Dr Karl and Friends: Innovation and Beyond

There’s a buzz this National Science Week as Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and friends join forces, live on stage at Sydney Town Hall. Take a ride with Dr Karl through the past 100 years of the greatest scientific discoveries and innovations that changed our lives forever. Today’s thinkers will do the same, but how? Dr Karl…

Caulfield Grammar School Malvern Campus House STEM Event

Students from Prep to Year 6 at the Caulfield Grammar School Malvern Campus will take part in a House STEM event during National Science Week. Students will work together in house groups to perform a series of STEM challenges. 

Science Play Matters at Paradise PALS Playgroup

Play Matters Australia is hosting a free National Science Week Playgroup at Trinity Beach State School. This playgroup caters to families with children aged up to five years old and will have low-sensory activity options. Join us for a morning of science activities and lots of fun for everyone. To attend, please register for your…

Science Play Matters at Cairns Hub

Play Matters Australia is hosting free Science Play Matters Playgroups during National Science Week at the Cairns Hub. This playgroup caters to families with children aged up to five years old and will offer low-sensory activity options. Become a member and join us for a morning of science activities and lots of fun for everyone….

Broke Public Science Week

During National Science Week, we are planting some Indigenous plants into our hydroponics systems. During the week we will observe any changes. We will then also investigate if this is an alternative way to grow plants in our area. In addition to Indigenous plants, we will also conduct the experiment with other seedlings as we…

Remediate! At our booth at the Newcastle Museum

Do you want to learn how synthetic biology can remediate plastic from the environment? How you can add superpowers to a microbe to gobble up polluting plastic? And find out about the new industries synthetic biology is creating right now.  Come along to our booth and play a speed version of our card game Remediate! Equip your microbe…

Remediate! Canberra pub night

Have you heard of the cool new science that is synthetic biology and want to learn more? Are you a card game nerd who wants to help develop a brand-new awesome card game? The Centre for Excellence in Synthetic Biology is developing a new card game and we need your help to make it the…

Armchair Vacation

Pack your bags and prepare for the trip of a lifetime, from the comfort of a chair We know that travelling the world isn’t an option for everyone, so we’re bringing the world to you. Pop on a virtual reality headset and be transported. Join us at Caroline Springs Library this National Science Week to…

Awards Day & Ag Science Expo

Help us celebrate National Science Week this year at the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Hermitage Research Facility’s Schools Plant Science Competition Awards Day & Ag Science Expo. This event formally recognises prize winners and participants of the The Buzz About Bees competition and celebrates all things agricultural science. You’ll have the opportunity to…

Scouting the Skies

Scouts will be designing and constructing a payload for a high altitude balloon. The payload will be designed to record atmospheric data during the flight, such as temperature, air pressure, and CO2 concentration. It will also be able to record photos and video of the flight, showing the amazing panorama from the top of the…