Science Week at Southern Cross Catholic College

In line with the National Science Week  theme of Glass: More than meets the eye, at lunchtimes the secondary school students will make jelly optic fibres, light bulbs, and poster competition on glass: more than meets the eye. There will be opportunities for students to use glass prisms to spilt sunlight.  The College has four…

Science at State Library Victoria

From preserving and restoring rare books and artefacts to discussing and dissecting science books within the Library’s vast collection, we’re giving you a peek behind the scenes at State Library Victoria during National Science Week. Join us for a panel discussion with three extraordinary women at the Library whose day-to-day work caring for the collection…

Mad Food Science Experiments

The Mad Food Science Workshop is a fun, interactive educational workshop that uses quirky experiments to get children to understand key health messages. Experiments: Making a green smoothie Showing how food colouring disperses differently in different size and shape cups Sugar experiment showing amount of sugar in popular drinks How gut bacteria feed on different…

Words with Wine: The Science of Stained Glass with Vaughan Bisschops

Enjoy a glass of wine and listen to Vaughn Bisschops share the secrets of stained-glass for National Science Week. We have invited a master craftsman to talk about the science of stained-glass. Come and discover how glass is stained, where the colours come from, what happens to glass as it ages and lots of other…

Window To The World – A Livestream Event

Window to the World: A STEM Story celebrates the National Science Week schools theme of Glass: More than meets the eye. Jump through a Window To The World to discover the unsung hero of STEM – glass. At the heart of the global transformation of communications, technology, medicine, transport and global sustainability is the sandy substance…

Science Week Mad Food Science Experiments

The Mad Food Science Workshop is a fun, interactive educational workshop that uses quirky experiments to get children to understand key health messages. Experiments – Making a green smoothie – Showing how food colouring disperses differently in different size and shape cups – Sugar experiment showing amount of sugar in popular drinks – How gut…

Science Week Mad Food Science Experiments

The Mad Food Science Workshop is a fun, interactive educational workshop that uses quirky experiments to get children to understand key health messages. Experiments – Making a green smoothie – Showing how food colouring disperses differently in different size and shape cups – Sugar experiment showing amount of sugar in popular drinks – How gut…

Window To The World – A Livestream Event

Celebrating the National Science Week 2022 Schools Theme: Glass: More than meets the eye! WINDOW TO THE WORLD: A STEM STORY​ ​ Jump through a Window To The World to discover the unsung hero of STEM – Glass!   At the heart of the global transformation of communications, technology, medicine, transport and global sustainability is the sandy substance…

Window To The World – A Livestream Event

Celebrating the National Science Week 2022 Schools Theme: Glass: More than meets the eye! WINDOW TO THE WORLD: A STEM STORY​ ​ Jump through a Window To The World to discover the unsung hero of STEM – Glass!   At the heart of the global transformation of communications, technology, medicine, transport and global sustainability is the sandy substance…

A Sip of Science – National Science Week Pre-launch

Kicking off Science Week this year, Science Week has teamed up with Dom and his team of marvellous mixologists at Dom’s Bar in Nightcliff to create a menu of cocktails inspired by local scientists and researchers: Sip on a Seabreeze with a Celebrated Scientist Tackle a Territori-tini with Tropical Technician Grab a Greenant Gin with…