Ever wondered how we can grow bones in the lab? Or what’s really happening inside your body, between your cells? Come along to the Max Planck Queensland Centre Open Day and find out! We’re opening our doors to kids, students, families – everyone curious about science. Step inside a real research centre, meet scientists from…
Topic: Environment and Nature
The Science Social
Come together for Sydney’s annual science get-together at the Australian Museum to enjoy an evening of discovery, research highlights and engaging conversations, hosted by award-winning science writer and broadcaster Bernie Hobbs and in collaboration with Botanic Gardens of Sydney, UNE and UTS. This free after-hours event for the science community is a chance to form…
Spotlight On Science
Get ready for a fun and interactive science experience to celebrate National Science Week! This unique event will allow you to rotate through engaging science stations, meeting and learning from Council’s very own environmental scientists. Gain insight into a variety of environmental topics through hands-on activities and fascinating demonstrations.
Girls Day Out in STEM – My Metaverse Mission: Possible
Your STEM Mission Has Arrived! Welcome, Agent. Your mission – should you choose to accept it – is to enter My Metaverse Mission: Possible, the most thrilling online experience of National Science Week 2025, where we’re decoding the universe like never before! As a junior agent, you’ll explore our secret STEM worlds. Each one is…
Sunbury Scientists
Calling all junior scientists! Come to learn and explore science concepts after school with fun experiments and activities.
Junior Tech Lab
Calling all junior tech-lovers! This National Science Week, join us in our Junior Tech Lab. Come along and explore coding, robotics, and problem solving with us. We will be using Osmo, Ozobots, Spheros and more in this after-school workshop. It will be a fun introduction to the different educational technology our library offers. Junior Tech…
Family Movie Night at the Library
Bring your family and make new friends at our Family Movie Night to celebrate National Science Week at Craigieburn Library. We’ll be watching science-themed movies rated G or PG. There’s no need to book your place for this event. Just meet us at Craigieburn Library.
Tassie’s Wild Weather Up Close
In Tasmania, talking about the weather isn’t just small talk. It’s a shared obsession. We joke about four seasons in a day, check three fine forecasts and still pack a jacket, and know that a sunny morning can end in a soaking. But what’s behind these wild swings? How rare is a so-called 1-in-100-year storm?…
Is Laughter the Best Medicine?
In times of growing social isolation and health challenges, could laughter offer unexpected benefits? Our scientists, industry experts and researchers join forces with comedy acts to unpack how humour might support well-being and strengthen connections. The experts: Associate Professor Alison Canty, neuroscientist, Wicking Dementia Research Education Centre, University of Tasmania Dr Daryl Peebles, writer, performer…
Deaf STEM Camp
Where Deaf Teens and Science Meet! Head to our ECU Joondalup campus for two days of science, technology, engineering, and maths, for Deaf and Hard of Hearing teenagers aged 14-18. Auslan interpreters will be provided for the event. This is a non-residential day camp, held 9:30am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday. Thanks to grants from…