Join us for this year’s STEAM Showcase, an interactive celebration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. Inspired by the 2025 theme “Decoding the Universe”, this exciting event invites students, families, and community members to get hands-on with the hidden languages of nature — from DNA to binary code, and the light and logic that shape our understanding of the cosmos….
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Women in STEM Bingo at Bowen State High School
The event will be a game of bingo with each square containing the name of an important woman from the area of STEM. Questions will be asked about each person’s most well-known achievement and students will need to complete two full rows (can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal) in order to win a STEM themed…
U3A Mallacoota Science Film Festival screenings
We will screen selected films from the science film festival catalogue in several sessions of up to 90 minutes.
Discover the Hidden Histories of Anaesthesia
Step into a grand Victorian mansion and uncover the science behind going to sleep… without ever closing your eyes! Join us at the Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History, located inside the heritage-listed Italianate mansion Ulimaroa. As part of National Science Week, we’re opening our doors for a special program designed to spark curiosity in kids…
Malanda State High School National Science Week Afternoon
The event is designed for Year 6 Students and is jam-packed with mind-blowing activities focused on the theme of “Decoding the Universe”. These activities include decoding nature, exploring DNA, considering the Fermi Paradox, examining Quantum mechanics and navigating the wormhole theory. The aim is to provide an educational experience that is both engaging and meaningful,…
Citizens of Science 2025
We’re warmly inviting members of the public to join a 3-month science mentorship program focused on basic science training (including a hands-on wet lab session). If you’ve ever been curious about what actually happens in a research lab, from how drugs are developed to how diseases are studied, then Citizens of Science is your chance…
Slime Lab: Saving the future with the right mix
It’s the year 3000, and superbugs have taken over the world. Yasmine, a time-travelling, aspiring pharmacist, has journeyed back from the future to uncover how superbugs began – and what we can do to stop them. What is a superbug? Superbugs are like bad bugs in armour – germs that have learned how to fight off…
Sensory Science – Audible anatomy for people with low/no vision, dyslexia or other reading difficulties.
Hold a heart and hear about what it does. Listen to descriptions of the liver and lungs as you feel their form and learn of their functions. This exhibition is designed for people who are blind or have low vision, dyslexia or find it difficult to read information, or simply for those who prefer to…
Decoding DNA at The Kids Research Institute Australia
Get ready for a week of mind-blowing fun as the Discovery Centre comes alive for National Science Week with this year’s exciting theme: Decoding the Universe! Join us on an epic scientific adventure designed especially for kids and families, where curiosity is your guide and discoveries are around every corner. From the tiniest fingerprints to…
2025 Karratha Senior High School Science Fair
Join us at the Karratha Senior High Science Fair! This free community event showcases different science activities aligning with the theme of Decoding the Universe. Try your hand at the Stack Station and sit down with Cup-Ah coffee.