Join us for this special interactive session with Tim Macdonald, an accomplished engineer who has travelled to the deepest part of the ocean in a submarine he helped to build! Tim will be presenting live from his current research trip in the Arctic Circle, where he will showcase some of the cutting-edge equipment he uses…
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Be a Shark Scientist for a Day with Melissa Cristina Márquez
Meet marine scientist, shark expert and children’s book author Melissa Cristina Márquez in this special Science Week Zoom session! Melissa will share her beautiful picture book Mother of Sharks, discuss her work as a shark scientist, and explain why sharks are so important to healthy oceans. She’ll also touch on the threats sharks face today…
Wallsend Library Lego Club Science Challenge
Get ready for an epic afternoon of building, creating, and experimenting at our Lego Club Science Challenge! Put your imagination and engineering skills to the test as you take on fun science-themed building missions. Plus, don’t miss our awesome Science Week display packed with cool books, weird facts, and mind-blowing discoveries. It’s the perfect place…
Ocean Art Exhibition
Ocean Art Exhibition invites residents from the local region to showcase their creativity! Entries are welcomed across multiple categories including 2D works, 3D creations, First Nations art and a unique Marine Debris category. Prizes will be awarded across different age groups and categories, encouraging participation from all ages, as well as a People’s Choice Award sponsored by…
Kids’ Conference Antarctica 2025
Join us as students present their Antarctic research projects at Kids’ Conference Antarctica 2025 as part of National Science Week. This conference will start a dialogue on new and emerging research in Antarctica, which explores some of the critical issues & wider implications for ourselves and the Earth.
World Science Festival Queensland Toowoomba Community Day
Celebrate the wonders of innovation and discovery at the 2025 World Science Festival Queensland Community Day in Toowoomba, during National Science Week. This year our program brings robotics, aerospace, and engineering to life with the theme Robots and Rocketry. This free, all-ages event will feature several hands-on activities across three exciting and enriching zones: Launch your own…
STEMathon 2025
Get ready for STEMathon 2025 – a supercharged day of Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Maths! This exciting event brings together over 1,000 students from 7 local schools for a hands-on, high-energy celebration of creativity, curiosity and problem-solving. It’s a day packed with fun experiments, creative challenges, mind-blowing technology and awesome activities you won’t…
Tech Meets Nature Showcase
Technology is transforming wildlife conservation, bringing together researchers and citizen scientists. Innovative tools and techniques enable communities to play an active role and contribute valuable data to protect biodiversity and maintain ecosystems, especially in remote locations across Australia. Join like-minded folks from community groups, researchers, Land for Wildlife officers, council staff, citizen scientists, conservancy members,…
Decoding the Universe with Animals
Decode the universe with bugs, slugs and animal friends. Victor Harbor Library is hosting a mini science fair with two mini presentations, Animals Anonymous and Bugs ‘n Slugs. Animals Anonymous will deliver an interactive session by wildlife educators; featuring a selection of feathered, furred and scaled native animals. Get up close and personal with our local…
Brain Break – St Philip’s Chrisitan College Gosford
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.