Get ready for an exciting National Science Week where we’re exploring how Indigenous peoples have used their incredible knowledge and inventions to help animals survive and thrive for thousands of years. This year, our theme is “Indigenous Inventions: Surviving and Thriving, Past, Present, and Future.” It’s going to be a journey through time where you’ll…
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Drop In and STEAM
Interested in science, technology, engineering, arts and maths? Come along to explore and experiment with a range of STEAM equipment, games and toys. This session is open to all ages. Children under 12 years must be supervised by a responsible adult. No need to book, simply drop in.
Science Spectacular
The Science Club students form Mitcham Girls High School will be going to visit Mitcham Primary School for a Science Spectacular. The high school students will be demonstrating some of the fun and exciting science experiments that they have been learning about in Science club, to year 3 science classes at the primary school. There…
Science Expo
At St Paul of the Cross, Dulwich Hill, our inaugural Science Expo brought the entire school community together, showcasing the creativity and innovation of our students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Each student was challenged with a real-world problem: addressing habitat loss in our local area. Over the past few weeks, they engaged in a…
Flinders Inspiring Women in Science and Health (I-WiSH) Conference
To celebrate National Science Week, Matthew Flinders Anglican College is hosting its fourth Inspiring Women in Science and Health (I-WiSH) conference for girls from Years 10-12 with a passion for sciences. This year, the Flinders I-WiSH connects 10 world-class Australian researchers with 60 Flinders students and 34 students visiting from Pymble Ladies College in Sydney and St Catherine’s…
Antarctic Wildlife – Skating on thin ice
Antarctic sea ice is changing, impacting the animals that depend on it. Join our panel of experts to discuss the recent changes and discover how they affect Antarctic wildlife. Each year the Island of Ideas partner with the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society for a special National Science Week edition of the program that explores…
GSS Small but Mighty National Science Week Explosion
Greenmount SS is a small but mighty school on the Darling Downs in Queensland. Its Science-riffic teachers run a Science Festival each year focusing around the National Science Week theme. This year we are set to mix things up with the Biodiversity theme. We will be running workshops with wildlife carers (and yes… there will…
Space Family Fun Day
The iLauNCH Trailblazer is bringing a Space-themed Family Fun Day to Toowoomba. This exciting event will be a day filled with interactive activities. Such as water rockets, and lightning talks for children, teens and adults. A sunspot activity with solar telescopes. Our talks will dive into topics such as space technology, the moon and Mars,…
Physics in the Pub
Wormholes, Multiverses and Magical Music: Physics in the Pub Local physicists and astronomers are coming to the pub – join them to hear all about building the tiniest nano-things, up to exploring this huge universe (and the parallel ones too). There’ll be magic, there’ll be superpowers, but no cosmetologists as this amazing line up explores…
Dark Matter in the Pub
Sydney, Don’t miss the darkest night of your life, as the scientists looking for dark matter share the seemingly impossible quest they are on to find the elusive – yet apparently common mystery substance. As part of science week, seven remarkable scientists from around the country have come together for an entertaining and fascinating night…