Get ready to become a science explorer right here in Toodyay! This National Science Week is packed with awesome adventures where you’ll discover the secrets of our amazing ecosystems. First up, on Saturday, August 16th, put on your walking shoes for a trail journey! You’ll trek along Redbank Pool with super cool guides from local…
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Science Storytime at Mornington Peninsular Libraries
Join us for a special Frog inspired Storytime celebrating Science Week 2025. Through books and songs we’ll investigate frogs in our environment and home gardens. How do they move? What do they sound like? Learn something new and create a frog craft to take home. Suitable for under 10s.
Songs from the Grapevine
Celebrating stories of wine science through original music. The Australian Wine Research Institute and Max Savage bring their acclaimed science-meets-music show back for another night of original entertainment. Seven decades of wine research come alive through songs, stories and some truly terrible jokes – plus wine tasting. No wine or science knowledge is required. AWRI’s…
Mad Science Show
A jam-packed 60-minute show of big WOW science madness! There are giant smoke vortices, levitating beach balls, flying toilet paper, flour fireballs, hair-raising electricity, and lots of learning! Our show is all about air, electricity & fire! Air is invisible, odourless, all around, takes up space, and exerts a pressure. It can also be used…
Brain Break – Saint Peter’s Girls School
We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.
Brain Break – Regents Park Christian School
We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.
Brain Break – Freeling Primary School
We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. This morning tea is just for us, but you can register to host one for FREE in your own workplace.
Portraiture: Drawn to discovery
Sketches of inventions. Photographs of galaxies. Portraits of scientists. These are all art. In this free 45-minute webinar, we will visually analyse three portraits of prominent Australian scientists. Students will brainstorm and draw their ideas, then end by drawing a portrait of themselves as scientists. Learn how art meets science. This program is best suited for students from Year…
Scientist Portraits: Story and spectacle
Elizabeth Blackburn, Fiona Wood, and Graeme Clark. You may have heard of these Australian scientists before. But do you know of their impact on the world? Learn how storytelling meets science. Join legendary science journalist and broadcaster Robyn Williams AO in our 45-minute virtual webinar as he introduces scientists from the National Portrait Gallery collection,…
VR Explorer: Explore the space with Mission ISS
Want to be an astronaut for a day? Come join us for “VR Explorer: Explore the Space with Mission ISS”! Put on a special VR headset and take a fun trip to space without leaving the ground! You’ll visit the International Space Station, float like you’re in zero gravity, and see how astronauts live, eat,…