We’re plunging into World Krill Day early and kicking off the festival with a shrimply irresistible party. We’re talking a kriller live band, zooplankton-inspired cocktails that’ll have you swarming the bar, actual krill scientists, and DIY costume stations to help you unleash your inner crustacean. Plus, the Australian Antarctic Division is hauling in a tank…
Celebrate Science Week with the Tinker and Craft Lab after school! Build a bee hotel and create the perfect hiding place for bees and other friendly insects in your garden.
Lakeland Senior High School is excited to host its very first Science Fair as part of the celebrations for National Science Week. Students will have the opportunity to investigate a scientific topic that interests them and share their learning with the school community. Participants can create a poster, model, or another visual display to showcase…
Join us at Kings Park for the official Western Australian launch of National Science Week 2026 and celebrate this year’s school theme, Seeds of Science. The evening will feature insights from Professor Sharath Sriram, Chief Scientist of Western Australia, and a panel discussion facilitated by Josh Byrne, showcasing local STEM leaders working across biodiversity conservation,…
Seed saving was once a life skill passed down from family member to family member. Join Julie from Down2Earth Gardening who will share her knowledge of maintaining healthy seeds for your garden. Topics covered include: Saving and storing seeds. How to successfully sow seeds. The difference between hybrid seeds and heirlooms. We will have a…
What if the most important plant for surviving in space hasn’t been invented yet, and YOU are the one to design it? And what if the clues to building it have been living on Country for thousands of years? Welcome to Design Your Plant — where Indigenous plant wisdom and space science build something completely…
Every great journey begins with a story. For thousands of generations, First Nations peoples have used storytelling to pass down the knowledge of how to survive, thrive and care for Country in some of the harshest places on Earth. Now, what if that story took us all the way to the Moon? Welcome to the…
Tasmania’s coastal waters are home to a remarkable native seaweed with the potential to dramatically reduce methane emissions from livestock, turning this humble marine algae into a promising climate solution. During this visit to Sea Forest, you’ll learn more about Asparagopsis’ role in combating climate change, see the company’s research and development facility, and discover…
This National Science Week, we invite you to step behind the scenes of South Australia’s plant conservation efforts at the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium. You will meet rare and threatened plant species, learn about the state’s seed bank, and discover how our scientists and flora ecologists protect plants from extinction. Get involved with some hands-on propagation techniques, with your own native paper daisy seed…
This National Science Week, we invite you to step behind the scenes of South Australia’s plant conservation efforts with the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium. You will meet rare and threatened plant species, learn about the state’s seed bank, and discover how our scientists and flora ecologists protect plants from extinction. Get involved with some hands-on propagation techniques, with your own native paper daisy seed…
