Get ready to uncover one of Australia’s strangest and coolest secrets, the mystery of platypus venom! Brought to you by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science (CIPPS), this exciting event will take you on a journey into the world of the platypus, one of the most unusual animals on…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Larapinta Primary School – Soil, Sunshine and Science
Students from across the school will engage in a series of outdoor science rotations designed to spark curiosity and inspire a love of garden-related science. Set in cultural garden space, these hands-on activities will encourage exploration, creativity and problem-solving. The rotations will focus on seeds, science and sunshine. Students may investigate how plants grow,…
Seeds of Science – Nurturing Knowledge For All
At Smithton Primary School, science isn’t just something you learn—it’s something you grow! Welcome to Seeds of Science, where curious minds plant big questions and watch them bloom into amazing discoveries. Just like a tiny seed can grow into something incredible, your ideas can grow into experiments, inventions, and new ways of understanding the world….
Soapbox Science Brisbane
Come along to Soapbox Science’s free public science outreach event bringing cutting-edge research out of universities and onto the streets of Brisbane. As part of the global Soapbox Science movement, the event showcases women and non-binary scientists in a fun, informal, and interactive environment where you can stop, ask questions, and engage directly with researchers…
Festival of Bright Ideas
Things will whiz, bang, fly, crawl, swim and maybe even explode when the Festival of Bright Ideas returns to Hobart. Tasmania’s much-loved hands-on science festival will bring together researchers, inventors, educators and STEM organisations for a day of interactive discovery. From curious kids to lifelong learners, Festival of Bright Ideas invites you to get up…
Kilcoy State School Science Fair
Kilcoy State School Science Fair Welcome to two exciting days of discovery, creativity and hands-on science at our National Science Week Science Fair 2026, inspired by this year’s theme, Seeds of Science: Nurturing Science for All. On 19–20 August 2026, students from Prep to Year 6 will showcase their curiosity, innovation and problem-solving skills through…
National Science Week at St Michael’s Bassendean
This year we will be celebrating science week by running activities at lunch time across the week. We will open the school hall for students to explore stations and participate in games, experiments and more. We will have activities that link to all areas of the science curriculum. For chemical science we will be mixing…
Space Garden Challenge at St Josephs College
Project Overview The Space Garden Challenge is a hands-on STEM initiative that engages students in authentic scientific inquiry inspired by the Asian Herbs in Space program. Students will investigate plant growth by comparing two sets of seeds—one representing “space-exposed” seeds and one grown under normal Earth conditions. Educational Purpose and STEM Alignment This project develops…
Magical Moil Garden Fair
We will hold a Garden Fair that all children from Transition to Year 6 will be able to participate in. We will have a range of hands-on science activities that students can come, one class at a time, and interact with. Activities will include making seed bombs, seed planting, creating bunting for the garden, chlorophyl…
STEM Community Event – Connection Across the Grades
As we are a P-10 school, the high school would like to extend our skills, knowledge, and interest in STEM to our primary school students and teachers for an interactive week of STEM fun! The team of high school student leaders in grades 9 and 10 will work alongside the science and maths faculty to…