Explore the night sky with Sydney Observatory staff in Mosman Council’s Allan Border Oval to celebrate National Science Week. Find constellations like Scorpius and the Southern Cross, learn how to navigate using the stars, and look through telescopes to see the ringed planet Saturn and our nearest celestial neighbour, the Moon. Get rugged up in…
Topic: Space and Astronomy
Mowbray Heights Primary School Biennial Science Fair
Every two years our two large meeting halls are transformed into a Science Fair extravaganza. Staff, both teaching and support, provide a hands on activity table which is accessed throughout a day by our 550 students. The overall theme for the event is about glass, but the tables do not have to reflect this. We…
Northern Support School Science Show
Student Leaders from our K-12 Special Education facility will be creating an action-packed science show to engage learners across the grades and build enthusiasm for STEM. They will be exploring biological, earth, space, physical & chemical sciences and demonstrating what scientific inquiry looks like for our diverse range of learners. In addition to filming a…
Caladenia Primary School’s Science Week
National Science Week at Caladenia Primary School will engage all students in a range of age-appropriate STEM activities, with a focus on discovering and celebrating the many uses of glass in the past, the present and in the future. Students in each year level will take part in 4 activities, as well as be immersed…
Stargazing at Deer Park library
Get a closer look at our universe. See stars, constellations, planets and the moon through the Brimbank Libraries telescope. This event is weather dependent. This is a National Science Week event, presented with the support of the Inspiring Victoria program. Image attribution: https://www.flickr.com/photos/esoastronomy/
Create Your Own Constellations at Deer Park Library
Use Circuitscribe and the amazing science of electricity to make your own light-up constellations to take home. For children 8+ years old This is a National Science Week event, presented with the support of the Inspiring Victoria program. Image attribution: https://www.flickr.com/photos/1cm69/
Kerbal Space Workshop at Sunshine Library
Learn how lunar missions are designed, carried out and the challenges faced when transporting resources from the Moon. This workshop is for secondary school students aged 11-14 and is presented by the Australasian Youth Cubesat Initiative, a registered not-for-profit organization of 20 young students operating in eight countries working to inspire and empower the next…
Speed Networking
Speed Networking is a unique opportunity for students to meet with inspiring female role models working in science, technology, engineering & maths. Designed for students in Years 10-12, you will speak 1-1 with a number of different women in STEM about their day-to-day work and career pathway. You will have a few minutes to talk…
Through the Looking Glass: Dreaming of preferred futures with eyes wide open
A school-wide event, our discovery centre will be transformed into a timeline that highlights Science as a Human Endeavour starting with our First Nations peoples uses of glass in nature, discoveries in glass, daily uses of glass and how technologies using glass can help us imagine futures – both in space and the microscopic worlds….
Hedland Senior High School STEAM Fest
STEAM Fest is an annual incursion held at Hedland Senior High School. STEAM Fest is a programme of exciting activities, including those held by local businesses and industries, that will inspire and encourage the scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians of the future. There will also be student projects from the school as well as the…