Our National Science Week event will deliver an engaging, hands-on science and sustainability experience for early years children and their families through an interactive music and movement experience delivered by “Junkyard Beats”. The workshop combines music, creativity, environmental science, and engineering concepts by teaching participants how everyday discarded materials can be reused and transformed into…
Topic: Environment and Nature
CSIRO Robot Responders
Could you design a robot to help in a disaster, explore underwater or travel through space? This National Science Week, join CSIRO Robot Responders and discover how science, technology and engineering come together to solve real-world challenges. Young people will step into the role of a CSIRO robotics engineer, designing robots to tackle missions inspired…
FREE webinars – Join the CSIRO Research Vessel (RV) Investigator on the Great Barrier Reef
Bring seafloor science into your classroom! Join researchers onboard the RV Investigator as they explore the seafloor of the southern Great Barrier Reef. Shaped by over 20,000 years of sea-level change, the region holds ecological, geological and cultural stories – from submerged river valleys to reef systems formed as seas flooded the continental shelf1. Through…
Block by Block – Building a Sustainable Future with Snowy Hydro
Ready to show your students that sustainability is far more than just recycling? Bring the “Block by Block: Building a Sustainable Future“* session to your class! In this interactive challenge, students step into the shoes of energy company decision-makers. Armed with 20 blocks, they must prioritise critical sustainability topics from renewable energy to community safety….
Plants for Space – Cosmic Echoes exhibition and design your plant critical thinking workshop
If you could redesign a plant from scratch for life in space, what superpower would you give it? Tougher roots? Leaves that glow? Fruit that grows in zero gravity? This is your chance to find out, and then actually build it. Welcome to Design Your Plant – the ultimate space science creativity challenge! This imaginative two-hour…
Celebrate the 2026 Measurement Awards
The National Measurement Institute invites you to the 2026 Measurement Awards, held online during National Science Week. This free event celebrates people and projects that use measurement science to make a difference. Measurement science helps us check that things are accurate, safe and reliable. It supports many parts of daily life, from health and food…
National Science Week 2026 with The Forrest Research Foundation
The Forrest Research Foundation invites you to its National Science Week Showcase. Join us in creating memorable experiences at the frontiers of science. We’ve teamed up with Supersonic Science, who will guide you into exciting and explosive experiments all-day long. You can… Embark on virtual reality experiences where you can journey inside molecules or watch…
Coastal Connections – A marine science night
Ever wondered what’s really going on beneath the surface of our own coastlines and waterways? Shark Ecology Australia has partnered with Jacobs Well Environmental Education Centre to invite you to submerge yourself in an evening of pizza and marine science stories for National Science Week 2026. Three marine scientists, including Gold Coast shark researcher Dr…
Live Flameworking
Live Flameworking What happens when you mix curiosity, creativity and a little bit of heat? Seeds of Science is your chance to find out! Step into a world where art and science come together in exciting and surprising ways. At Canberra Glassworks, you’ll explore how artists experiment, test ideas and learn about the natural world—just…
Live Glassblowing
Get close to the action as skilled glassblowers shape glowing, molten glass right in front of you. It’s hot, fast and full of movement—like watching science in action! You’ll also see artists use special tools and techniques to create delicate glass pieces inspired by nature. Drawing inspiration from ecological systems and the intricate structures found…