The South Australian Coordinating Committee for National Science Week and Inspiring South Australia have produced a guide of the events and activities (1.3MB, pdf) that have been developed by the South Australian community. This year South Australia have collated a wonderful array of events and activities to enjoy. You’ll find discussions and debates, virtual tours…
Category: Science Week News
DIY fun science videos on YouTube
Looking for some cool science on YouTube? Learn how to make ice-cream in 10 minutes, bath bombs that look like pokéballs, a glow-in-the-dark marble run, fireworks in a jar, lava lamps, kaleidoscopes and much, much more! These videos are a fun and entertaining way of stepping you through science activities that you can try at…
Deep Blue Escape Room
Get students deep diving into Stile’s National Science Week Escape Room! Set in a submarine in the dark, cold waters near Antarctica, students are presented with a scenario where the submarine’s battery fails. They have 45 minutes to complete 10 challenges and crack the code to replace the battery and return to the ocean’s surface….
Street Science: Deep Blue
Join the Street Science team for spectacular shows as students are taken on a journey through the depths of our oceans as we explore the impacts of modern technology and scientific discoveries on our oceans. Presenters engage audiences by providing a greater understanding of ocean currents, pressure and density, ocean animals and the impact our…
The Big Watermelon Experiment: Physics, forces and flying fruit
How many rubber bands does it take to implode a watermelon? The Big Watermelon Experiment is a mass science experiment for school students, that seeks to find the answer to this not so pressing issue (unless you are a watermelon). Schools can register for free and will receive learning materials (videos and downloads) in the lead up…
SCINEMA International Science Film Festival Community Screenings
SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from around the world. It’s a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible. Sign up to watch this year’s selection of SCINEMA films…
2020 WA grant recipients
The West Australian Coordinating Committee (WACC) extends its thanks to the 64 applicants who put forward incredible ideas for National Science Week activities in WA. The committee was impressed by the creativity and ingenuity of applicants, who reimagined event ideas to align with the digital nature of this year’s festivities. Over $200 000 worth of funding…
2020 QLD Grant Recipients
Congratulations to the successful applicants for receiving support for these seven Queensland based National Science Week events in 2020. Tec-NQ Tec-NQ will create a virtual tour of its advanced manufacturing and electrical workshops with embedded animations and/or video content of the equipment in use. Tour launched at Tec-NQ’s Open Day during National Science Week. The…
The Marine Team! Perform Education virtual incursions
The Marine Team! celebrates the National Science Week schools’ theme, Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our oceans and explores marine science and innovation to achieve long-term sustainability of our oceans. The educational theatre sketch comedy is full of scientific facts and is captured live-on-film with multi-cameras and in high definition – so everyone watches from the best seat…
2020 South Australian Grant Recipients
The National Science Week Community Grants Committee in South Australia is excited to announce the recipients of funding for events in South Australia. There was an incredible response to the call for applications, and the committee thanks all applicants for their time and efforts in developing some innovative and creative events that could be held…