Are you ready to unleash your creativity and share your dreams with the world? We’re excited to invite you to our free online event, “Illustrate Your Future,” as part of National Science Week. This is your chance to visualise and illustrate your dreams of becoming anything you want. This could be a scientist, mathematician, engineer,…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Agriculture Science Expo and Schools Plant Science Competition
Help us celebrate National Science Week this year at the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Hermitage Research Facility’s Schools Plant Science Competition Awards Day & Ag Science Expo. This event formally recognises prize winners and participants of the ‘Fishing & Farming for the Future’ themed competition and celebrates all things agricultural science. You’ll have the opportunity to…
Film Showcase at Heathmont East Primary School
Enjoy a showcase of student science films from Heathmont East Primary School. Parents, students and the wider school community of Heathmont East Primary School are invited to attend a special showcase assembly. This showcase will display a showcase of the films produced during National Science Week. Students from grade 6 are looking to persuade and…
Science at Teddy Bears Picnic
The big day out for our littlest arts and science lovers is back. Bring a sense of adventure and your favourite teddy bear. Bring the whole family to The Esplanade for a free, fun day like no other. City of Darwin Teddy Bears’ Picnic is an annual institution and this year we’ve planned a morning…
Biodiversity, Bilbies and Battling Extinction
Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer, Science and Research Breakfast Seminar Series With Professor Carolyn Hogg, The University of Sydney Human activity is dramatically changing the biodiversity of our planet, with over one million species currently under threat of extinction. To solve this problem, science is turning to technology to assess the…
Science Week Story Time
Join us for an un-bee-lievable story time featuring localauthor Sarah Ruth Sutcliff, and her picture book NoStings Attached: The Story of a Very Special Darwin Bee,an educational and delightful tale about these amazingpollinators. After the story, stay for a buzz-tastic Beebot activity inspired by the book. No need to book. See you there!
Science Week Story Time
Join us for an un-bee-lievable story time featuring localauthor Sarah Ruth Sutcliff, and her picture book NoStings Attached: The Story of a Very Special Darwin Bee,an educational and delightful tale about these amazingpollinators. After the story, stay for a buzz-tastic Beebot activity inspired by the book. No need to book. See you there!
Species Survival Workshops
Students will take part in a workshop related to the schools theme of Species Survival – More than just sustainability! Each Stage will explore a different topic from Photosynthesis, Clean Water, Ecosystems and Native Australia. A team led by the school’s Curriculum and Enrichment Coordinator and specialist teacher with a background in science will deliver…
Science Week Story Time
Join us for an un-bee-lievable story time featuring localauthor Sarah Ruth Sutcliff, and her picture book NoStings Attached: The Story of a Very Special Darwin Bee,an educational and delightful tale about these amazingpollinators. After the story, stay for a buzz-tastic Beebot activity inspired by the book. No need to book. See you there!
Prehistoric Bayside – National Science Week panel discussion
Join our expert palaeontologist panel for a fascinating discussion on Australia’s world-renowned fossils. Ben Francischelli is a palaeontologist and curator of Prehistoric Bayside. Ben will introduce audiences to the incredible fossil discoveries in Bayside. You will then hear from some of Australia’s most interesting palaeontologists. Jake Kotevski will discuss Australia’s carnivorous dinosaurs. Astrid O’Connor will look…