Worms for Waste: Community Science in Action is a sustainability initiative establishing a community worm farm at Dandenong Community Garden to maintain the garden’s fertility for all the vegetables, fruit and herbs. Worm farms work as a great way for gardeners to reduce the amount of organic waste and improve the garden’s soil health to…
Topic: Agriculture
Jingili Science Expo and Science Fair Extravaganza
The Jingili Primary School Science Expo and Science Fair Extravaganza returns! July 31 is all about discovery at the Science Expo. Think like a scientist with awesome hands-on experiments. Ask smart questions, guess what happens with predictions and test your ideas. Learn how science helps us understand the world around us from visiting scientists and…
Science Munch – Brain Break Cuppa Quiz
Read this first! Beware science and baked goods imminent. Come, enjoy warm collegial company with your hot beverage. Inject some zest for science into the departmental office’s day.
Coding for Kids
Follow one of our Scratch coding tutorials to decode the Universe! Use our My Constellation project to create your own constellation and story to go with it. Great for anyone new to Scratch coding. In our Turtle Tracker project, use real-life data that tracks the movements of 5 turtles. Use this data to create their…
“Nature’s Blueprint”
Create a sustainable future through regenerative design, Indigenous ecological knowledge and the circular economy, transforming waste into materials. Through different workshops, tours and demonstrations, learn about innovative food systems and practice traditional land management techniques to manage sustainability and food security. Activities include: natural dyeing, biophilic design, vertical farming, and waste-to-soil systems, fostering hands-on skills…
Bugs and Blooms
Come to Playgroup and enjoy Bugs and Blooms with Flowerdale Community House! We will be learning about all things gardening. Come and plant up your very own edible flowers or vegetables to take home and nurture. Learn about what you need to look after your plants and about the like mini beasts who look after…
Grow Our Own STEM Industry Tours 2025
In celebration of National Science Week 2025, Grow Our Own is proud to continue our successful Industry Tour program, highlighting STEM within our region. Travel across the entire Riverina region to hear from our STEM industry partners and employers in free workshop and tours. From agricultural engineering to winemaking, food development laboratories to renewable energy…
The STEM Zone Experiment!
Get in the Zone for National Science Week! National Science Week Explodes at The STEM Zone Experiment! Calling all science enthusiasts! Lardner Park is transforming into a hands-on wonderland during National Science Week with The STEM Zone Experiment! Prepare to be amazed by extreme VR experiences, chemical reactions, and light-bending photography. Challenge yourself with brain-teasing…
Sydney Science Trail School Excursions
Join the Sydney Science Trail School Excursion program from 11 to 15 August 2025 to explore the wonders of science and discovery during National Science Week. Now in its sixth year, the Sydney Science Trail offers an engaging, hands-on program of full-day excursions at the Australian Museum and Botanic Gardens of Sydney for primary and…
ITTYVERSE
Can you write a short science poem about SOMETHING SMALLER THAN YOU? It could be about a little critter, mini microbe, tiny item, or it could be about one or more LITTLE THINGS that have significance – like an eye or pea, down to an atomic particle. By the time Science Week begins (9-17 August),…