Join the Brisbane Opal Museum for ‘A Night at the Opal Museum– Focus on luminescence and opals’. At 5pm we’ll host specially designed activities for young explorers aged 6-12 years old, including: Mineral fluorescence: Watch rocks glow under UV light! Porosity absorption in opal: Identify opals as they absorb water. Opal identification: Comparing opals with…
Topic: Chemistry and Materials
Guess the picture competition
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…
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!…
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…
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,…
Waste Warriors Makedo
Join us at the Shire of Harvey Libraries for one of our fun-filled, hands-on Waste Warriors Makedo events – a three-part adventure that blends science, sustainability, and creativity! Explore STEM with an exciting information session about recycling and the importance of protecting the environment. Meet Debbie and Kevin from the Worm Shed for a lively workshop on everything…
East Marden Science Spectacular
East Marden is hosting a science spectacular this National Science Week. Families from Schools and Kindergartens in the area are welcome to come along to the night and experience science shows, hands on science activities lead by our wonderful year 6 students, and some of the wonderful work by our school students. Events will include:…