Adelaide’s Science Alive! Stem Day Out provides Year 7-12 students a window into the wide variety of STEM careers now available. 80+ exciting and hands-on exhibits, interactive workshops and STEM challenges and engage with young early career scientists and engineers. We have a bigger than ever event this year with loads of new and exciting…
Topic: Space and Astronomy
Science Alive!
Science Alive! really is all kinds of awesome and the largest of its kind in the country. Join us for a fun family day out and discover how science and technology influences our everyday lives. With over 80 exhibitors including all the big names in science and technology, experience interactive and dynamic displays, plus spectacular…
Aliens Amongst Us – Cephalopods Presentation at the Andamooka Observatory
We have totally embraced the sci-fi and science theme for the Stargazing & Opal Noodling Nocturnal Tour. Learn about Cephalopods in sci-fi and alternative future fiction. Cephalopods are a class of mollusks that includes octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish. These alien, ancient, and intelligent beings have evolutionarily unique traits which have inspired a diverse range of…
Aliens Amongst Us: Cephalopods Theme Stargazing & Opal Noodling
We have totally embraced the sci-fi and science theme for the Stargazing & Opal Noodling Nocturnal Tour. Stargaze and learn about amazing cephalopods in sci-fi and popular culture. The Stargazing & Opal Noodling Nocturnal Tour provides the time and space for you to relax, learn about opal mining, observe the night skies, and soak up…
The First Astronomers: How Indigenous Elders read the stars with Duane Hamacher
Our eyes have been drawn away from the skies to our screens. We no longer look to the stars to forecast the weather, predict the seasons or plant our gardens. First Nations Elders around the world still maintain this knowledge and there is much we can learn from them. The First Astronomers reveals the rich knowledge…
Science Alive!
Science Alive! really is all kinds of awesome and the largest of its kind in the country! Join us for a fun family day out and discover how science and technology influences our everyday lives. With over 80 exhibitors including all the big names in science and technology, experience interactive and dynamic displays, plus spectacular…
Girl Guide Science Camp and Greenlight for Girls 2022
Camp + Science + University + Scientists + Friends. What more could you ask for? This event is 2 in one – an indoor overnight camp at Mt Stromlo Observatory followed by an educational day at Australian National University in Canberra for Guides and Senior Guides. The week will be a fun and exciting opportunity to exclusively…
Glass: More than meets the eye festival
This National Science Week join us for a family friendly day of discovery, art, and play. Observe our closest star with a purpose-build solar telescope, jump into Curtin Universities pop-up science lab and take part in hands-on experiments including think: lab coats, lenses, lasers and more. Make your own Pate de Verre glass bowl with…
Impacts! Rocks from space colliding with planets
As part of The Women in Physics Lecture Tour, Associate Professor Katarina Miljkovic of Curtin University will be speaking about her research on meteorite impacts. It was only discovered in the mid-20th century that craters were formed by meteorite strikes. Since then, many space missions have mapped impact craters on the surfaces of planets and…
Switch on to Science
Science is much more than explosions and weird experiments. It is the knowledge we use to make all the wonderful things we rely on every day. Join us to explore how scientific knowledge is discovered, and how technology uses that science to make lots of very useful things. Using our displays of vintage equipment, which…