One of the Big Ideas for my science classes this year is “Curiosity” which fits well with the Science Week theme ‘Decoding the Universe – Exploring the unknown with nature’s hidden language’. We discuss “observation” as a scientist’s most important activity on a regular basis. Before science week I plan on providing a digital microscope…
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Connect with Scientists and Spark Student Curiosity – Earth Science Panel for Teachers
Welcome to the Connect with Scientists & Spark Student Curiosity – Earth Science Panel for Teachers! Join us on August 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM (Australia/Brisbane Time) for an engaging discussion. This hybrid event brings together scientists working in Earth and Environmental Science disciplines aligned with the Australian National Curriculum. The panel of scientists will respond to both…
Writing Top Scientific Reports
About the workshop (pre-registration, bookings essential) Engineers, technologists and IT experts are not always the best report-writers. Or are they? Learn the tricks of the trade in a comprehensive three-hour course designed to improve the writing and communications skills of those needing to file important reports. The Syllabus Session 1 9.30am to 11am, Melbourne…
Questacon National Science Week Webinars
Want to find out how to make a world record breaking paper plane? Ever wondered what maths and sunflowers have to do with each other? Considered what makes a coral reef a coral reef? If you answered yes to any of the above, then you should check out Questacon’s free webinars this National Science Week!…
STEMania! – Science Week In Schools 2025
STEMania! is a 45 minute, live-in-school, fact-filled interactive science sketch comedy presented by professional actor/educators that engages, inspires and educates students with the wonders of STEM. Celebrating the 2025 National Science Week school theme: Decoding The Universe – STEMania! illustrates how each STEM discipline plays a crucial role in decoding the universe and inspires curiosity and a love of learning…
Super Sonic Science Experience – Cunderdin
Super Sonic Science is Coming to Town! Get ready for a science experience that’s full of colour, movement, and surprising reactions when Super Sonic Science visits Cunderdin on Sunday, 10 August. From 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, enjoy a live science show filled with real experiments that demonstrate chemical reactions, changes in states of matter,…
Talking about marine science
This marine biology workshop will be held online, via two 90-minute Zoom sessions. The output-oriented course will teach the essential skills and strategies needed to present marine science and technology research to a wide range of audiences. The first session runs from 9.30aom to 11am and the second from 2pm to 3.30pm, Melbourne…
Science writing made simple
This popular open-house workshop will be held at the Novotel Hotel in Melbourne and online, via Zoom and interactive multimedia. The output-driven course, presented by seasoned science writer and broadcaster Peter Spinks, will teach the essential skills and strategies needed to convey the fruits of scientific research to the media, government, research-funding bodies and the…
Questacon Science Circus – Darwin Waterfront
During National Science Week the Questacon Science Circus will be busking at the Darwin Waterfront Precinct. Join us at the following times to see a selection of our exhibits and some of our favourite experiments! Event Details Wednesday 13, Thursday 14, and Friday 15 August, 2025, 2 pm – 6:30 pm Sunday 17 August, 2025,…
Questacon Pop-Up Science Centre – Katherine Showgrounds
Join the Questacon Science Circus for a FREE pop-up science centre experience like no other! Filled with a variety of hands-on exhibits and spectacular science shows, the Science Circus pop-up is a fantastic STEM day out for the whole family! Event Details Saturday 9th August, 2025, 10 am – 4 pm Stuart Memorial Hall,…