STEAM Engagement 101

Is it important to you to share your passion for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM)? How can you make a difference and lead young people and communities towards loving and trusting your work? This hands-on course is an overview of strategies used by the best STEAM communicators to effectively connect with school students…

Illustrate Your Future

Are you ready to unleash your creativity and share your dreams with the world? We’re excited to invite you to our free online event, “Illustrate Your Future,” as part of National Science Week. This is your chance to visualise and illustrate your dreams of becoming anything you want. This could be a scientist, mathematician, engineer,…

Science at Teddy Bears Picnic

The big day out for our littlest arts and science lovers is back. Bring a sense of adventure and your favourite teddy bear. Bring the whole family to The Esplanade for a free, fun day like no other. City of Darwin Teddy Bears’ Picnic is an annual institution and this year we’ve planned a morning…

Species Survival Workshops

Students will take part in a workshop related to the schools theme of Species Survival – More than just sustainability! Each Stage will explore a different topic from Photosynthesis, Clean Water, Ecosystems and Native Australia. A team led by the school’s Curriculum and Enrichment Coordinator and specialist teacher with a background in science will deliver…

Bite Sized Science Activities

Each day during National Science Week, SpringDale Neighbourhood Centre will host a science quarter – a fifteen-minute activity to stimulate minds and satisfy quests for information across a range of science fields. Come along, have fun and share the excitement that science can give.

Safeguarding Species with Science at Leinster Community School

Leinster Community School will be honouring National Science Week by offering year 1-12 students a range of hands-on, exciting science and STEM based activities. The ‘Safeguarding Species with Science’ program will be offered at lunch times across 5 days and will give students the opportunity to choose from at least 5 different activities. The biology…

Planetarium Concert – Live music in the skydome

Award-winning songwriter and science communicator Nate Eggins (a.k.a. Conspiracy of One) is bringing his signature sciency music to the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium. Experience a truly special stripped back and intimate performance as you are taken on a journey through the stars inside the magnificent skydome! Back again after a phenomenal response from last year’s…

Lightning Ridge Central School Science Fair

Dust off your Bunsen burners and get your Petri dishes ready….. We’re having a science fair on Thursday 15th August 2024! Students can collect a participant registration form from the office, complete and return. Once Students return their participant registration form to the office, they will be given a cardboard poster to start creating their…

Biggest Science Lab Ever

Join us during National Science Week. Boola Bardip will transform into a bustling hub of experimentation and scientific discovery! Are you a budding scientist, an explorer, or do you love to tinker and learn? Then, the Biggest Science Lab Ever is for you. Join us to celebrate National Science Week. It’s a fantastic time to…

Broome Festival of STEM

Join us for the highly anticipated Broome Festival of STEM. We are thrilled to invite you back to the Broome Civic Centre for National Science Week. Explore a diverse range of interactive stalls showcasing local science initiatives happening right here in Broome. Enjoy a complimentary sausage sizzle, lively music, and engage in hands-on activities for…