Are you ready for National Science Week and this year’s theme Glass: more than meets the eye? Let Little Scientists help you discover a world of illusions. Explore the world beyond the mirror, where nothing is as it seems. Deep dive into optical phenomena. Discover rainbows and sparkles and learn to spot those everyday optical…
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Dr Quark’s Scientific Circus
Join Adelaide Plains Library as we present Dr Quark’s Scientific Circus. While performing feats of unicycling, juggling, rolla bolla and plate spinning, Dr Quark demonstrates the effects of gravity, momentum, friction, air pressure, energy transfer and push and pull forces. Great scientific discoveries will also be examined including Newton’s Laws of Motion, the Bernoulli effect,…
Campbelltown Library Bug Week
The Campbelltown Library is celebrating Bug Week! Get up close with these wonderful little creatures throughout National Science Week. There will be drop-in activities and craft to pick up, live insect displays, documentary screenings, and learning activities such as cooking, painting, VR and more. Design a bug in 3D using TinkerCAD or meet an entomologist…
Sixteen Legs Documentary Screening
A screening of the Sixteen Legs Documentary for schools and children of the Diamantina Shire Council region in Bedourie Outback Queensland.
Big Day of Science
The Big Day of Science will bring together QVMAG and scientists from across Northern Tasmania as we showcase science happening all around us. This event includes hands-on displays by QVMAG highlighting interesting objects from our collection viewed through microscopes and magnifiers. Science activities around the 2022 theme of glass will include: Exploring with prisms Do…
Nature Detectives: Go Wild with Science
An interactive science-based nature play event for families with young explorers aged 2-5 years. This event is all about getting families outside at McMinns Lagoon Recreation Reserve to stop, look and learn more about the natural environment. The session will focus on an introduction to early years science concepts such as; push and pull forces,…
Urrbrae Wetland Open Day
The Urrbrae Wetland is inviting families, individuals and small groups to attend and experience some of the scientific aspects of this urban, artificial wetland. The day will showcase a series of interactive workshops hosted by Urrbrae Students focused on the natural environment and sustainability including fish, turtles, reptiles, invertebrates, plants, human impacts and Indigenous perspectives….
Garak – Book launch and concert
During National Science Week Yirrkala FaFT (Families as First Teachers), Pre-school and T/1 classes will enjoy a week of learning about Garak (the night sky). This will include launching an early childhood focused educational book that includes Manikay and Dhäwu about the following topics: Morning star – Banumbirr Evening star – Djarrpun Moon – ŋalindi…
Brain Break – Marlborough Primary School
We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.
Brain Break – Sunnybank State School
We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.