Water Wonders: Water for Life – Helping Plants and People Grow is a FREE hands-on, child-led STEAM program for kids aged 2–5 that celebrates National Science Week by turning water play into a fun science adventure. Using pipes and special water racing gates, kids will experiment with how water flows, how pressure changes the speed,…
Topic: Environment and Nature
The intriguing world of aromatic molecules in plants
Come along to our August presentation by Jankees Van Der Have. He will share his insights into native aromatic plants! Australian native plants also produce a wide array of these aromatic compounds. Secondary metabolites are plant compounds not directly required for normal growth or reproduction. Each plant species produces its own range of these components-many of them aromatic molecules,…
Auburn High School Science Expo
Get ready to put on your scientist hat because Science Week is here! This year’s theme is all about exploring the hidden secrets of nature and science through hands-on experiments. You won’t just be reading about science—you’ll be doing it! Join us for a fun-filled session where you’ll solve mysteries, test cool ideas, and discover…
Making Art with the Sun!
Craig Family Centre presents a hands-on, creative experience where children and their caregivers explore how the sun shapes the world around us. This activity centres on cyanotype printing — an early photographic process that uses UV light to develop images on specially treated paper. Safe and highly visual, it’s perfect for child–caregiver pairs to discover,…
STEAM Showcase
Join us for this year’s STEAM Showcase, an interactive celebration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. Inspired by the 2025 theme “Decoding the Universe”, this exciting event invites students, families, and community members to get hands-on with the hidden languages of nature — from DNA to binary code, and the light and logic that shape our understanding of the cosmos….
NMI National Measurement Awards celebration
Join the National Measurement Insitute as we celebrate our 2025 National Measurement Awards! These awards celebrate people doing great things in measurement science in Australia. The event will include presentations from each of the finalists, and your chance to vote live for the winner of the People’s Choice award! Join us for the ceremony at…
Paradise by Ian Hutton and Selva Ozelli
Visit the Morton Memorial Library during the month of August to see the art show “Paradise” created by world renown photographer Ian Hutton, curator of the Lord Howe Island Museum, and award-winning oil artist Selva Ozelli. This art show was a United Nations World Wildlife Day and International Day of Forests Event shown on a…
Science Week Pop-up at the Hut
What’s happening in the forest at the end of winter? Any signs of Spring? Drop-in and find out more about the Hut activities and the forest as spring approaches. The observation deck will be open with forest views (and see if you can spot birds in our nest boxes!). We have a raspberry pi bird…
Classify the Cosmos – From Lakes to Life at Irfan College
This Science Week, Penrith Lakes is coming to Irfan College to run an exciting incursion called “Classify the Cosmos: From Lakes to Life”. In this hands-on science experience, students will explore how living things are grouped and named, and test real water samples to investigate environmental health. There will be two sessions: one for Stage…
SciFest 2025 – Science Storytime
At 11am from 11-15 August, Virtual Excursions Australia will present Science Storytime. Authors will join us to read their books and answer questions. This 30 minute live virtual excursion is suitable for libraries, schools, home school groups and individual families. Monday 11 August: Dr Vanessa Pirotta – Oceans at Night Dr Vanessa Pirotta merges cutting-edge…