Students will engage in a range of activities based on the National Science Week theme of Innovation: Powering Future Industries. One of the key activities will be students learning about and using a 3D printer (a new learning for our school) to design and prototype an invention that would enhance our lives in the future….
Topic: Innovation and Technology
The Web Search Revolution: The Past, Present, and Future of Search – Google, ChatGPT, Bing, and Beyond.
The world of search has undergone a remarkable transformation, from simple keyword queries to a complex, all-pervasive automated decision-making system. With this year marking two important anniversaries: 25 years since Google’s founding and 30 years since the release of the first web search engine, JumpStation, it’s a timely opportunity to reflect on the profound impact…
Yakult Science & Lab Skills Workshop
Yakult is committed to improving and providing a link between education and the food industry. This unique Lab Skills Workshop is ideal for your budding scientist. Attendees will be guided as they carry out simulated scientific testing used to ensure Yakult’s high-quality drink. Each session runs for approximately 90 minutes. This includes a free factory…
National Science Quiz
The National Science Quiz is a fast-paced and fun live quiz show held in Melbourne for National Science Week. Join host Charlie Pickering and special guest team captains Nate Byrne – ABC News Breakfast (ABC TV) and Simon Pampena – Catalyst (ABC TV) / Outrageous Acts of Science (Discovery Channel) for a celebration of science….
Open Day: Heavy Ion Accelerator Facilities at ANU
This is an opportunity for members of the public, school students and prospective Australian National University students to explore the heavy ion accelerator facilities (HIAF) at ANU. Visitors will be able to build an understanding of how an ion accelerator works, take a tour of the accelerator facilities, and get involved in a range of…
Educator Led: Forces and Nature
School groups from Stage 1 to 6 can explore our exhibitions with an educator in small groups of 15. Using constructionist approaches from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, our educators help learners explore known and unknown elements of science and design while investigating energy, forces and history. For primary students. Booking essential.
Research Symposium
This hybrid one-day event features talks, presentations, conversations, and creative work on inter-disciplinary aspects of our earthly and non-earthly atmospheres. Program Welcome and Opening 9.30am Opening remarks by Dr Deborah Lawler-Dormer and Professor Juan Salazar. Opening Panel: First Nations Astronomy and Sydney Observatory 9.45am First Nations Sydney Observatory resident William Barton, composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist…
Family Day: Science
Powerhouse Castle Hill presents a free family day of demonstrations, talks and hands-on activities focused on themes of Trace. Experience objects from the Powerhouse science collection, see our Mars Rover in action, get making with creative activities that connect with technology and innovation on display at Castle Hill. Program Powerhouse Science Collection Open 10am–4pm Curator-led…
Think Tank Expo
Students in Year 5 and 6 at Park Ridge Primary School are working on Think Tank Projects to present at a Think Tank Expo in National Science Week. These projects are focussed on innovations in current and future industries. They need to come with an idea, work out the science, technology, and design elements, and…
City of Darwin Libraries Build a Brush-bot Workshop
Join us to learn and play with robots and build your very own brush-bot to take home. Brush Bots are constructed with small components including AA batteries and the manufacturer age guidance is for 8+ years. Workshops to build the Brush-bots are only open to children 8 years and above. We recommend children attend with…