Join us for interactive (free!) information STEM sessions exploring the life of parasitic worms! The sessions are available for all ages and attendees will explore and learn about; Canine Anatomy – help build a dog by putting together felt organs. Microscopic investigation of worm eggs – Dive into the world of parasitology (the study of…
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Science Week Neville Bonner
Get ready for an exciting week of discovery, creativity, and hands-on fun! We’re kicking things off with a Human Sundial right in the heart of the school, proudly run by our Year 6 students and supported by a teacher. Watch time come to life as your shadow becomes the clock! Each class will also dive…
Talking About Space Science Workshop
This online writing course will cover fundamental principles of giving speeches, conference presentations and TED talks, thus equipping budding space science communicators with the confidence and media savvy required to project messages clearly and simply. Hands-on training will be provided in delivering talks and preparing PowerPoint slides and illustrative material for many outlets, including in-house, local…
Writing Science Media Releases
The output-oriented course will teach the essential skills and strategies needed to prepare and distribute a cracking media release for a wide range of audiences. Among other things, the course will help budding science communicators with the confidence and media savvy required to project messages clearly and simply. Hands-on training will be provided in preparing…
Nightcliff Primary School Science Week 2025: Innovation in Action!
Nightcliff Primary School is thrilled to be celebrating Science Week 2025 in alignment with Australian Science Week. This year’s theme centres on hands-on learning, problem-solving and sustainability—areas in which our students truly shine. Throughout the week, students from all year levels will engage in exciting science experiments and design challenges during their Design and Technology…
Oakwood Primary School Science Fair
We have a full program for the students at Oakwood Primary School. Kindy – creating patterns with fruit and vegetables, making art with paint and leaf prints Years 1 and 2 – decoding animal prints with the support of Dennika and making prints on paper with art stamps. (Open night make it a guess the…
2025 #STEMLIKEAPATSGIRL Conference
On Saturday 16 August, St Patrick’s College Townsville will present its ninth annual #STEMLikeAPatsGirl Conference – the only event of its kind in North Queensland. It is a day devoted to empowering and engaging girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The event is open to all girls, aged 10 to 15, from North Queensland…
Crack the Code: Nature, numbers and secrets
Crack the Code: Nature, Numbers and Secrets is an exciting Science Week initiative designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking through a series of interactive, hands-on STEM activities. Students will explore how science, maths, and digital technologies help us decode the world around us—from natural patterns to communication systems. The program includes a school-wide…
Quantum Quest
You’ve probably heard of gravity and force, but have you wondered about super positioning, Heisenberg’s uncertainty or quantum probability? Join us on our quest to discover the quirky laws of Quantum Physics using BBC micro:bits. Delve in with hands-on activities to explore teleportation, uncertainty, randomness and more. By completing simple coding projects using your BBC micro:bit, you’ll…
How to think like a spy: The science of intelligence
We are living through an era of great uncertainty and geo-political upheaval with growing conflicts, pandemics and environmental crises looming. At the centre of this uncertainty, national intelligence analysts are monitoring the situation, to predict and answer questions about the capability of global powers, criminal organisations, deception and even the world of counterespionage and double-crossing….