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National Indigenous Science Education Program

Indigenous Science Experience at Redfern

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Saturday 17 August from 10am to 3pm

What can Aboriginal astronomy tell us about the night sky? How are our native flora and seaweeds used as foods and in healthcare? What can we learn about sustainable living from 60 000+ years of Indigenous culture? Find out the answers to these questions and more at the Indigenous Science Experience Community Day.

Come along to this free, community open event and get hands-on with a diverse range of interactive science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities accessible to all ages. Activities will include yarning with Elders on bush foods and medicines, learning about customarily used seaweeds for environmental sustainability and healthcare, Aboriginal astronomy, cultural performances connecting to the natural world, movement science, Aboriginal archaeology, Torres Strait Islander virtual reality, exploring the microbial world and insects, physics, chemistry, mathematics and engineering activities, and much more. You will also meet school student leaders from the National Indigenous Science Education Program (NISEP) who will be assisting in demonstrating the activities.

The event will begin with a traditional smoking ceremony and official welcome (10 am).

Presenters include: Birdlife Southern NSW, Bush to Bowl, cultural astronomer Robert Fuller, dancer and cultural performer Rayma Johnson, Fizzics Education, Indigibee, Microscopy Australia, National Indigenous Science Education Program, Questacon, South Coast Seaweed, Torres Strait Islander virtual reality technologist Rhett Loban; staff and students of Macquarie University’s Indigenous Bioresources Research Group, Walanga Muru, Numeracy Centre, Engineering and Chiropractic Sciences, and wiradyuri woman and cultural STEM educator Renee Cawthorne; the wonderful Yaegl Elders, and more!

Register now. Bookings are encouraged.

This event is part of National Science Week. It is organised by the National Indigenous Science Education Program, Macquarie University, and hosted by Redfern Community Centre. It is made possible through the support of Inspiring Australia and grant funding from the Australian Government.

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