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Bookend Trust: 10 Year Anniversary Presentation

South

10 December 2018

Please join us to mark a decade of science and environmental outreach using the most outrageous projects imaginable. We’ll hear from past teachers and students as we take a moment to pause and reflect. Then…

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Discover Dinosaurs

South

9 December 2018

Discover Dinosaurs is our final Discovery Day for 2018 so don’t miss this chance to celebrate the secrets of the Dinosaurs! Discovery Days at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) provide an opportunity for…

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Dinosaur rEvolution: Secrets of Survival

South

7 December 2018 - 5 May 2019

Horns, spikes, quills and feathers. The secret is in the skin! Journey back 100 million years to a time when fearsome beasts stalked the earth! This summer, TMAG’s galleries will be transformed into an amazing exhibition…

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Science in the Pub: Conservation

South

6 December 2018

The nature of conservation and the conservation of nature: a philisophical, legal and scientific discussion #SciPubConservation Panellists Aidan Davison, Assoc. Prof, Human geography and Environmental Studies, UTas Phillipa McCormack, Lecturer, School of Law, UTas Andrew…

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Science Experience 2018 (year 9-10) LAUNCESTON

North

4 December 2018 - 6 December 2018

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

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NASA Talk “Mission Control, We have a problem” (LATROBE)

North West

28 November 2018

Many people remember the tragic losses of the shuttles Columbia and Challenger, older members of the community may remember the tragic loss of the three astronauts of Apollo 1. While these flights rightly deserve our…

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NASA Deep Sea Recovery of the Liberty Bell 7 Talk

North West

27 November 2018

“Lost and Found: the odyssey of Liberty Bell 7” July 21 1961, America’s second man in space, Gus Grissom splashes down in the Atlantic after a 15 minute flight into space. The mission over, he…

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Tasmania’s Forgotten Emus

North

25 November 2018

Tasmania’s extinct emu is less well known than the iconic thylacine, yet just as deserving of recognition. Recent research has aged skeletal material, and DNA work has shed light on the relationships between populations. There…

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Special NASA guest, Talk and Telescope Night – ULVERSTONE

North West

24 November 2018

Join Space Flight Historian and NASA Flight Commentator, Scott F. Pooke and the Northern Valley’s Astronomy Group as we take you through history, lunar surface features and setting up your own telescope. December marks the…

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“Functional” Mathematics in an Electronic Age: What should we teach?

North

20 November 2018

Math numeracy in the digital age is complicated. You think that you can just Google how to pay the bills, balance the books, and invest properly. But can you? This presentation considers the nature of…

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Flora the Explorer Busy Bees

South

16 November 2018

Take a stroll along the tracks and trails of Waterworks Reserve. Follow your nose, look out for tracks and scats, feel the rough bark of eucalypt trees and taste the crisp cool winter air as…

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Stuck on a Rock Film Premiere

South

16 November 2018

Coming to CSIRO Hobart is the Tasmanian premiere of ‘Stuck on a Rock’, a new short documentary (32mins) by Melbourne filmmaker Asher Flatt about adventuring into the unknown, extinction, conservation and our fragile connections with…

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