Powering the Future: Student Circuit Showcase is an exciting National Science Week event where Stage 3 students at Springdale Heights Public School will become young engineers and inventors! Students will investigate how electricity works by designing and building their own working circuits using batteries, switches, wires, buzzers, lights and motors. Throughout the project, students will…
Topic: Physics
Little Scientists Educator Workshop – Deepen children’s critical thinking and metacognition through STEM
Early childhood educators: Learn how to deepen children’s critical thinking and metacognition through STEM. While many educators already feel confident identifying children’s STEM-related interests and supporting child-led exploration, in this special online workshop you’ll learn to move beyond engagement to strengthen children’s critical thinking and deepen their relationship with what they are learning with carefully…
Future Engineers triathlon – A STEM tri-challenge
Engineer an earthquake proof structure. Build a catapult and launch projectiles with precision. Then, strap in for the fastest tire change your team can manage in a high-energy pit stop challenge—like a Formula 1 event. During National Science Week, Mitcham Girls High School invites teams of four Year 5-6 girls from local primary schools for…
Buzzz ACT – Margaret Hendry School
Buzz into Margaret Hendry School this National Science Week with Chamaeleon Collective, Canberra’s inclusive dance company, for an award‑winning dance and science experience celebrating the bees that keep our world humming. In Buzzz ACT, a lively cast of buzzing bees leads children and their families on a journey through the science of pollination, biodiversity and the…
2026 Marie Curie Lectures – Painting the Universe: A visual and musical exploration of space-time with Dr Karelle Siellez
Explore the story of gravitational waves and the cosmic collisions that create the elements we are made of through a weaving together of sound, art and astrophysics. Through “multi-messenger” signals like kilonovae and gamma-ray bursts, discover how the cosmos communicates its most violent events. Blending scientific insights with creative expression, this talk reveals how listening…
2026 Marie Curie Lectures – Painting the universe: A visual and musical exploration of space-time with Dr Karelle Siellez
Explore the story of gravitational waves and the cosmic collisions that create the elements we are made of through a weaving together of sound, art and astrophysics. Through “multi-messenger” signals like kilonovae and gamma-ray bursts, discover how the cosmos communicates its most violent events. Blending scientific insights with creative expression, this talk reveals how listening…
Little Scientists Educator Workshop – Design & Technologies
Early childhood educators & teachers: Explore technical inventions of the past, optimise present-day technology, and use their creativity to design sustainable solutions for the future. You will also explore playful ways to incorporate philosophical inquiry into practice. What do chopsticks, underwater vehicles, and ethical decision-making have in common? They’re all explored in our upcoming “Design &…
Science Goes Looney – SOLD OUT
This event is sold out! Please email science@rmit.edu.au to join the waitlist to next year’s event. Uh‑Oh… The Earth went BOOM! A Looney Tunes movie and science adventure at RMIT. Get ready for giggles, explosions and amazing science fun! Join us for a super exciting National Science Week adventure made just for primary school students….
Buzzz ACT – Tuggeranong Arts Centre
Buzz into Tuggeranong Arts Centre this National Science Week with Chamaeleon Collective, Canberra’s inclusive dance company, for an award‑winning dance and science experience celebrating the bees that keep our world humming. In Buzzz ACT, a lively cast of buzzing bees leads children and their families on a journey through the science of pollination, biodiversity and the…
Buzzz ACT – Gorman Arts Centre
Buzzz into Gorman Arts Centre this National Science Week with Chamaeleon Collective, Canberra’s inclusive dance company. Buzzz ACT is an award-winning dance and science experience celebrating the bees that keep our world humming. Through the magic of movement and music this fun and fabulous show explores the importance of bees for the ecology, biodiversity and our…