Adult Only Zone: Demystifying and Decoding Robotics

Are your kids waaaaaay ahead of you when it comes to coding, robotics, and technology? The Student Robotics Club of South Australia (the RoboRoos) will conduct a short series of Adult Workshop sessions, focussed on the FIRST program of Robotics that students are participating in in Adelaide. From these sessions you will gain a greater…

Murdoch University’s Scintillating Science Quiz Competition – Metro

Are your students the best in the state when it comes to science knowledge? Murdoch University is celebrating National Science Week for the entire month of August with a state-wide science quiz competition. The metropolitan school with the highest average score per student will win a performance of Murdoch University’s Live and Explosive Science Show…

Murdoch University’s Scintillating Science Quiz Competition – Regional

Are your students the best in the state when it comes to science knowledge? Murdoch University is celebrating National Science Week for the entire month of August with a state-wide science quiz competition. The winning regional school, with the highest average score per student, will receive $500 to put towards visiting Murdoch University for a…

STEM WEEK and Family STEM Night

Our event starts on the Monday of National Science Week when we hold science demos on assembly, have project building lunch time activities, HEROs of STEM teaching competition and other smaller activities to celebrate STEM at our College. Then we also hold a Family STEM Night where our College community engages in STEM related activities…

It’s about Time — Clocks, quantum technology and the quest for a physical theory of everything

Prof Michael Tobar knows the importance of time. His cutting-edge research involves measuring time to improve international clock technology and precision measurements, as well as undertaking laboratory research to test the fundamental rules of physics. Prof Tobar directs the Quantum Technology and Dark Matter Research Laboratories at The University of Western Australia. The research group…

Science Trivia in the Club

The National Science Week Quiz Night is back. This year we’re pushing ahead full-STEAM: science, technology, engineering,aArts, and maths – with a quiz round dedicated to each. Fear not, you won’t need an advanced degree to do well in our quiz night, you will be surprised just how much STEAM is all around your day-to-day…

Defence Faces of STEM

A physical display in Russell celebrating the diversity of STEM roles and personnel across Defence. Profiles will be showcased featuring STEM professionals and STEM enabled roles from a wide range of Groups and Services across Defence.

Time For Tech – Science Week in Schools 2021

TIME FOR TECH! ​ STEM is the future for food. It’s never been more important to be knowledgeable on what  makes food technology tick, from sustainable agriculture to innovation to biosecurity.   Time for Tech explores how the more we know about food science and technology, the more we can solve problems in everyday life. Celebrating the National…

MyScope Explore Challenge: use an electron microscope simulator to win prizes!

Make microscopic discoveries with MyScope Explore. Take up our challenge for the chance to win a Foldscope – a fully functional origami microscope. Two challenges are aimed at Years 4-8 and 9-12. You can submit your answers using the online forms on our website. There are twenty prizes on offer for the best entries. The…

Kids Code the Climate

A day of hands-on practical coding activities focusing on creating solutions to tackle real climate issues. Local primary school students (Year 5 and 6) and teachers will be invited to Somerville Secondary College to work with Year 7 and 8 students and teachers from both Science and Technology Learning Areas in an Enrichment Day that…