Embark on an epic Science Safari. Join us for an incredible adventure filled with mind-blowing shows, make and takes, and fascinating table-top experiments for children and teenagers. Captivating Science Shows Prepare to be amazed as our scientists demonstrate mind-boggling experiments and jaw-dropping demonstrations. Make and Takes Continue the scientific exploration at home with our make…
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Ag STEM at the Ekka
Join our Street Science presenters as we learn about the amazing science behind agriculture through exciting visual demonstrations. Discover the unexpected potential for produce like seaweed and corn in revolutionising our everyday lives. Fun and interactive demonstrations will have any young scientist engaged before exploring how innovations in agriculture are shaping the future sustainability of…
Queensland Children’s Hospital STEM Fair
Students, their siblings and parents can engage with the following groups as part of a STEM fair: STEM Punks CoralWatch Dr Rob Bell Experimentary The Create Lab /Professor Tech Chinchilla sand megafauna (palaeontology) presented by PhD candidate Mr Vikram Viakil (University of Queensland) Sharkecology presented by Dr Marielle Familiar Lopez
First Nations STEM Careers Day
An exciting day discovering the world of STEM careers and the diverse pathways available, this will provide valuable insights to all. Students and their guests will be collected by bus from Queens Park, Warwick at 8:30am. The bus will transport students and their guests from each location before returning them to the pick-up point at…
Endless Universe with Jenna Robertson
Music and philosophy meet astrophysics in this live immersive fulldome performance. How long will Earth and the Milky Way galaxy provide conditions for human life? What cosmic endings and new beginnings await us? And how do we make sense of all of this? Endless Universe, performed by Jenna Robertson, explores cosmic sustainability through an entirely…
Sprigg Salon: Sharks attacks – is the number of shark bite increasing and how can we reduce risk?
Are you at greater risk now of shark bite than ever before? More than 85% of all Australians live within 50 kilometres of the beach, a place many of us have a deep affection for and enjoy spending time at in the warmer months. Since the 1950’s, there has been an increase in reported shark bites…
Big Science Adventure
Celebrate National Science Week at Capricorn Caves on Friday 18 & Saturday 19 August. All your favourite cave adventures over one weekend, and more. Saturday is jam-packed with activities. Harness up and try our 8m climbing wall or do our 25m abseil off the cave, grab a head torch and explore the cave chambers and…
Port Moresby-Darwin International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Event
Join the FST Network of Indigenous Partnerships for this Darwin-Port Moresby event on 9 August at 12:30 (ACST). The Piku Biodiversity Network would like to provide a presentation for the International Day of Indigenous People, to illustrate and demonstrate what our vision looks like in action, where we are acting locally in implementing solutions to…
Capricorn Caves: Under the Stars & Into the Caves
Capricorn Caves is a well regarded ecotourism attraction just north of Rockhampton, Queensland. Come along to our Big Science Adventure, a weekend full of science surprises. Join us on the evening of Friday 18 August for a special tour through the enchanting Cathedral Cave. You may even see the cute little bent-wing bats on their…
Solar Powered Cars
Come along to a special STEM based activity session and make your very own solar powered car. Learn about solar power, where it comes from, how it works, and why it helps the planet, then construct your own solar powered car and watch it go. This is a National Science Week event, presented with the…