Unleash your inner investigator! Join experienced archaeologists for a fun workshop at Wilkinson Homestead Museum. Explore Aboriginal and historical artefacts, take part in a mini-excavation and re-construct broken objects. 10.00 – 11.30am 6-10 year olds 1.00 – 2.30pm 11-16 year olds No previous experience required. Please wear enclosed footwear.
Topic: Archaeology and Antiquity
Sara Phillips – Best Australian Science Writing 2020
Can fish feel pain? Does it matter if a dingo is different from a dog? Science tackles some unexpected questions. Who better to navigate us through these unprecedented days than Australia’s best science writers? Now in its tenth year, the much-loved Best Australian Science Writing anthology selects the most riveting, poignant and entertaining science stories…
Celebrating Science: Trivia After Dark
Celebrate National Science Week with a special ter-REEF-ic Trivia Night brought to you by Museum of Tropical Queensland and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Hosted by energy expert and science communicator Dr Joel Gilmore, you’re up for an unforgettable evening of mind-boggling, jaw-aching, simulated science-silliness. Uncover some wonderfully weird and wacky facts with snack-sized…
Deathly Science in the Pub
Come Face to Face with the science of death this Science Week. Tender Canberra is joining forces with Phil Up On Science to bring you the insider information on that which is inescapable. It’s the ultimate journey, and for many of us our biggest fear. This month we delve into how it happens and what…
7 Decades in 7 Days – Virtual Friday Night Drinks and some 70s fun!
The Australian Museum and the Science Teachers Association NSW have teamed up to bring you Virtual Friday Nights Drinks and some 70s Fun! as part of 7 Decades in 7 Days, a week-long celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Science Teachers Association for NSW in and around National Science Week. Pull on your best…
Meet the Scientist
Have you got a burning question to ask one of our scientists? Mingle with them in the Museum’s galleries. Share some QI moments and draw upon their expertise and passion and be inspired to follow in their footsteps.
Reel science: Animals
Have you ever wondered which Sci-Fi films are more fiction than science? Film legends, Jay Katz and Miss Death will be joined by scientists and film-buffs from the Australian Museum Research Institute to debunk the premise of some of the world’s most loved Sci-Fi films. Join our experts in palaeontology and marine biology as they…
National Dinosaur Museum Science Week Program
The National Dinosaur Museum is proud to contribute to National Science Week 2021 by hosting a full week of activities and events between 14 – 20 August. Each day there will be a specific topic along with a demonstration or activity, hosted twice daily at 11:30 am and 4:30 pm to accommodate all schedules. Saturday…
National Dinosaur Museum Science Week Program
The National Dinosaur Museum is proud to contribute to Science Week 2021 by hosting a full week of activities and events between the 14th and 20th of August. Each day there will be a specific topic along with a demonstration or activity, hosted twice daily at 11:30 am and 4:30 pm to accommodate all schedules….
National Dinosaur Museum Science Week Program
The National Dinosaur Museum is proud to contribute to Science Week 2021 by hosting a full week of activities and events between the 14th and 20th of August. Each day there will be a specific topic along with a demonstration or activity, hosted twice daily at 11:30 am and 4:30 pm to accommodate all schedules….