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Did you know that your body is home to trillions of microbes? From the food you eat to the world around you, everything shapes your unique microbiome! Check out our new worksheet made with the Societal Impact Task Team at @suhealthsci BMRI to learn more: sciencespaza.org/news/sun2024/

You only have until FRIDAY to enter and stand a chance to win the field trip of a lifetime! To enter, tell us why you think your school should win and email info@sciencespaza.org. Get creative & have fun! 🌟 Only open to schools in the Western Cape. Deadline: 15 November 2024

Ready to dive into the world of microbes? The Science Spaza gang chatted to Dr Charissa Naidoo, Dr Rachiel Gumbo and Lauren Martin from @SUhealthsci BMRI. Watch their videos to learn more about these researchers and their advice to you here: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Have you ever wondered about your microbial mates? Well, researchers from @suhealthsci Biomedical Research Institute (BMRI) are doing exciting microbiome research. Catch up with these researchers and learn more about their studies here: sciencespaza.org/news/sun2024/

To enter email a 250-word letter of motivation to info@sciencespaza.org or message us at 076 173 7130. The competition is only open to schools in the Western Cape. Deadline: 15 November 2024.

Win an amazing VR field trip is just like being at the MeerKAT telescope yourself. You will be able to meet Galileo, play interactive VR games, test your knowledge and so much more!

Did you know? This year was the 44th Eskom Expo International Science Fair, where students have a chance to show others their projects about their own scientific investigations 🧪 Swipe to see some shots from the Expo 👉 Check out Eskom Expo here: exposcience.co.za

Comics are an important educational resource. It has been a pleasure to work with @OxUniPress #SouthAfrica who developed a resource pack for teachers to accompany our everyday climate comic #geography resourcehub.oxford.co.za/schools/everyd… @ACDI_UCT @ScienceSpaza @RGS_IBG

🤩 Great news: It's here! 🗞️👏 We are very excited to share our final edition of Spaza Space for 2023. 📚 🔬 Download it from our website: sciencespaza.org/resources/

The @NRF_News with @NRF_SAASTA on behalf of @dsigovza invites unemployed graduates in science, engineering, and technology, as well as in journalism and related media studies, to volunteer for a year in the DSI-National Youth Service programme.

From 🌱-->🥕-->💰-->🌱-->🥒 in 6 months! For Mandela Day this year, we teamed up with @JiveMediaAfrica and Swayimane High School, uMshwathi to start a garden. They now have a sustainable food and income producing garden! #MandelaDay #ScienceSpaza #sustainability #scienceforall

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Lobster. Scary too.

It's Science Spaza Fact File Friday! Want to be part of the club? Sign up here: sciencespaza.org/register-your-…

"We enjoy being part and parcel of Science Spaza". And we love having you, Ozone Club (Escourt, KZN) as part of our clubs! Thank you too, to Sibongimpumelelo STEMI Club in Mpumalanga! #ScienceSpaza #scienceforkids #scienceisfun #birthdaycelebration2023 #scienceforall

We're really feeling the birthday love! Thank you for the great messages from The Chiefians Science Club from Chief Luthuli Primary in Mpumalanga and from Pretoria Boys High in Gauteng! Send us a comment; WhatsApp us on 076 173 7130; or send an email to info@sciencespaza.org.

Thank you Setumo Science Club, North West and Utrecht Primary School, Mpumalanga for your birthday messages! You inspire us, and are the reason we do what we do here at Science Spaza!

Exciting news! 🎉 We have launched the 'KHETHA 2024 Story Project.' 🚀 Watch this space for conversations on wildlife crime, bringing together journalists, conservation specialists, and local communities. Let's explore the social context & find inclusive solutions. #KHETHA2024

📷 It's our birthday week! We're 10 years old! Let's celebrate! 📷 Join us as we celebrate 10 years of Science Spaza! We would love to hear from you -- please send us a comment 📷; Whatsapp us a birthday message on 076 173 7130; or send an email to info@sciencespaza.org!

See this Instagram video by @sciencespaza instagram.com/reel/Czv2aalCR…

🤓🔍 Now this is super cool science…🔬✨ 🦠💉 Famelab finalist Caleb Swanepoel of UCT is looking at phage therapy as a way of fighting antibiotic resistance. Phage therapy is a treatment using bacteriophages (a special virus) to fight the bad bacteria that make us sick.