The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum and the Science Teachers Association NSW have teamed up to present Propelled by Science as part of 7 Decades in 7 Days. Hear how scientific advancement in energy production has propelled our progress and discover what the future has in store for us. With guest speakers, Dr Mark Ho…
Topic: Environment and Nature
My Science Rulz, Your Science Droolz!
Join us for a fun night of science and cheeky debate between four teams representing different types of exciting STEM fields: palaeontology, space, maths, and neurogenetics. Each team will make their case as to why their science is the best while making some funny digs at the other teams’ science. Guaranteed to be a night of laughter…
Vibes Lab of Awesome: Gympie
Gympie will have a unique and free National Science Week event, hosted in the Lab of Awesome at the Vibes Wellbeing Centre. Vibes Wellbeing Centre, Lab of Awesome, Gympie Regional STEM Hub, STEAM zone, along with the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee are proud to be hosting and presenting this year’s event. Educational activities include:…
New Norfolk High School STEM Expo
New Norfolk High School students will be putting on a STEM bonanza for their primary school peers. This will include 10 rotations of hands-on activities (10mins each) to show impressive scientific and mathematical concepts to approximately ~200 primary school students. Primary school students will come away with gifts made by themselves from the activities alongside…
Bluff Point Primary School Science Week
A week full of interesting and thought provoking activities designed to look at food sustainability in the future. We will be exploring a waste free future in which we make our own butter and make plastic out of milk. To reduce the 7.3 million tonnes of food that is lost or wasted every year in…
Broughton Anglican College Competitions
Lockdown has resulted in the cancellation of our whole school STEM fair. However, we are still able to run our three National Science Week competitions. Whole school lego competition – build a food Junior school STEM project – based on the Science Week theme design a model, poster or short film. Senior school science week…
Intersections between Science and Art – Engaging Communities
Explore how brain health changes through life, the emerging problem of eco-anxiety, and how our wellbeing is inextricably linked to our environmental footprint through two National Science Week events, ‘Brain’ and ‘Biomes’. These ‘now online’ interactive art science exhibitions and online talks showcase innovative collaborations with artists, technologists, industry and community, creating a genuine and…
The Nymphalidae Family with emphasis on the Satyrinae (Browns) butterflies – Professor Mike Kearney (Uni Melb)
Butterfly Conservation SA is pleased to run an online event for National Science Week focussing on the Nymphalidae, with emphasis on the Satyrinae (Browns) butterflies. The lecture will be given by Professor Mike Kearney, University of Melbourne. The talk is called ‘The response to climate of the Common Brown (Heteronympha merope)’. Butterfly Conservation SA is the…
Young Tassie Scientists: One day School – Gifted and Talented Program
The Young Tassie Scientists bring their passion for science into school classrooms and to science fairs and festivals across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The 2021 team…
Meet the Scientist
Have you got a burning question to ask one of our scientists? Mingle with them in the Museum’s galleries. Share some QI moments and draw upon their expertise and passion and be inspired to follow in their footsteps.