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What sparked your imagination
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/what-sparks-your-imagination/

The Australian Museum science festival has started with a Big Bang this week.

Wave Energy Technology: Greek sea goddess CETO to the rescue
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/wave-energy-technology-greek-sea-goddess-ceto-to-the-rescue/

Named after a Greek sea goddess, CETO is a wave energy technology that converts ocean swells into zero-emission electricity and zero-emission desalinated freshwater.

Toad Busting: The battle against cane toad invasion
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/toad-busting-the-battle-against-cane-toad-invasion/

The battle continues with the cane toads that will soon be reaching the Bungle Bungle range in the World Heritage Listed Purnululu National Park in Western Australia.

Mining in the backyard
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/mining-in-the-backyard/

Privately owned land can be mined, and there is not much farmers can do or say about it. Should farmers have more rights to what happens on their own turf?

Professor Stephen Heppell: Learning and technology Part 2
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/professor-stephen-heppell-learning-and-technology-part-2/

My second lot of quick notes from Stephen's parallel session at the Museums Australia 2010 conference. Note these have been cut and pasted from Twitter so are very brief.

Professor Stephen Heppell: Learning and technology
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/professor-stephen-heppell-learning-and-technology/

My quick notes from Stephen talk at the Museums Australia 2010 conference

Pea flowers at the Field of Mars
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/pea-flowers-at-the-field-of-mars/

A walk around the Field of Mars Environment Education Centre with Steve Papp and Pat Spiers last week revealed a plethora of native flowers of many colours and shapes, including pea flowers - all perfect for a field study of pollinators.

Eureka! Triumph for Carbon Neutral Events
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/eureka-triumph-for-carbon-neutral-events/

Events, whether large or small, impact the environment; they consume a lot of resources and produce excessive waste. You can make any event carbon neutral by measuring its footprint and offsetting the impact of this through the purchase of carbon offsets.

Science in the City Feedback
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/science-in-the-city-feedback/

The Audience Research Unit has been evaluating the Museum's Science in the City program since 2001. Feedback is always good and here's an example of a satisfied customer from 2009:

Streamwatch campaign for community awareness
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/streamwatch-campaign-for-community-awareness/

Greystanes High School attended the Youth Eco Summit to promote awareness of water quality in local creeks.