Get ready to blast off into the unknown! Street Science’s brand-new stage show “Into The Unknown” for National Science Week 2025 is packed with never-before seen demonstrations, awesome explosions, and science that’ll leave you saying “WOW!” This year’s theme is Decoding the Universe – Exploring the Unknown with Nature’s Hidden Language. Our show takes you…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Did Dinosaurs Do Maths?
In this lesson we will explore the mathematics of dinosaurs! What can maths teach us about dinosaurs, and can dinosaurs teach us anything about maths? We’ll look at how dinosaurs moved, what speeds they may have run and how dinosaurs may even teach us new ways to use maths. What even is mathematics? Did dinosaurs…
Space and Science Film Festival
Discover a festival that celebrates positivity, science, unity and the future of space exploration! Join us for the SFC Film Festival 2025 and experience a one-of-a-kind celebration of indie filmmaking that inspires hope, unity and the boundless possibilities of a better future. Featuring an incredible lineup of award-winning futuristic sci-fi and documentary short films, this…
Decode the Zooniverse at Perth Zoo
Explore the Zooniverse this National Science Week- An adventure into animal communication! How do animals talk to each other? This National Science Week, bring your students to the zoo for an interactive learning experience all about animal communication. Follow a trail through our African Savannah, where students will work together to answer questions and decode…
Rhodes Science Fair
The Rhodes Science Fair is a free community event for families with primary-aged children. This year we are embracing the 2025 National Science Week theme “Decoding the Universe” to deliver an interactive celebration of science, designed to engage children and adults to discover together through play, exploration, and participation in fascinating real-world experiments. Families will…
Little Scientist Club
Are you interested in understanding how things function, exploring the natural world, observing interactions between elements, or learning about animals and plants? If so, the Kondinin CRC’s Little Scientist Club is the ideal place for you. Every Wednesday in August and September, the Kondinin CRC training room will transform into a laboratory where participants can…
Sounds of Science – Storytelling night
Sounds of Science is a storytelling night where scientists take us back to where it all began. When scientists speak publicly they are normally explaining how our world works, or the results of their research. We very rarely hear about the scientists themselves. What drew them to their passion? What gets them out of bed…
Voyage to Antarctica’s Floodgates
A University of Tasmania Island of Ideas public talk. Earlier this year, 60 scientists voyaged to East Antarctica aboard RSV Nuyina, reaching the rapidly melting Denman Glacier. What they found beneath the ice may reshape how we understand future sea level rise. What does this remote glacier tell us about a warming world? Hear directly from…
Rock Hard! The Geological Cabaret
Strap in for a seismic night where the humour is volcanic, the moves are tectonic, and the cleavage is both geological and generous. This ain’t your school science class – it’s cocktail hour geology with sultry songs, smouldering dance, sharp wit and a shimmer of burlesque. For grown-ups who like their science gneiss and naughty….
The Science of Attention: How nature can help
In a world full of distractions, can nature help us concentrate? And can science give us greater control of our attention? Join Professor Katherine Johnson from Melbourne University as she discusses the scientific understanding of attention and what the research says when it comes to staying focussed. This is a National Science Week event, presented…