Little Bang Discovery Club is designed for pre-school and early primary aged children and their families. This hands-on program will allow children and their accompanying parents to combine everyday objects and experiences with genuine scientific enquiry methods.
Topic: Energy and Transport
The Science of Helicopter Flight: Bell UH-1H Iroquois
Do you think you’d like to fly a helicopter some day? Did you realise you need both hands and feet to fly a helicopter successfully? Every day during National Science Week, you can discover the science of flight in the home of South Australia’s only ex-RAAF Iroquois Helicopter. The sleek lines and lightning-fast speeds of…
Ground Breaking Women
In celebration of National Science Week, join the Metro Tunnel Education Team to hear about some ground-breaking women– Joan Kirner, Meg Lanning, Alice Appleford and Millie Peacock – and how they have been commemorated on our project. The session includes a brief project overview, introduction to tunnel boring machines and how they are named, followed…
Sustainability in Transport Infrastructure
As the human population grows and puts increasing demand on the environment, resources and services, we need to design and build transport systems that maintain sustainability as a core focus. Join the Education Team from Rail Projects Victoria and hear how we use a sustainability framework and focus areas to plan, deliver and report on…
The Young Scientist Research Prizes
To foster and recognise excellence in Victoria’s early career scientists, the Royal Society of Victoria has established four prestigious competitive prizes open to Victorian students in their final year of doctoral candidature, in all areas of the Biomedical & Health Sciences, Biological Sciences (non-human), Earth Sciences and Physical Sciences. Following assessment of applications across the…
Horsley Park Public School Science and Technology Day
We have been running a Science and Technology Day for the past five years during National Science Week. Last year we ran the day virtually as we were all in lockdown. The day is full of hands-on experiments and technology use. To begin the day, the teachers run a 45 minute science show. In the…
Get a Grip On Science
Staff and Science Ambassadors invite all Year 4 and 5 Students on the Fraser Coast to join the St Mary’s College After School Adventures Program Get a Grip on Science. Register for each weekly event by following the links on the website, clicking the registration button and completing the form. Session themes and dates Wednesday…
Hycel – Hydrogen Power and Clean Energy
Warrnambool Library is partnering with Hycel Technology Hub to run interactive and informative sessions for upper primary and lower secondary students. Participants will make hydrogen with a tabletop electrolyse and experiment with toy hydrogren cars. This is a hands-on experience that puts science in the hands of our community.
National Science Quiz
Join us for a fantastic night of science and fun with The National Science Quiz. Hosted by Charlie Pickering from ABC-TV’s The Weekly and joined by some of Australia’s top scientists with our special guest team captains, comedian Lawrence Leung and ABC weather presenter Nate Byrne, each team will battle it out for the honour…
Canberra Kids SecuriDay 2022
Kids SecuriDay is back in Canberra for another fantastic event. Kids SecuriDay is all about introducing youth to security, and its importance in their everyday lives. Our August event is part of National Science Week and will be in-person, and will align with the National Science Week schools theme Glass: More than meets the eye….