Switch on to Science 2025

Get ready for a day of cool science, crazy experiments, and hands-on fun at the Redlands Coast Museum on the Ekka holiday, Monday 11 August. What’s happening? See old machines come to life – and try some yourself! Send secret messages in Morse code Use vintage phones and switchboards See germs under a microscope Try…

What’s that Footprint?

Playing around with stamps, rollers and clay will bring National Science Week to life at Corowa Public School. Students will have fun with symbol and print stamps making wildlife tracks to discover what animal footprint they belong to. The stampers feature symbols that connect to themes of hunting and country, language, animals, history, and culture through…

Exploring the Future of Agriculture Together

Join us for a fun and inspiring day at the Australian National University, where science meets nature! Our event invites everyone — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, students, families, and the Canberra community — to discover how we can grow better food and care for the land using both ancient knowledge and modern…

National Science Week 2025 Travelling Launch – Blackall, Queensland

Join us in Blackall for the first stop of our travelling launch of National Science Week 2025, celebrating the exciting world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the heart of Central Queensland. Set at the historic Blackall Woolscour – Australia’s last steam-powered wool washing plant – this venue showcases remarkable 19th-century engineering. Its…

Future Frontiers Game Jam

Get ready to imagine the future, by making your own video game! The Future Frontiers Game Jam is a fun, Territory-wide challenge where anyone aged 10 and up can create a game based on science, sustainability, and the future of our planet. It’s like a giant creative competition where you get to dream up cool…

Seeds – From Swap to Sprout

Come along to Caulfield South Community House for our Seeds – From Swap to Sprout open day and take the opportunity to learn all about seed saving and propagation, with activities and workshops for all ages! Join Ashton from Urban Guerrillas and Griffin (@invasive_replace) for a native plant propagation workshop, where you can learn different…

‘Natures Code’ Science Week 2025

During Science Week, our school will run a fun and exciting program called “Nature’s Code” for students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Everyone will get to take part in hands-on STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) that help us explore how nature works. We’ll learn about the hidden patterns in the world around us,…

Rock Art Discoveries with Mike Donaldson at Wanneroo Library

Join us for a fascinating discovery about the geographical discoveries in our continent and how surveys and archaeological research can inform us about our cultural heritage. Author and retired geologist Dr Mike Donaldson OAM has been on a 35-year odyssey discovering and documenting Aboriginal rock art across the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of WA. This…

What lives here?

We have a beautiful school with beautiful spaces and a lot of natural features.  We visit this place each school day but do we really know what calls this place home?  Our plan is to conduct a survey of all the different kinds and numbers of live that lives on our school grounds and build…

Buzzz ACT

The Chamaeleon Collective present their newest dance and science show for children … Buzzz ACT! Through the magic of movement and music our show explores the importance of bees for the ecology, biodiversity and our food train.  The Chamaeleon Collective, Canberra’s inclusive dance company, are a boutique offering of artistic excellence in the inclusive and…