Gawler and District College Junior School

Gawler and District College Junior School will be hosting an event in National Science Week. The event will run everyday throughout recess and lunch breaks as well a a whole day on that week. The students will be involved in hands on activities and experiments. The focus of the event will be agriculture (as we…

Canberra Women of Science and Art

Canberra Women of Science and Art will showcase a diverse group of Canberran women. All working in or inspired by science, tech, engineering, art and maths (STEAM). These interesting people are anything but ‘boring scientists’. From illustrators to robot designers to indigenous storytellers, we bet you’ll want to find out more about their stories and…

Science Pub Trivia – At home

Science Pub Trivia is on again in 2020- but this time, you can play along at home. Get your team together and tune in on Facebook Live for this entertaining evening: questions will cover all areas of the scientific world, the latest tech and pop culture too! There’ll be questions for everyone.

South Australian Museum Podcast: Collection Stories

Collection Stories will be the South Australian Museum’s first ever podcast series featuring stories about our collections. Over the course of four episodes listeners will hear firsthand from museum professionals about why museums keep things, what types of things we collect, what do we learn from them, how do we care from them, and how…

Science Exhibition at Meadow Springs Primary School

We have a program planned for the whole week but on Thursday 20 August we have an open exhibition for parents and the community to view. This exhibition goes all day and invitations are also sent out to other local schools. The community can view all the work students have completed especially the STEM activities….

SEVEN SIBLINGS FROM THE FUTURE: Exhibition at MOD.

The year is 2050. In southern Australia there is a plot of land known as Eucalara. Eucalara is already feeling the impact of climate change. Climate refugees started arriving decades ago, invasive species are on the move, and water is an increasingly precious resource. Amongst all this are seven siblings. The siblings have inherited this…

Great Aussie BioQuest 2020

The fourth annual Great Aussie BioQuest runs during National Science Week, 15-23 August. This challenge, open to all Australians, draws attention to an urgent aspect of managing our climate change-induced biome – the lack of comprehensive data on biodiversity. It aims to address this problem by engaging people from all walks of life in a…

CSIRO National Science Week Challenge

To celebrate National Science Week, we’re challenging all Australians to find out what connects them to the ocean, wherever they live. From taking photos of local waterways to designing and building a water filter, you can explore your connection to the ocean as deeply as you’d like. Head to our National Science Week Challenge website to learn…

The Science and Citizens of the Coorong

Join us for a short film about the Coorong and the scientists and citizens helping to return it to a healthy system for all to enjoy. The Coorong is a unique environment that forms part of the Coorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland, a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance. It is important that work…