Get ready for an exciting week of discovery, creativity, and hands-on fun! We’re kicking things off with a Human Sundial right in the heart of the school, proudly run by our Year 6 students and supported by a teacher. Watch time come to life as your shadow becomes the clock! Each class will also dive…
Topic: Space and Astronomy
Talking About Space Science Workshop
This online writing course will cover fundamental principles of giving speeches, conference presentations and TED talks, thus equipping budding space science communicators with the confidence and media savvy required to project messages clearly and simply. Hands-on training will be provided in delivering talks and preparing PowerPoint slides and illustrative material for many outlets, including in-house, local…
Writing Science Media Releases
The output-oriented course will teach the essential skills and strategies needed to prepare and distribute a cracking media release for a wide range of audiences. Among other things, the course will help budding science communicators with the confidence and media savvy required to project messages clearly and simply. Hands-on training will be provided in preparing…
Science in the Outback Pub
Is it easier to grow food on Mars than in the South Australian outback? Let’s find out! Join scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plants for Space (P4S), for a fun evening of science and conversation as they explain their mission to grow plants in space, and how that knowledge can be applied…
Oakwood Primary School Science Fair
We have a full program for the students at Oakwood Primary School. Kindy – creating patterns with fruit and vegetables, making art with paint and leaf prints Years 1 and 2 – decoding animal prints with the support of Dennika and making prints on paper with art stamps. (Open night make it a guess the…
Ashmore State School Science Fair
Ashmore Science Week – STEM Discovery Day Date: Tuesday, 12th August Location: Ashmore State School Audience: Year 3–6 Students Presented by: Benowa State High STEM Ambassadors Get ready for a full day of hands-on science excitement! As part of Ashmore Science Week, over 500 students from Years 3 to 6 will take part in a…
2025 #STEMLIKEAPATSGIRL Conference
On Saturday 16 August, St Patrick’s College Townsville will present its ninth annual #STEMLikeAPatsGirl Conference – the only event of its kind in North Queensland. It is a day devoted to empowering and engaging girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The event is open to all girls, aged 10 to 15, from North Queensland…
Quantum Quest
You’ve probably heard of gravity and force, but have you wondered about super positioning, Heisenberg’s uncertainty or quantum probability? Join us on our quest to discover the quirky laws of Quantum Physics using BBC micro:bits. Delve in with hands-on activities to explore teleportation, uncertainty, randomness and more. By completing simple coding projects using your BBC micro:bit, you’ll…
Stories, seasons and signposts in the sky: Indigenous astronomy
Over countless generations, First Nations Australians have sustained their peoples and cultures by linking deep knowledge of Country to careful observations of the sun, moon, constellations, and other dynamic features of the southern sky. Hear ancient stories and learn some sky-reading skills to build your understanding of space, navigation, seasonal phenomena, and Indigenous cultures. This…
2025 Marie Curie Lectures: Quantum century – Unlocking the universe’s secrets and shaping our future with Dr Danielle Holmes
100 years ago, quantum physics was born to explain curious behaviour of tiny things. Since then, it has become our most powerful tool that humans possess, not just for increasing our understanding of the world, but for shaping its future. It has unlocked secrets of our universe, such as why stars shine and how migratory…