Did you know there’s a nature-based solution to help mitigate climate change right next to you? It’s Blue Carbon – the carbon stored in vegetated coastal ecosystems like tidal saltmarshes. These ecosystems can store up to 4 times more carbon per hectare than terrestrial forests and they do it up to 50 times faster! Because of…
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Max Planck QLD National Science Week
Ever wondered how we can grow bones in the lab? Or what’s really happening inside your body, between your cells? Come along to the Max Planck Queensland Centre Open Day and find out! We’re opening our doors to kids, students, families – everyone curious about science. Step inside a real research centre, meet scientists from…
The Science Social
Come together for Sydney’s annual science get-together at the Australian Museum to enjoy an evening of discovery, research highlights and engaging conversations, hosted by award-winning science writer and broadcaster Bernie Hobbs and in collaboration with Botanic Gardens of Sydney, UNE and UTS. This free after-hours event for the science community is a chance to form…
Spotlight On Science
Get ready for a fun and interactive science experience to celebrate National Science Week! This unique event will allow you to rotate through engaging science stations, meeting and learning from Council’s very own environmental scientists. Gain insight into a variety of environmental topics through hands-on activities and fascinating demonstrations.
Friday Morning Tech Class: Evolving Tech Words
Technology moves fast, and so does its language. This class breaks down new and trending tech terms that are shaping the digital world. From Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Non-fungible token (NFTs), understand what’s next in tech without feeling left behind.
Girls Day Out in STEM – My Metaverse Mission: Possible
Your STEM Mission Has Arrived! Welcome, Agent. Your mission – should you choose to accept it – is to enter My Metaverse Mission: Possible, the most thrilling online experience of National Science Week 2025, where we’re decoding the universe like never before! As a junior agent, you’ll explore our secret STEM worlds. Each one is…
Scientist Portraits – Story and spectacle
Elizabeth Blackburn, Fiona Wood, and Graeme Clark. You may have heard of these Australian scientists before, but do you know how they’ve changed the world for the better? Learn how storytelling meets science. Join legendary science journalist and broadcaster Robyn Williams AO in our 45-minute virtual webinar as he introduces scientists from the National…
Sunbury Scientists
Calling all junior scientists! Come to learn and explore science concepts after school with fun experiments and activities.
Junior Tech Lab
Calling all junior tech-lovers! This National Science Week, join us in our Junior Tech Lab. Come along and explore coding, robotics, and problem solving with us. We will be using Osmo, Ozobots, Spheros and more in this after-school workshop. It will be a fun introduction to the different educational technology our library offers. Junior Tech…
Explore Emerging Technologies
ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence (AI), virtual reality, deepfakes, blockchain – what does it all mean? Learn about emerging technologies and how they are used in the world around you.