As the sun sets over Rainbow Beach, the parkland beside the Rainbow Beach Community Hall will come alive with science, creativity, and community spirit! Join us for the STEAMZone Twilight Science Market, a National Science Week 2025 celebration packed with hands-on activities, live demonstrations, and interactive exhibits for all ages. Meet real scientists and ask your burning questions Explore space, nature,…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Decode Your Future: Careers with STEM x National Science Week
This National Science Week, Careers with STEM is decoding your future with a special digital newsletter edition and a jam-packed week of amazing quantum careers content. Explore the unknown with nature’s hidden language and discover the awesome STEM jobs waiting for curious minds like yours. Sign up to get exclusive access to: our National Science Week…
Mission: Decarbonise the Grid
Join the Mission to Save the Planet When: Tuesday 12 August, 4pm-5pm Where: Online – Teams (free, register now) Who: High School Students (Years 9–12) Win a $100 Gift Card! What’s Happening? You’re invited on a mission to help save the planet. Join us to meet real-life energy heroes – the engineers powering Australia’s transition to clean energy. Discover…
Little Scientists Educator Workshop – Optics and inquiry projects
Early childhood educators & teachers: Explore colour, mirrors, and shadows through the eyes of a child and learn to co-develop inquiry-based STEM projects with children. What do shadows, spying devices, and project work have in common? They’re all explored in our upcoming “Optics and Inquiry Projects” workshop. In this hands-on workshop, educators will explore: Different…
STEM Careers of the Future panel
Curious about where STEM can take you? Join us this National Science Week for a thought-provoking panel exploring the careers of the future in science, technology, and innovation. Hear from experts at the cutting edge of quantum, agriculture and food, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and sustainability—industries that are shaping the world of tomorrow. Whether you’re a…
Help NASA Monitor Earth from your Local Library
This National Science Week, discover how you can contribute to real NASA science at your local library! Join us for a live online event that features special guests from the NASA GLOBE Program and is perfect for families, students, educators, library users, and citizen science beginners. You will learn how communities around the world are…
The Fitzgerald Science Showcase
Fitzgerald State School is thrilled to announce its upcoming Science Week Showcase, celebrating the awe-inspiring wonders of the universe through hands-on activities that highlight the hidden languages of nature. From the 11 to 15 August, the school will host a variety of engaging science activities across all year levels, fostering curiosity and excitement for the world…
Synthetic Compositions – Music made from artificial DNA sequences
Hear music inspired by DNA, the code of life! Come join Mark Temple and ‘the biological exploding DNA sequence inevitable’ at the Sydney Opera House for an event where molecular biology meets modular synthesis, for a sonic exploration of DNA! This unique performance explores the sonification of DNA sequences – real and synthetic – edited…
Wonder-Sea-STEAM Fun for Families
Dip into creative fun, research, interactive experiments and workshops that explore the future of our oceans. Meet visiting scientists and sci-artists whose work investigates and celebrates the biodiversity of Australia’s marine ecosystems. Learn about innovative technologies in coral reef rehabilitation from UTS C3 Future Reefs team and meet the pint-sized planet protectors that save our…
2025 Secondary Science Teachers’ Conference – Change Agents: Inspiring Science Education (CAISE)
Join us for a day of professional development and expert-led sessions designed to support and inspire science educators across NSW. With a strong emphasis on implementing the new syllabi and delivering inquiry-based learning, the program blends research-backed strategies with hands-on workshops and practical classroom resources. Across three workshop blocks and a compelling keynote, participants will…