Young Tassie Scientists at the Festival of Bright Ideas

Meet the Young Tassie Scientists at the Festival of Bright Ideas! Curious minds of all ages — come and meet real scientists from right here in Tasmania! The Young Tassie Scientists are early-career researchers from the University of Tasmania who love sharing their science through hands-on activities, real specimens, and fascinating stories from the field…

Young Tassie Scientists at Circular Head Science Big Gig

Meet the Young Tassie Scientists at the Circular Head Science Gig! The Young Tassie Scientists are early-career researchers from the University of Tasmania who are passionate about sharing science through hands-on activities, real specimens, and fascinating stories. Join us at the Circular Head Science Gig to meet scientists from all kinds of fields. We have…

Mushroom Workshop at Tunnel Hill

Explore the fascinating transformation of an abandoned Tasmanian railway tunnel into a thriving hub for growing gourmet mushrooms. Tunnel Hill Mushrooms founder Dean Smith will be joined by Tim Murch from West Tamar Fungi to teach you about the production process from lab to tunnel and how to harvest mushrooms and prepare them for cooking….

Lake Mac FULL STEAM

Lake Mac full STEAM returns to celebrate creativity and innovation, making, and engineering for all ages. Scheduled Events: 9.30am             Mad Science Inventions with Pretty Amazing Jono – Reserve your spot 11am                Australia’s Agricultural Identity – an Aboriginal Yarn – Reserve your spot 12noon     …

Casino West Science Fair Spectacular

The Casino West Science Fair Spectacular will be an amazing event for all students, staff, parents and friends. The school community will be able to celebrate with great eagerness and enjoyment. Students will be involved in showcasing some of their finest science work, there will be discovery centres to enjoy and displays with dozens of…

TMOS Holograms at Sydney Science Trail School Excursions

Get hands on and see how holograms are made! Learn what holograms are, how they are used in everyday life and the light concepts behind the formation of holograms, including reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference. Use a laser pointer to visualise the light principles of reflection, refraction and diffraction See hologram printing in action! Take home your own diffraction glasses!…

Material Institute Science Week 2025

Material Institute will host a 4-day event at Botanical with a focus on high school engagement and activities for the main 24 Carrot Garden high schools including Bayview Secondary College, Jordan River Learning Federation High School, Kingston High School, and Montrose Bay High School. The program will offer 6 workshops running concurrently with students opting…

Beneficial Bugs at the Wycheproof Community Resource Centre

Join Alia from Project Platypus for an engaging session learning about backyard bugs! This workshop will teach participants how to identify creepy crawlies in the home garden, educating about the roles of different insects in the environment. Participants will learn about Citizen Science to help research different creatures in the local environment, whilst engaging in…

AI in science: the promise, perils and path forward – AI and our food

Seed-planting farmbots, pest-detecting drones, and robotic noses for evaluating wine and beer…the future of food production and farming is high tech. AI has the potential to boost the sustainability and efficiency of Australian agriculture. It can selectively control weeds, saving on herbicide use. It can figure out the perfect time to water a crop, and…