ABC set to look skyward during National Science Week – The ABC is thrilled to partner with National Science Week for Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology.
From August 10 – 18, the ABC is exploring the dark night sky and the impact of light pollution on science, creatures and culture.
Throughout the week and beyond, the ABC is set to feature a variety of science content across ABC iview and ABC TV, ABC Family and ABC Entertains, ABC listen, RN, ABC digital and social.
National Science Week highlights include:
Secret Lives of Our Urban Birds: Perth
Premieres Tuesday 13 August at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
Dr. Ann Jones is on her latest birding adventure, this time across Perth. Uncovering the secrets of majestic wedge-tailed eagles to splendid fairy wrens, she learns why people are passionate about their charismatic birds.
Play School: Science Time
Premieres Monday 12 August at 8.55am on ABC Kids and ABC iview.
Dust off your lab coat, Play School’s Science Time is back for even more awesome experiments! Join Matt and Miah to learn about snot, stars, spaceships, and everything in between! And with the help of some excellent experts, Matt and Miah create spectacular science experiments that children can try out themselves with items they can find at home.
WOW That’s Amazing
Premieres Monday 12 August at 9.25am on ABC Entertains and ABC iview.
Incredible experiments and mind-bending puzzles to impress your friends! Owain and Tilly have epic science tricks to try at home and technology innovations from around the world.
Expedition with Steve Backshall Season 2
Premieres Tuesday 13 August at 9pm on ABC Family and ABC iview.
Explorer and naturalist Steve Backshall explores some of the most remote locations on earth, venturing into the unknown, to discover fresh insights that could help to secure a future for the world’s wildlife.
BTN Classroom Science Week Special
Premieres Tuesday 13 August at 10am on ABC Entertains.
Exploring the theme “Species Survival”, BTN will feature stories about the diversity of life on Earth and how that diversity came to be, as well as threats facing plants and animals and how people are working to save them. It will also feature biographies of famous naturalists, read by BTN’s Rookie Reporters.
Astronomy of Australia’s First Nations People
Premieres Tuesday 13 August at 10.55am on ABC Entertains and ABC iview.
Tens of thousands of years ago, First Nations Australians looked up at pristine dark skies and formed a complex understanding of what the stars could tell humans about the land. This program explores the astronomical traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, whose observations may be the first forms of astronomy conducted worldwide.
ABC RN: Night Sky Live
Thursday 15 August at 8pm on RN around the country.
Big Ideas presenter Natasha Mitchell will host a live event to share the night sky with listening astronomy lovers and expert guests from around Australia.
ABC Kids Listen
Discover the big news stories for little people from across the science world with the News Time podcast, Science Week edition, premiering Friday 16 August.
Imagine This celebrates Science Week with five new episodes. Join Dr Nij and discover how chickens make eggs, why we get older, why the sea is salty, what rocks are made of and the age-old what is phone reception and why do my parents lose it?
ABC Science iview Collections
Still can’t get enough of the wonderful world of science? ABC iview has everything at your fingertips including It’s MEGA-Science!, STEM-tastic!, Science Week, Body Systems and Full Steam Ahead.
Digital
Calling all astronomy buffs! #ABCmyphoto is encouraging us all to look up, snap a pic and tag it with #ABCmyphoto, sharing far and wide pictures of the night sky from all around Australia.
During National Science Week and beyond, the ABC is your home to the best science news, stories and features from across Australia.
We’re teaming up with the Australian National University on their survey about the quality of the night sky where you live, and we’ll tally votes about what’s filled your sky with awe and wonder to uncover Australia’s most beloved night sky experience.
Simply head to abc.net.au/news/science to get involved.
Social ABC accounts on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube will showcase The Secret Lives of Our Urban Birds and some of Australia’s other special animals, to help you spot the weird and the wonderful while out and about.
Media Release – ABC
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ABC set to look skyward during National Science Week
