South

3 April 2022

Our oceans are becoming increasingly inhospitable to life—growing toxicity and rising temperatures coupled with overfishing have led many marine species to the brink of collapse. And yet there is one creature that is thriving in…

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Poo, Spew and Other Gross Things Animals Do!

South

1 April 2022

Poo, Spew and Other Gross Things Animals Do! will show you how being gross isn’t just hilarious – it can be an important survival strategy for animals all over the world. Take a deep breath…

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Ignoring natural history could damn aquatic species

South

31 March 2022

We hear a lot about the climate pressures on ocean life, but freshwater ecosystems are actually disproportionally threatened: there’s not much liquid freshwater in the first place, and society is eyeing off what’s left as…

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