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SPECTRA Kit Recipient Schools
Schools, Science Week News

SPECTRA Kit Recipient Schools

  • By National Office
  • 31 July, 2020

In place of the usual competitive financial grants selection process, all applicants to the 2020 school grants program have received an activity card-based system to use in National Science Week ...

Deep Blue Escape Room
Schools, Science Week News

Deep Blue Escape Room

  • By National Office
  • 15 July, 2020

Get students deep diving into Stile's National Science Week Escape Room! Set in a submarine in the dark, cold waters near Antarctica, students are presented with a scenario where the submarine's ...

Street Science: Deep Blue
Schools, Science Week News

Street Science: Deep Blue

  • By National Office
  • 13 July, 2020

Join the Street Science team for spectacular shows as students are taken on a journey through the depths of our oceans as we explore the impacts of modern technology and scientific discoveries on ...

The Big Watermelon Experiment: Physics, forces and flying fruit
Schools, Science Week News

The Big Watermelon Experiment: Physics, forces and flying fruit

  • By National Office
  • 19 June, 2020

How many rubber bands does it take to implode a watermelon? The Big Watermelon Experiment is a mass science experiment for school students, that seeks to find the answer to this not so pressing ...

The Marine Team! Perform Education virtual incursions
Schools, Science Week News

The Marine Team! Perform Education virtual incursions

  • By National Office
  • 10 June, 2020

The Marine Team! celebrates the National Science Week schools’ theme, Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our oceans and explores marine science and innovation to achieve long-term ...

Launch to the Future! National Tour
Museums, Schools, Science Week News, Tours

Launch to the Future! National Tour

  • By National Office
  • 4 June, 2019

LAUNCH TO THE FUTURE! A STEM Story is an exciting, fact filled, science sketch comedy presentation that focuses on how space programs and lunar science propel us into the future using STEM! ...

School grant recipients for 2019
Grant Information, Schools, Science Week News

School grant recipients for 2019

  • By National Office
  • 14 May, 2019

Thank you to each and every one of the 460 Australian schools who applied for National Science Week school grants. It is fantastic to have such a huge interest in running activities in schools ...

Move It Day – for spinal cord awareness
Schools, Science Week News

Move It Day – for spinal cord awareness

  • By National Office
  • 2 August, 2018

Move It Day is a fun way for students to learn the importance of spinal movements through interactive and educational activities during National Science Week. All you need to do is choose a day, ...

2018 School Grant Recipients
Grant Information, Schools, Science Week News

2018 School Grant Recipients

  • By National Office
  • 24 May, 2018

Thank you to each and every one of the 851 Australian schools who applied for school grants. It is fantastic to have such a huge interest in running activities in schools during National Science ...

Host a Day of STEM event
Schools, Science Week News

Host a Day of STEM event

  • By National Office
  • 8 March, 2018

Host a Day of STEM at your school for National Science Week. Combine Day of STEM online programs with in-class activities to inspire students about future STEM careers and skills. Programs ...