Touch it – Solve it – Feel it – Work it! Meet our brilliant researchers and industry partners and explore interactive displays of cutting-edge work shaping the future at this year’s Collaborate to Innovate Expo, held as part of Science Festival at the University of Melbourne. Guests will walk into an experiential maze of interactive…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Taxonomy Tournament – Introduction to native plants
People often ask, ‘Is this plant native?’ This National Science Week, build your awareness of Western Australian native plants found on Noongar country, in the Taxonomy Tournament 2024. The free online tournament is open throughout Science Week. Your results are returned on completion of the entry and you can enter as many times as you…
Italian Science Film Festival 2024 – Climate change adaptation
As the globe warms, according to current combined emission reduction policies the average temperature would rise 2.7–3.1°C above pre-industrial levels by 2100, adaptation strategies need to be developed and implemented. In this event, we will take inspiration from a fictional movie that describes a near future in which the city of Rome is experiencing a…
Dark Sky Campaign
Help Preserve Our Night Skies Join us during National Science Week for a citizen science project designed to protect and preserve our night skies! By simply taking part in a short survey, you can help gather crucial data to combat light pollution. This free, engaging, and educational experience is hosted by the Australasian Dark Sky…
SIMP@CT is STEM
This tour will engage local secondary science, geography and design and technology students to understand the occupation and profession of landscape architecture as a STEM profession, view the incorporation of STEM in a familiar and fun environment, where such connections may not have previously been made, and to encourage students to consider a STEM career, including…
The Science of Healthy Parks and Healthy People
This tour will engage local secondary science, geography and design and technology students to; understand the occupation and profession of landscape architecture as a STEM profession, view the incorporation of STEM in a familiar and fun environment, where such connections may not have previously been made, and to encourage students to consider a STEM career, including Landscape…
Get Wild at Perth Zoo with STEM
This tour will engage local secondary science, geography and design and technology students to; understand the occupation and profession of landscape architecture as a STEM profession, view the incorporation of STEM in a familiar and fun environment, where such connections may not have previously been made, and to encourage students to consider a STEM career, including…
Cultural Astronomy Night
Gathering at Lithgow’s iconic Blast Furnace we will enjoy viewing the night sky through a range of telescopes with PhD candidate Trevor Leaman and light refreshments provided by Keshara Indigenous Fusion Food Catering. Trevor and Tina Leaman are based in Orange where they operate an Astronomy Outreach business Dark Skies Downunder, sharing their knowledge with local…
Moorabool Mosaic Menagerie – Crafting conversations on endangered species
Join us for an exciting community art project celebrating National Science Week 2024 schools’ theme, “Species Survival: More than just sustainability.” Local mosaic artist Jacinta Damons will lead a hands-on workshop for Moorabool children, focusing on creating a vibrant artwork representing one of Moorabools significant and endangered species. Participants will: Learn about local endangered wildlife…
STEAM Showcase
A collection of STEAM activities for all age groups. Attempt to survive changing ecosystems through adaptions, explore genetic diversity in koalas, make a bird feeder for your backyard, see CO2 dragsters racing and hydron RC cars in action, make slime and use microscopes. There are also some engineering and technologies-based learning activities participants can have…