by Mary | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
International Day of Women and Girls in Science More men named John, William and George have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics than women. In 117 years, with 209 recipients, just three women have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Senator Deborah...
by Mary | Mar 14, 2018 | Portfolio, Uncategorized
Isaac Asimov: The Father of Robotics! Isaac Asimov was an American author and biochemist best known for his science fiction books. At 11 Isaac began to write his own stories and by the age of 19 he was a paid contributor to science fiction magazines. He wrote and...
by Mary | Feb 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Marie Curie was a Polish-born physicist and chemist and one of the most famous scientists of her time. Together with her husband Pierre, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903, and she went on to win another in 1911. Marie Sklodowska was born in Warsaw on 7 November...
by Mary | Feb 14, 2018 | Portfolio, Uncategorized
Rosalind Franklin - the woman who photographed DNA! Throughout the 20th century, many scientists have tried to study deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). In the early 1950s two scientists, Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins, studied DNA using x-rays. Franklin produced an...
by Mary | Feb 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
2018 will be a BLAST Thanks to everyone who attended our AWESOME school holiday workshops over the Dec-Feb break, and a big THANK YOU for letting your kids spend time with us! We had a great time and are planning even more fantastic workshops for the Term 1 holidays....
