Get ready for a week of explosive experiments, wacky wonders, and science that sizzles! Our TLKYC students will embark on a thrilling journey through the world of STEM, discovering that science isn’t just something you learn in a textbook—it’s everyday life. Throughout the week, students will dive into a huge variety of hands-on activities designed…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Geoscience Crystal Collector at Wanneroo Library
It’s time to sparkle! Join us to learn about crystals. Make your own, explore their properties and structures and perhaps event be inspired to start your own collection. The team from Einsteins Australia will host this fun activity that inspires curiosity and problem solving. Target age 6 years and over. About Einsteins Australia: This team of…
Geoscience Crystal Collector at Clarkson Library
It’s time to sparkle! Join us to learn about crystals. Make your own, explore their properties and structures and perhaps event be inspired to start your own collection. The team from Einsteins Australia will host this fun activity that inspires curiosity and problem solving. Target age 6 years and over. About Einsteins Australia: This team of…
The Hidden Language of Our Native Bees – See like a bee in UV!
Why do bees dance? How do they see flowers that we can’t? And what makes native bees so important to our environment? The hidden language of our native bees – See like a bee in UV! is a hands-on, nature-filled workshop designed especially for kids. Through music, movement, art and outdoor discovery, children will dive…
The Hidden Language of Plants and Pollinators Talk
What do bees really see when they buzz through your garden? What invisible messages are flowers sending out? And who’s actually doing the pollinating? The Hidden Language of Plants and Pollinators is a fascinating talk by Dr Amelie Vanderstock (Amelie Ecology), exploring the secret communication between plants and pollinators. Australia is home to over 2,000…
The Bee-rilliant Bee Musical
Let’s uncover the hidden language of the bees as we sing beneath the soil, waggle dance amongst the wattle and grow the change we want to see-d. Cross-pollinating experience as a pollinator ecologist and musical theatre performer, Dr Amelie Ecology brings life to the life sciences with this show that celebrates YOU, the sewers, the…
Exploring and Engaging with Nature
Kindergarten-aged children are the next generation of researchers, scientific explorers and theorists. Our goal as early childhood educators is to light the spark of curiosity and interest in the field of science so they develop a strong foundation of scientific learning and skills which they can build on later in their educational journey. This National…
Little Homes, Big Impact! Little homes on our patch
Meet local author Joy Stone for a journey into her book, The Little Homes on Honey Patch, and discover ways to enhance habitat in your own patch—including how to create nestboxes for local birds and animals. Suitable for families and interested individuals. A National Science Week event, presented with the support of the Inspiring Victoria program.
Stars in 3D
Stars in 3D is a dance-science presentation taking audiences on a 4-dimensional trip through space and time, exploring the key concepts of cutting-edge research from the Big Bang, Gravitational Waves and to the present-day. Featuring world first simulations of the universe, Stars in 4D challenges the status quo – the show features the Chamaeleon Collective,…
STEM Sparks | Igniting Girls’ Futures in the Built Environment
Discover, build and explore at STEM Sparks: Igniting Girls’ Futures in the Built Environment — a family-friendly National Science Week event designed to inspire the next generation of girls in STEM. Join us for a fun morning of hands-on activities, inspiring conversations, and creative challenges that showcase the exciting possibilities within the built environment. Whether…