Ready, steady, hack: ANSTO’s National Science Week Hackathon is back – and you’re invited! Bring innovation to your classroom with this free, fast-paced, virtual hackathon for Australian students in Years 7-11 on an important topic. Because it’s the United Nations’ International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, the National Science Week theme Food: Different by Design…
Topic: Mathematics
Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight
Passionate. Brilliant. Defiant. Tonight, 18th century scientific genius Emilie du Châtelet is back and determined to answer the question she died with: love or philosophy, head or heart? In this highly theatrical rediscovery of one of history’s most intriguing women, Emilie defends her life and loves; and ends up with both a formula and a…
Diversity in STEMM gallery
That’s What I Call Science is a national award-winning radio show and podcast that celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine (STEMM) in Tasmania. For National Science Week, the all-women team is creating an online gallery that showcases and celebrates underrepresented people working in STEMM in our island state. The immersive gallery will use light…
Coding Challenge
Cross aged students will work collaboratively to solve set challenges and gain knowledge and experience across science, maths, technologies that are required to be a digital citizen. Children from the Kindergarten across the road will be invited to work with future buddies (current Year 4 & 5) to participate in challenges. Funding will be used…
The STEAM Room: A Science Comedy Experience
Praxical & Stand-Out Comedy will present The STEAM Room, a science, tech, engineering, arts and maths (STEAM) themed comedy night at Sydney’s Giant Dwarf Theatre. The event will highlight leading Australian research through a diverse range of comedians and emerging STEM communicators. Partnering with established comedy room, Stand-Out Comedy, this event will bring together scientists, performers and you…
The Poetry of Science
Would you like to have a bit of fun with the chance to win a prize? Then this is the competition for you! Express a scientific idea/concept through poetry and fill out the form below to enter The Poetry of Science: a science-themed poetry writing competition open to all people in Tasmania for National Science…
Train an Artificial Intelligence (live, on stage) – Hobart
How does AI really work? Is AI going to take over the world and destroy us all? What’s an “AI” really? This interactive session for the young, and the young-at-heart will answer these questions, and more. Bring your family and friends, and learn how we build an AI, step by step. On our journey we’ll…
Train an Artificial Intelligence (live, on stage) – Launceston
How does AI really work? Is AI going to take over the world and destroy us all? What’s an “AI” really? This interactive session for the young, and the young-at-heart will answer these questions, and more. Bring your family and friends, and learn how we build an AI, step by step. On our journey we’ll…
STEM Eggstravaganza
Our Eggsrtavaganza will begin in National Science Week and involve our birth – 5 group (Little Wallabies) up to Year 11. We will explore books about chick hatching, make our own simple information books and monitor the journey from egg to chick. We will put on a show of The Little Red Hen and build…
Upstart Express – An explosive national science, innovation and technology challenge for Australia’s young people!
Ignite students’ passion for STEAM, design thinking and building a better world through this fun, fast-paced entrepreneurial journey. The Upstart Express is an explosive science, innovation and technology challenge for students throughout Australia. Students will: Gain skills in creative & critical thinking, teamwork, collaboration, communication. Discover inspiring STEAM careers and journeys. Investigate global/local challenges Explore…