Celebrating 10 years of science in action
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The 成人大片 is a major sponsor of , which is now celebrating 10 years of raising awareness about science in the general community. National Science Week will be held in South Australia from 15-26 August, and a number of events are based at or involve the 成人大片. With such a strong focus on science education and research, the 成人大片 is always promoting science to the wider community. In the lead-up to National Science Week, the University is playing a major role in Science Alive! - a free, fun expo of science that feature more than 40 displays of entertaining science, education activities, and study and careers and information. Science Alive! will be held at Stirling Angus Hall, Adelaide Showgrounds, Wayville over the weekend of 11-12 August from 10.00am to 4.00pm each day. Key 成人大片 events during Science Week include:
Event: Dr Jack Bacon - the new Carl Sagan Visiting international scientist and author Dr Jack Bacon, one of America's most requested speakers, explores the scientific world with his presentation "The Parallel Bang". Cost: free
Date: Tuesday 21 August
Time: 7.00pm
Venue: Room G04, Napier Building, North Terrace Campus, 成人大片
Contact: rona.sakko@csiro.au or phone (08) 8463 5937
Event: Sciences @ Adelaide: Activities & Display Part of the 成人大片's Open Day for 2007, you can follow the Science Trail, experience the South Australian Virtual Reality Centre and discover the origin of mass in our universe, learn
how to make biodiesel, or witness smoke, sparks and noise with a chemistry demonstration! Cost: free
Date: Sunday 26 August
Time: various, from 10.00am to 4.00pm
Venue: start at the Sciences Hub, Sciences Marquee, North Terrace Campus, 成人大片
Contact: melanie.bagg@adelaide.edu.au or phone (08) 8303 5673
Event: Science, Fun and the Future - with Deane Hutton Part of the 成人大片's Open Day for 2007, this show includes fantastic science demonstrations by one of Australia's best science communicators. Cost: free
Date: Sunday 26 August
Time: sessions at 10.00am, 12.30pm and 2.00pm
Venue: Room G04, Napier Building, North Terrace Campus, 成人大片
Contact: donna.fiegert@adelaide.edu.au or phone (08) 8303 5741 Other events include a Discovery Tour of Civil Engineering at the University, the AIP Super Science Quiz, and The Great Debate hosted by the 成人大片 Science Club For more information about these and more National Science Week events, visit the website:
To find out more about Science at the 成人大片, visit Open Day on Sunday 26 August.
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