Topic: Space and Astronomy

National Science Week at Tuggeranong Homestead

Lots of displays, talks and hands-on activities for a special National Science Week day at Tuggeranong Homestead. Entry is free but some activities have a charge. The activities include: Tharawal Aboriginal Kitchen – Learn how tasty, fresh it is! – Free Watching Water with Satellites – Free Make your own Bento Box to take home…

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.

SciVR – Lilydale TAS

Note: this activity involves participation at home. SciVR will take you on the hunt for things that go boom. We’ll explore the universe and origins of explosions in space, tracking events as they happen with Prof Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen – astronomers and science communicators at Swinburne University of Technology. New content this year…

SciVR – Swan Hill

SciVR will take you on the hunt for things that go boom. We’ll explore the universe and origins of explosions in space, tracking events as they happen with Prof Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen – astronomers and science communicators at Swinburne University of Technology. New content this year includes the Mars rover Perseverance and helicopter…

SciVR – North Ryde, West Ryde, Eastwood and Gladesville

Please note: this activity involves participation at home. Libraries are not currently open for pickups, but may offer mini VR headsets for pickup or delivery (tbc). You need one smartphone/tablet and one device connected to the internet that can access YouTube videos. SciVR will take you on the hunt for things that go boom. We’ll explore…

SciVR – Ku-ring-gai Library

Note: this event involves participation at home. SciVR will take you on the hunt for things that go boom. We’ll explore the universe and origins of explosions in space, tracking events as they happen with Prof Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen – astronomers and science communicators at Swinburne University of Technology. New content this year…

SciVR – Ryde

Please note: this activity involves participation at home. Library is not currently open for pickups. SciVR will take you on the hunt for things that go boom. We’ll explore the universe and origins of explosions in space, tracking events as they happen with Prof Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen – astronomers and science communicators…

Young Explorers: Space!

We’re on a journey to outer space! Join us for a special online session of Young Explorers, our popular early years program for 3-to-5-year-olds. In this brand new video, children will learn about gravity, meteorites and Adelaide-born astronaut Dr Andrew Thomas all from the comforts of home. Available online from 13 August. Young Explorers is an interactive…

STEM Fast Track ESTEAM Summit

ESTEAM Summit is a competition where the brightest young minds around the state come up with solutions to the world’s problems using entrepreneurship, science, technology, engineering, art (and design), and mathematics. The competition has two parts: Part 1 Students identify a problem in one or across several of the given topics (Space, Cyber Security, AI,…