We are thrilled to be hosting a Mini MakerX event at our newly-refurbished Makers Technology and Innovation Hub at the University of Tasmania, Cradle Coast Campus in Burnie! Join us for a community festival that brings together all the elements that make our region so unique. This National Science Week activity will promote idea-sharing,…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Shaping our Agricultural Future
Do you want to learn more about how plants power life on Earth? ARC Future Crops Training Centre and meriSTEM education are presenting an exciting opportunity. Conduct experiments in plant biology with photosynthesis sensors and other tools at the ANU! If you’re a Year 11 or 12 student in the ACT or surrounding regions undertaking a relevant…
Musical Plants – Rosebud Library
Have you ever made music with a marigold? Composed with a chrysanthemum? Or listened to some lavender? Join us at Rosebud Library as we celebrate National Science Week. Be amazed at these extraordinary digital instruments that are crafted from real, living plants and innovative technology. By simply connecting with the plants and gently brushing their leaves,…
Robotics and Movement
At Mountain District Learning Centre, we will be running an event for 30 young people. These young people will first learn about how solar energy works, how batteries operate, and the ways that a signal can then convert the energy into movement. The young people will then be required to open their robotics kit and…
Volcanoes and Mini Explosions
Come and learn all about Volcanoes and create your own mini-explosion to celebrate National Science Week.
Coding Craze Hits Pakenham – ages 10 to 17
Explore coding and robotics as part of our fun, hands-on National Science Week program! Spark curiosity, ignite creativity and enhance problem-solving skills. Session 2 – for ages 10 to 17 Please see here for Session 1, suitable for ages 5 to 12 Join us for a fun-filled STEM Birds Robotics workshop! Children will…
Coding Craze Hits Pakenham – ages 5 to 12
Explore coding and robotics as part of our fun, hands-on National Science Week program! Spark curiosity, ignite creativity and enhance problem-solving skills. Session 1 – for ages 5 to 12 Please see here for Session 2, suitable for ages 10 to 17 Join us for a fun-filled STEM Birds Robotics workshop! Children will…
Micro:Macro – Models of insight and inspiration
Micro:Macro explores the role of models in understanding and exploring our world. Featuring models from science, mathematics, medicine, engineering, art, and architecture. Models shift perceptions and change understanding. Through altering scale, the miniature becomes visible, massive, and understandable. Single cells are expanded thousands of times, insects hundreds, and a whole suburb shrinks to a tabletop. …
Family Day at Darling Square Library
Join us at Darling Square Library for National Science Week and explore this year’s schools theme: Species Survival. We will be hosting a line-up of creative science programs including makerspace workshops, informative talks, storytelling and performance, demonstrations, and interactive sessions. Activities: Talks and performances: Native bee musical performance – interactive insect cabaret performance for children by…
Surviving Our Planet with Powerhouse
Explore how science and technology have revolutionised sustainability and what this means for the survival of different species in our ever-changing world. Join Powerhouse volunteers as they spotlight objects from the Powerhouse Collection that highlight human ingenuity and resilience. Part of National Science Week.