National Science Week 2024
Welcome to National Science Week 2024!
Please find below links to our online series of talks with WAM Collections and research staff and associates. Each link has a video recorded with our Collections and Research staff, as well as some ideas for follow up activities to do at school. You can watch one or all across national Science Week, they will be available for the duration.
Underneath each video we have a link to our Endangered WA Wild Babies learning resource with ideas on how to support learning with your students and suggested activities. These activities are designed to be adapted for different age group and year levels and fit this year’s theme of Species Survival – More than just sustainability.
The De Boulay Creek Diprotodon Story with Dr Kenny Travouillon and Helen Ryan
There are some giant fossil skeletons being uncovered in the Pilbara!
Dr Kenny Travouillon, Curator of Mammalogy at WA Museum, shares the story of the Diprotodon fossils they have been uncovering at the De Boulay Creek site in northern WA.
Helen Ryan, Technical Officer of Palaeontology at WA Museum, will take you through the process of excavating these precious fossils through to preparing and piecing together the giant jigsaw of a skeleton.
Science topics and concepts: Earth and Space Science, Palaeontology, Science as a Human Endeavour.
Northern Quolls: Genetics to the Rescue with Dr Brenton von Takach
How can DNA samples from feisty little marsupials help save their species?
Dr Brenton von Takach from Curtin University is working with WA Museum scientists to help save the Northern Quoll through studying their genetic diversity. Hear about the importance of this conservation approach and how exactly you collect DNA from a quoll that doesn't sit still for long!
Science topics and concepts: Biological Science, Conservation, Population Genetics, Endangered Species, Science as a Human Endeavour
