Soapbox Science Sydney is back for 2025! As part of National Science Week, Soapbox Science is back this year, and our team is super excited to invite you to our event on Saturday, 9 August, from 2-5pm. Our event is FREE and will feature 12 incredible women experts in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering…
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Soapbox Science Melbourne 2025
SOAPBOX SCIENCE MELBOURNE IS BACK ON FOR 2025! As part of National Science Week (9-17th August), Soapbox Science is back this year, and our team is super excited to invite you to our event on Friday, 15th August, from 2-5pm. Our event is FREE and will feature 12 incredible women experts in the fields of…
Sydney City Farm open day – Nature’s patterns
Explore patterns in nature with all your senses at our fun, free and relaxed family fun day at Sydney City Farm during National Science Week. Discover the amazing natural patterns in our seeds, vegies and leaves Get creative with botanical art and make a cyanotype print to take home Get up close to butterflies and learn about…
Moving with solar power
Waverley Meadows Primary School will be holding a science afternoon that will include families, a nearby kindergarten and other local schools. Each year level will showcase their learning that incorporates their inquiry subject and each of the year levels will visit each other during the afternoon. The variety of activities across the year levels not…
2025 Switch on to Science
Switch on to Science 2025 Redlands Coast Museum – Monday 11 August (Ekka holiday!) Get ready for a day of cool science, crazy experiments, and hands-on fun at the Museum! What’s happening? See old machines come to life – and try some yourself! Send secret messages in Morse code Use vintage phones and switchboards See…
Sustainable Students and Schools
How can you save the Earth? Our Science Week focus will be on how we can all be superheroes for the Earth and do our bit to look after it. Students will learn how to develop and use renewable energy, reduce waste, recycle and even use hothouses to help grow sustainable crops!
Science Spectacle and Ag Adventures at Katherine Research Station
Buzzing bees, practical plants, pesky pests, mooing cattle, and the cotton industry… students can dive into all this and more at the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Katherine Research Station’s Science Week event. Get ready for a day of hands-on, mind-blowing plant and animal science activities while exploring our lively research farm in action!
Roots Without Soil – My Hydroponics Blueprint and Project
Students will be introduced to the essential requirements for plant survival within a hydroponics system. They will have the opportunity to set up both do-it-yourself (DIY) and commercial (garden tower) hydroponics systems. Students should be able to explain how the watering system functions using a solar-powered pump. Additionally, they will get to plant and conduct…
TESEP Professional Development Workshop – Bundaberg North SHS
Rocking it for Science Week Bundaberg North SHS is hosting TESEP Professional Development Workshops on Tuesday 12 August 2025, from 3.20 to 7.00pm on the integrated resources of the Rock and Critical Minerals Kits, Remote Sensing and Plate Tectonics. Rock and Critical Minerals Kits Introduction to the Rock and Critical Minerals Kits and the plate tectonics poster…
Smart Gardens STEM: Grow it. Code it. Share it.
Smart Garden STEM: Grow it. Code it. Share it! Get ready to dig into the future of farming! This National Science Week, you’ll become part of a team of tech-savvy gardeners at Black Hill Primary School. Using Micro:bits and soil moisture sensors, you’ll explore how technology helps farmers grow more food while saving water and…