The Big Watermelon Experiment: Physics, forces and flying fruit

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 issue (unless you are a watermelon). Schools can register for free and will receive learning materials (videos and downloads) in the lead up…

SCINEMA International Science Film Festival Community Screenings

SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from around the world. It’s a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible. Sign up to watch this year’s selection of SCINEMA films…

2020 WA grant recipients

The West Australian Coordinating Committee (WACC) extends its thanks to the 64 applicants who put forward incredible ideas for National Science Week activities in WA. The committee was impressed by the creativity and ingenuity of applicants, who reimagined event ideas to align with the digital nature of this year’s festivities. Over $200 000 worth of funding…

2020 QLD Grant Recipients

Congratulations to the successful applicants for receiving support for these seven Queensland based National Science Week events in 2020. Tec-NQ Tec-NQ will create a virtual tour of its advanced manufacturing and electrical workshops with embedded animations and/or video content of the equipment in use. Tour launched at Tec-NQ’s Open Day during National Science Week. The…

The Marine Team! Perform Education virtual incursions

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 sustainability of our oceans. The educational theatre sketch comedy is full of scientific facts and is captured live-on-film with multi-cameras and in high definition – so everyone watches from the best seat…

2020 South Australian Grant Recipients

The National Science Week Community Grants Committee in South Australia is excited to announce the recipients of funding for events in South Australia. There was an incredible response to the call for applications, and the committee thanks all applicants for their time and efforts in developing some innovative and creative events that could be held…

2020 NSW Grant Recipients

Congratulations to this year’s NSW National Science Week online event grant recipients who will deliver an exciting range of online programs and activities developed by partners from across the state this August. As National Science Week 2020 will be delivered virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions, applicants were invited to propose engaging online events. Among the…