Make a Glowing Teddy Bear

A hands-on STEM Activity. Learn about atoms, light and energy at after school workshops 3.30–5 pm, 23 – 25 August. For ages 5+, families welcome. All events are free and no bookings required. Book & Science Week @ your Library 22 – 26 August

75 facts about NATA and the science of accreditation

Join online as NATA reveals 75 facts about the science of accreditation in National Science Week.  This event is for anyone who has ever wondered whether the water coming out of our taps is clean? Anyone that’s ever questioned who checks you’re getting a litre of fuel at the petrol station? Or whether imported cheese…

See Through Science

A fun, family friendly and free community event to celebrate science. Working with this year’s theme, Glass: More than meets the eye (and some grant funding support) Open Hearted Learning and friends, will present engagement and entertainment in the form of hands-on investigations that cover physics, chemistry, biology and space. We hope to foster a…

Fascinating Flows for the Future Low Flow Device Viewing and QR Site: Byethorne Park

While dams and watercourse diversions are crucial for our livelihoods, they change the pattern of water flow in our catchments. This leaves many habitats devoid of flow at critical times of the year and, over time, has contributed to a serious deterioration in catchment health.  The Flows for the Future Program is working to restore more natural…

Who Wants to be an Epidemiologist? The Disease Detectives at Work: Science Week 2022

Hi Victoria – this event is already registered.  https://www.scienceweek.net.au/event/who-wants-to-be-an-epidemiologist/torquay/ Kind regards, Geoff Crane, Manager, National Science Week   More than just a scientist in the lab with a test tube, epidemiologists are disease detectives charged with finding the causes and solutions to epidemics and disease. In an era of overwhelming global health issues, would you…

Teddy Sings

Bring your baby and their teddy. Meet Warren TC bear who glows in the dark. Sing together and make your own Glow in the Dark Bear or take home a free kit. Recommended for ages 0 – 2.  Book & Science Week @ your Library from 22 – 26 August. All events are free and no…

Amazing Spider Crabs of Nairm Art Competition

To celebrate the launch of Remember The Wild’s new 360° underwater virtual tour Amazing Spider Crabs of Nairm we’re holding an art competition. Take the tour, then let the incredible spectacle inspire you to create! Draw, paint, sculpt, build, compose… you choose the medium. Take the virtual tour. Create a work of art in your chosen medium,…

ASKAP Recap

ASKAP Recap: the journey so far with our newest radio telescope Australia’s ASKAP radio telescope has had an amazing year breaking records, receiving awards and finding new objects, all whilst still in its pilot phase. Hear from the scientists using ASKAP every day to further their studies, and from those working to shape ASKAP into…

Science Week at Armstrong Creek School

At Armstrong Creek School we are reflecting on the past few years. We have been onsite. We have been remote. This National Science Week, we are providing families with a website to engage with science activities remotely, as well as inviting them onsite to engage with hands on science activities. We are looking forward to…