Beetle by Legs On The Wall

Join Sally and her backyard friend on a magical quest to find the elusive Christmas Beetle. Encounter larger than life beetles, stick insects, and other bush insects while discovering the uncanny nature and delicate balance of the bush environment with this immersive production. Featuring giant puppets, circus, and animation created from original artwork by beloved…

Soapbox Science Melbourne

Soapbox Science Melbourne is back for 2023. As part of National Science Week with the theme of Innovation: Powering Future Industries, Soapbox Science is back this year and our team is super excited to invite you to our event on Friday 18 August at 2-5pm.  Check out the event recap from 2022.  Organized by STEM…

Museum@School

Time Safaris can come to your school and set up a museum full of artifacts for students to investigate. Using exhibits, including numerous dinosaur fossils, Time Safaris is offering different hands-on school visits. All classes come with pre-post visit activities.  1. Prehistoric Queensland (aimed at primary classes) – explaining how fossils are formed and the different…

STEAM FEST, STEAM for a sustainable future

Join us for STEAM Fest at the City of Casey on 16 August from 9 AM to 2 PM at the Hallam Seniors Citizens Centre as part of National Science Week! This exciting event, themed “STEAM for a Sustainable Future”, will feature a Maths Competition, interactive displays of STEAM projects, and the opportunity to learn…

Sydney Zoo presents Decoding the Wild

Sydney Zoo will be running an exciting program of activities that look into the science behind wild animal communication, genetics and microorganisms during National Science Week. Join the education team from Monday to Friday – as you get hands on with First Nations knowledge, animal poo samples and discovering how much we have in common…

2025 QUT National Science Week Innovation Challenge

QUT’s National Science Week Innovation Challenge is back for 2025! The QUT challenge is open to Queensland Schools, for teams of students in years 9 and 10, and will take place on QUT’s Kelvin Grove campus. School teams will work alongside QUT students, academics and industry mentors to develop creative solutions to presented problems.   There will be…

Bass Coast Science Fair – Sustainable Science in our Everyday

We’re encouraging locals to explore their curiosity!   Local people are encouraged to think about science in our everyday as part of upcoming National Science Week events between Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st August 2024, supported by Bass Coast Community Foundation. A science fair held at Wonthaggi Town Hall will offer an opportunity for local…

Science Week at Wavell State High School

UQ Science Ambassadors will be running whole school activities in line with this years theme: Species Survival: More than just Sustainability. Activities will include: guest speakers wildlife experiences including animals being brought to school for first hand experiences annual National Science Week trivia competition with prizes involvement of other faculties and community.

Busy Bees

National Science Week activities will introduce preschool children to the world of Australian pollinators in our gardens. With the focus on the role of bees in the garden, children and educators will investigate and observe bees, crawling and flying insects, spiders, and birds in the gardens. Educators will use learning resources to engage children in…