Enviroweek is a week of action when Australian students take on a green challenge to create good habits for a healthy planet. Enviroweek runs from 25 – 31 August 2013 and students all around the country are invited to participate. To join Enviroweek, simply go online, choose a challenge, sign up and take action. There…
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Explore SMART Trees From the Inside Out
If you have ever wondered what is going on inside a tree, thought about how it works, how it might react to its environment or whether it makes any sound, now is your chance to find out. Thanks to the support of Inspiring NSW, the North Western Regional Science Hub is presenting a series of…
International Guests Arriving in Victoria
I never realised that working for National Science Week was going to provide me with friends, colleagues and contacts all around the world. My next trip to the USA is going to involve no accommodation costs whatsoever as I flit from one National Science Week guest speaker to another. In 2011 I met Jeff Potter…
School Grant Winners Take Science Outside
Bowen State High School and Tieri State School are among 22 Queensland schools which have received National Science Week school grants in 2013. More than 190 schools around the country have received grants from the Australian Science Teachers Association to conduct fantastic science events in National Science Week this year. Bowen State High School The…
Mike Hussey and National Science Week
We’re really pleased that former test cricketer Mike Hussey (aka “Mr Cricket”) is appearing in National Science Week’s community service announcement this year. As well as his slightly higher profile as a test cricketer, Mike is also a qualified science teacher. When asked upon his retirement what he would have done if he hadn’t played cricket he…
Five Things I Love About My Job in Science
Hi, I’m Tracey O’Connell, the owner of Blue Sky Science and I LOVE my job! I suppose it makes sense that I love it so much because I created it. Yes, you read right. I created a job based on what I love to do. One day I decided “this is what I want to…
Share Your Ideas to Change the World
Entries for QUT’s Ideas to Change the World 60 second challenge has been extended to 19 July 2013. Queensland students in Years 10-12 are invited to share their ideas on finding a solution toward some of the global challenges facing our world. By being part of tomorrow’s solution today you could share in great prizes…
ACT National Science Week Calendar
There are more than 80 events happening across the ACT in National Science Week this year. From the National Dinosaur Museum to Geoscience Australia, the Shine Dome and Questacon, there’s something on for everyone. There are events for children and families taking place in every public library and three major shopping centres, as well as…
All the fun of science at the Gold Coast Science Fair
Come along to the Gold Coast Science Fair during National Science Week for fantastic science and technology activities, live entertainment, demonstrations and competitions. The Gold Coast Science Fair is an annual event now in its fourth year created to help encourage engagement within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) industries in a fun and…
Science Events Cooking Across Queensland
A solar bake-off, multi-location trivia night and a Café Scientifique featuring a speaker from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum are some of the events that Queenslanders can look forward to attending during National Science Week. The Queensland committee has awarded seed grants of up to $2500 to five events: A trivia night for…