Storytime: Science Week

Join us for storytime at the Playford Library to celebrate National Science Week. Read some scientific stories, sing some songs, and explore stations with experiments and investigations for children aged 2-5 years.

Berry Springs School – Science in the Park

Science in the Park will celebrate the many roles that science plays in our lives as well as being a part of our sustainable future. Students will take part in a week long expo at the Territory Wildlife Park providing opportunities for students and community members to develop their interest in science through different activities,…

Phantastic Physics Show with Nitro Nat

Get ready – Nitro Nat is on her way to show us more STEAM fun. In this special session see and explore energy and forces using awesome demonstrations you don’t get to see every day. This is a Children’s University Approved session. For ages 6+ years One ticket equals one child and one adult attending….

Virtual Tour: Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre

Join us virtually to tour the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre and meet our newest, FRIENDLIEST (you’ll learn why on the tour) supercomputer, Setonix. Pawsey is proud to be a facility that enables and accelerates Australian science and pushes the boundaries of discovery. We know that can’t be achieved without YOU – our young scientists and…

Hunter Science Festival

Demonstrations of the diverse activities of the members of the Hunter Innovation & Science Hub. The Hunter Innovation and Science Hub is a network of organisations within the Hunter that collaborate to deliver ongoing community science engagement programs, including during National Science Week.

Regenerating Australia

What does healing mean to you? This year, UNSW Science challenges you to think deeply over National Science Week about what healing means in a variety of contexts: environmental, health and community, to name a few. To bring this to life, we will explore the theme of healing through the new film Regenerating Australia. Regenerating…

Material World Henbury Science Fair

Material World Henbury Science Fair has a range of hands-on experiments and activities to engage and develop a love of science in all our students and to cater for a range of abilities and student needs.  They will develop an understanding of different natural and artificial material properties with a focus on glass. Activities will include: Henbury…

Escape Room & Engineering Challenge

Middle school students will solve a series of challenges in an Escape Room style. They will race around the schools to locate secluded stations where they have to complete STEM activities and receive a stamp. The first team to collect all station stamps win. Activity examples include DNA extraction, math puzzles, and making a light…