EnergiZine: Nurturing Energy Transitions @ Questacon

Imagine your body as the planet Earth. EnergiZine: Nurturing Energy Transitions mindfully invites you to immerse yourself in an absurd wellness ritual, guided by the allure of a sunset and the caress of a summer breeze. It’s a transformative experience that ignites your imagination, inspiring you to curate and create your own unique wellness zine…

Mount Colah Experiment Fair

Students can participate in free drop-in activities and experiments run by teachers at lunchtime on Thursday 17 August. For the main activity, in line with widespread interest in artificial intelligence and this year’s National Science Week theme of innovation, senior students at the school will conduct a Turing Test. Teachers will also be running stalls…

Chatty Cafe – Brain Break Morning Tea

Join us on Wednesday 16 August from 10am to celebrate National Science Week. Take the chance to stop and reflect on the science in your world by participating to our volunteer run quiz. All welcome.      

National Science Week at Scitech

We’ve got something for everyone this National Science Week, from coding basics with Bee Bots to a game of Quick, Draw! You can even help train AI to play noughts and crosses. Bee Bots These cute programmable floor-bots are a great way to introduce kids to the basics of coding. Use simple commands to make…

Galactic Quest: Satellite Expedition | University Edition

Fast forward to 2042. Imagine that you’re on the Moon, not merely surviving, but thriving. Yet, disaster strikes. Our communication with Earth has been severed, with our satellites succumbing to relentless Solar Weather. The solution? Build your own satellite to restore the crucial line with our home planet. So gear up, assemble your team, and…

Galactic Quest | Youth Edition

Calling all young explorers and their parents to our interstellar adventure at the Australian Space Discovery Centre. Picture this: Your child and their friends are a part of an important space team, each playing a vital role in a thrilling mission – to build a satellite. Under the watchful eye of your Mission Captain, each…

Three Minute Thesis

Have an evening to spare and want to feel inspired? You’ve found the right event. As part of National Science Week, the ANU Science Society along with the ANU Undergraduate Research Society (URS) are running a Three Minute Thesis style event for undergraduate students modelled after the internationally recognised event of the same name. We will be inviting…

Galactic Quest | Youth Edition

Calling all young explorers and their parents to our interstellar adventure at the Australian Space Discovery Centre. Picture this: Your child and their friends are a part of an important space team, each playing a vital role in a thrilling mission – to build a satellite. Under the watchful eye of your Mission Captain, each…

Red Dirt Robotics – Explore 3D design & printing

Jameson Harvey, the young tech and robotics extraordinaire of Red Dirt Robotics, will be at  to Broome Public Library for National Science Week. For this series of events, Jameson will teach young people how to use code to create simple 3D items for 3D printing. Each participant will create their own object to keep. While…