Arludo’s National Game Design Challenge

Help your students design and submit an idea for Arludo’s next big science game. National winners will receive 3 months of mentoring while watching their game come to life. Arludo’s National Game Design Challenge will teach students in Years 3-6 how to design a video game, including how to pick a scientific topic or question,…

Food Down to a Science

Science Night at Waite  Join us at the Waite Campus as we untangle the science behind agriculture, food and wine through an evening of interactive talks, tastings and more. This event will have scientists trying to test your knowledge through ‘two truths, one lie’ and feature talks on common misconceptions relating to food and nutrition,…

Circular Head Science Gig 2023

A night of fun for all the family. Come and explore the activities provided by local educators, businesses and reps from industry and learn along the way. Local school competition entries will also be displayed on the night so that students can show their families the great work they have been completing.  Grab your friends…

BRIGHT IDEAS poetry blog

Can you write a poem about SCIENCE? It might be about an amazing invention or discovery, famous scientist or your favourite piece of technology. From the humble wheel to the invisible magic of wi-fi, clever concepts in science are woven into our way of life. Try thinking of some you can’t do without, or list…

Let’s See Weather This Grows

McDougall Park’s students will benefit from an understanding of how weather affects plant growth and that this effect is different for different plant species. We already have an outdoor garden bed that we use to grow various plants, but a greenhouse is required to be able to directly compare warmer/more humid conditions to ambient conditions…

Darwin Middle School Future Innovators Event

Innovations and Inventions Competition What is an invention? Inventions are original applications of technology which solve a problem. The scope for inventions is limited only by your imagination. You are asked to apply your knowledge of science to make an invention. Your invention may be a new device, method or process that has not existed…

Science Alive!

Science Alive! was launched in 2006 by the SA Coordinating Committee of National Science Week as a single day event in a modest 2,400 m2 space. Over 16 years it has grown into a suite of 3 separate events held over 3 days in over 16,000 m2 at the Adelaide Showground. It is held in…