Build Your Own Mini Ecosystem! Join us during Science Week for a hands-on, fun-filled event for the whole community! Kids, teens, adults—everyone is welcome! Inspiring Victoria is a supporter for our event, and we are grateful to have them onboard for our creations we will make! We’ll be making terrariums—tiny gardens in glass containers that…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Nesting Time
As part of Science Week, we were fortunate to have Dr Sarah Legg visit and guide our students in exploring the nesting boxes that were installed two years ago. Together, the students and Dr Legg carefully moved and adjusted the camera traps to lower positions, making them more accessible for student-led monitoring. The students then…
Big Valley Blast
Get ready for an exciting and hands-on week of science! Fortitude Valley State Secondary College is celebrating National Science Week 2025 with a huge variety of activities designed to spark curiosity and show that science is for everyone. During the week, students will take part in special in-class activities. Year 7 students will explore static…
From Big Bang to Beyond
Early childhood students (Transition-Year 2) will engage with a range of open ended activities on Friday 22nd (due to swimming timetable) aligned to our theme being “From Big Bang to Beyond” to represent the overarching Theme of Science week. The Science Week Grant money will be spent across a range of suggested activities for each age group,…
Crafty Creations
A fun program aimed at children aged 7 – 12 years which is run during school holidays. A theme is chosen and the storytimes and crafts are designed around that theme. The theme chosen for the July school holidays was science. Mondays the program was held at Curlewis, a small village near Gunnedah. Tuesday, Wednesday and…
Norfolk Island Central School Amazing Race
This year to celebrate National Science Week, NICS is creating an ‘Amazing Race’, filled with different activities to ‘decode the universe’. Touching onto each category of Science (Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences) the kids from Yr 3 – 6 will have the opportunity to be engaged in an interactive exciting race filled with science. From…
Stargazing at Wildbark Mulligans Flat Sanctuary – Hosted by Canberra Astronomical Society and ANU Mt Stromlo Observatory
Join us this Saturday 16th August at Wildbark, Mulligans Flat Sanctuary for an amazing night of Stargazing & Presentations. If you attending the astronomy talks, please arrive 5-10 minutes prior. Wildbark, Mount Stromlo Observatory and the Canberra Astronomical Society have partnered up to bring you a wonderful FREE public event. With the incredible support and…
Discover Science Discovery Boxes at Litchfield Community Library
Get ready to explore, experiment, and have fun at Litchfield Community Library this National Science Week! We’ve got Spark! Discovery Boxes—amazing hands-on science kits filled with real tools, fun activities, and step-by-step guides to help you investigate the world around you. You can peek through microscopes, test out optical illusions, explore how plants grow, play…
Australian Botanic Garden Community Day
We’re inviting all nature lovers to come and celebrate National Science Week, Saturday, 16 August 2025 and experience our ground breaking work like never before. The event will open with a Welcome to Country from Dr. Shannon Foster, Dharawal Knowledge Keeper. Start your adventure with one of our exclusive, behind-the-scenes tours led by our…
Little Scientists, Big Discoveries
Get ready for a morning filled with hands-on discovery and outdoor fun! This special playgroup session invites toddlers and preschoolers to explore the sights, sounds, smells, and textures of the natural world through engaging sensory activities. Children will rotate through nature-themed play stations, including: Nature Sensory Bin – explore leaves, pinecones, stones, and more Sand…