A collection of STEAM activities for all age groups. See 3D printing in action, build your own wooden models, play Sphero soccer, CO2 dragsters racing, make slime and use microscopes. There are also some machine based learning activities participants can have a go at. Art pieces will be created and uploaded to a virtual art…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
The Great Escape
The Great Escape is an escape room designed around each of the four science topics taught in our senior secondary school (Year 11-12) and run for 1 week, with 1 hour time slots to escape our STEaM room. In keeping with the theme of innovation, student participants need to solve the puzzles within 40 minutes…
Queechy High School – The Future of Tasmanian Industries
In National Science Week a guest speaker will visit the school to discuss career opportunities in food and agricultural science with Year 9/10 students. The guest speaker will also run Concentrating on Orange Juice with Year 7 students as a hands-on activity looking at the processing and difference between different orange juices. We will also…
Science Play Matters at White Rock Playful Playgroup
>Play Matters Australia is hosting a free National Science Week Playgroup on Monday 14 August at White Rock State School. This playgroup caters to families with children aged up to five years old. Join us for a morning of science activities and lots of fun for everyone. To attend, please register for your free Play…
Science Play Matters at Woorabinda Playgroup
Play Matters Australia is hosting a free National Science Week Playgroup on Tuesday 8 August at Woorabinda State School. This playgroup caters to families with children aged up to five years old. Join us for a morning of science activities and lots of fun for everyone. To attend, please register for a free Play Matters…
Solar Science Spectacular
Students from Kindergarten to Year 6 will engage in a day of a variety of solar experiments. The experiments will include solar night lights, solar ovens, solar desalination stations, solar powered cars and more. These activities will engage and spark wonder in our learning community about the benefits of solar energy on powering future industries….
LIFT OFF! – Wallsend Library
Kick off National Science Week with a bang! We are holding LIFT OFF! at Wallsend Library on Sunday 13 August from 11am – 2.30pm, and it’s free for everyone. Science Shows Start the day with one of two incredible Balloons and Bubbles science shows from the University of Newcastle SMART team (11am or 12.30pm). Suitable for all ages. Book…
Can Artificial Intelligence or Blockchain Help Preserve First Nations Knowledges?
Join us in celebrating National Science Week as we present this unique opportunity to gain further understanding of First Nations knowledge and how sciences such as artificial intelligence and blockchain can preserve this. This live webinar will provide valuable insights from a proud Gunai Kurnai man of the Palawa nation who has a passion for…
Robotics Day
This is a free community event with EDGYX who will be using 3-4 different robots at 3-4 different stations that participants can rotate amongst spending time between battling robots, command, and control challenges and much more. Some of the robots being used include MIPS, Robotic Arms, and Toby Robots. We will also be running virtual…
How Can First Nations Innovation and Invention Knowledge Contribute to the Sustainability of Future Industries?
This National Science Week join us for a unique opportunity to gain further understanding of First Nations innovation and invention knowledge and how it can contribute to the sustainability of future industries. This live webinar will provide valuable insights from a proud Aboriginal man who has extensive experience working in community development, education, conservation and…