The Festival of Bright Ideas (FOBI) sparks curious and creative minds to learn more about science and the world around them. Focusing on innovative and inspiring aspects of STEM (science, engineering, technology, and mathematics), it provides an educational, aspirational, and family-friendly experience for Tasmanians. As Tasmania’s premier National Science Week event since 2015, you can…
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Learning about survival
We are a Preschool, and part of our goal is to ignite a passion about all things science. About thinking, curiosity, observation, experimentation and hypothesising. Our event will extend over a period of 2 weeks. We will, in as many ways as possible, include questioning and discussion about the survival of our species. We will…
Fantastic Fungi
Through this Science Week project, the Pre-K – Year 6 students at Trinity Prep School will step into the shoes of a mycologists, inquiring into the form, change, and connection of mushrooms. Mushrooms play a vital role in nature’s balance, through their ability to recycling nutrients, essential for the survival of many species. Through this…
Wild Food – Tasmanian natives on the menu
Wild Food is on the menu! Join us for a day of foraging, cooking and tasting the best wild ingredients Tasmania has to offer. Learn about edible Tasmanian sustainable food at this National Science Week event. Rees Campbell, author of Eat Wild Tasmanian, will lead the event at Kickstart Arts in New Town. Hungry for…
Warrnambool East Primary School Science Fair
Our school holds a Science Fair that is open to the wider school community. All of our students are invited to create a project either individually, as a family or with friends. The students bring these to school on Wednesday the 14 August. The focus of our fair is not to create “the best” project,…
DIY Projects at Homework Club
Discovering the fun in science with daily afternoon activities conducted at the Croydon Shire library. Participants will have the chance to create experiments with a new DIY project featured every day during Homework Club.
Kirwan State School Science Fair
Come along and see what our Year 6 students have discovered in a series of experiments. All experiments were designed, completed, and presented by the students. Each student has worked hard to prepare a science experiment or investigation on a topic of their choice. They are excited to share their results and conclusions they have…
The Big Bloody Slime Experiment
What is in blood? What do all the parts do? And what has this all got to do with slime? Dr Rob and the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood team up to investigate the wonderful world of blood. All whilst adding a little extra, the science of slimes, along the way. Making a slime-based version of…
The Science of Snot with Mr Snotbottom
Celebrate National Science Week with snotty science from Mr Snotbottom. Mr Snotbottom is a hysterically disgusting kids comedian brimming with all the ooey, gooey yucky things kids love. ‘The Science of Snot’ is the newest, grossest Mr Snotbottom show yet. He certainly knows how to pick them! Mr Snotbottom will blow you away with his…
Exhale: the Art and Science of Relaxation
Join Penny Jones, Harry Edwards and Isaac Gee for a deep dive into the art and science of relaxation! Our nervous systems are amazing, highly evolved networks that developed to keep us safe. And they do! Yet in our contemporary world, many of us find our nervous systems under too much load – activated too…