[Catalist] WA Museum's Virtual Lab: National Science Week

[Emmaline Yearsley]

Good morning everyone,


Announcing our next Virtual Lab for the WA Museum:


Virtual Lab August: National Science Week
Exploring the Deep Blue with Dr. Lisa Kirkendale and Dr. Nerida Wilson


Date: Friday 21 August 2020
Time: 12.30pm
Duration: 30 minutes


In this special National Science Week Lab, we’re diving into the unknown! Learn how scientists use technology to record unknown species from the deep ocean. Dr. Lisa Kirkendale and Dr. Nerida Wilson are marine biologists at the WA Museum. Together they will talk about their field work exploring the Ningaloo Canyons on the Falkor deep sea expedition. Lisa is the Museum’s Head of Aquatic Zoology and specialises in molluscs. Her work includes researching the largest giant clams to the smallest omalogyrid. Nerida manages the Museum’s Molecular Systematics Unit and is a senior research scientist. Her interests focus on understanding and describing the extent of biological diversity present on earth.


Submit a question to Lisa and Nerida by emailing education at museum.wa.gov.au<mailto:education at museum.wa.gov.au> by 5pm Wednesday 19 August.



Skills development

This Virtual Lab links to the following strands of the Western Australian Curriculum:

Year 7

  *   People use science understanding and skills in their occupations, and these have influenced the development of practices in areas of human activity (ACSHE121)

  *   Classification helps organise the diverse group of organisms (ACSSU111)

Please register your attendance for the August Virtual Lab by using this link  http://museum.wa.gov.au/ticketing/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=31191<https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmuseum.wa.gov.au%2Fticketing%2Fcivicrm%2Fevent%2Fregister%3Freset%3D1%26id%3D31191&data=02%7C01%7Cemma.hewitt%40museum.wa.gov.au%7C05849afb460f40b4f72e08d83516974f%7Cc1ae0ae2d5044287b6f47eafd6648d22%7C0%7C0%7C637317718429543634&sdata=YzP73mR11mnjwWziAshSXHiGGt8XMXZiw6O0nNVoWnc%3D&reserved=0>
Registrations are essential and close Wednesday 19 August.  Following registration we’ll send you a link to access the upcoming livestream.

Have a great week,

Emmaline Yearsley
Engagement Officer

*I work part-time: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays*


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