Welcome brilliant minds and curious thinkers. Join us for a night of fun where the points are made up but the laws of physics are still well and truly enforced. Bring out your inner Einstein and prepare to split sides like atoms, bond like molecules, whilst drinking fantastic beer by local brewery Ale Mary, where…
Topic: Space and Astronomy
Planetarium Concert – Live music in the skydome
Nate Eggins (a.k.a. Conspiracy of One) is bringing back his unique Planetarium Concert for a third year running! Join us once again at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium during National Science Week for an evening of: · Quirky sciency music, funny rants, audience participation & prize giveaways, · Stunning visuals that will take you on…
Street Science at Everton Park State School
Get ready for an electrifying journey beyond the limits of what we can see! Street Science’s brand-new stage show, ‘Into the Unknown’, is designed to ignite curiosity and thrill audiences while bringing to life the 2025 National Science Week theme: Decoding the Universe – Exploring the Unknown with Nature’s Hidden Language. This thought-provoking, high-energy production…
Mission: SPACE Virtual Excursions 2025
Get your popcorn ready for the Mission: Space Virtual Excursions! This National Science Week, your classroom can enjoy free virtual excursions from Scitech Discovery Centre and the Australian Space Agency! Year 3 – 6 students can become Space Explorers from their classroom with a series of four 45-minute live digital sessions all around this year’s…
Museum@School
Time Safaris can come to your school and set up a museum full of artifacts for students to investigate. Using exhibits, including numerous dinosaur fossils, Time Safaris is offering different hands-on school visits. All classes come with pre-post visit activities. 1. Prehistoric Queensland (aimed at primary classes) – explaining how fossils are formed and the different…
Reach for the Stars
Come discover what 126,000 others have experienced before you. Bring your five senses to a highly popular astronomy evening filled with wonder with the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society at our registered Mount Martha observatory, southeast of Melbourne under dark skies. See the stars, planets and other night sky objects visible at this time of the…
Telescope Learning Day with the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society
Come along and learn from scratch about how telescopes work, how best to use them and what to point them at. Get heaps of practical hints, tips and tricks from seasoned expert sky observers. Learn from the mistakes they made along their journey. Suitable for all ages and for absolute beginners on the journey, whether…
Astrophotography Workshop with the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society
Join the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society for a workshop that introduces concepts that will assist both the beginner amateur and professional photographer to take stunning photographs of the night sky. Night sky photography is very different to that done in daylight. The afternoon will feature an array of talks given by experienced and award-winning astrophotographers, with…
2025 QUT National Science Week Innovation Challenge
QUT’s National Science Week Innovation Challenge is back for 2025! The QUT challenge is open to Queensland Schools, for teams of students in years 9 and 10, and will take place on QUT’s Kelvin Grove campus. School teams will work alongside QUT students, academics and industry mentors to develop creative solutions to presented problems. There will be…
Bass Coast Science Fair – Sustainable Science in our Everyday
We’re encouraging locals to explore their curiosity! Local people are encouraged to think about science in our everyday as part of upcoming National Science Week events between Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st August 2024, supported by Bass Coast Community Foundation. A science fair held at Wonthaggi Town Hall will offer an opportunity for local…