Get ready for an exciting adventure where you can discover what your future could look like! The iLAuNCH School Outreach event is a fun and interactive experience designed to help students learn about science, space, technology, and amazing career ideas. At this event, you’ll take part in engaging activities, hands‑on demonstrations, and simple challenges that…
Topic: Science Communication
Krill Party
We’re plunging into World Krill Day early and kicking off the festival with a shrimply irresistible party. We’re talking a kriller live band, zooplankton-inspired cocktails that’ll have you swarming the bar, actual krill scientists, and DIY costume stations to help you unleash your inner crustacean. Plus, the Australian Antarctic Division is hauling in a tank…
Lakeland Senior High School Science Fair
Lakeland Senior High School is excited to host its very first Science Fair as part of the celebrations for National Science Week. Students will have the opportunity to investigate a scientific topic that interests them and share their learning with the school community. Participants can create a poster, model, or another visual display to showcase…
Science Week Storytelling
Join us during Science Week for a special science-themed edition of our Storytelling sessions! This year’s Science Week theme will come to life through stories, hands-on activities and a special take home surprise to keep the learning and discovery growing long after the session ends.
Seeds of Curiosity – Ulverstone Community Garden x The Lost Seed
From healthy soils and pollinators to seeds, food systems and biodiversity, community gardens are living laboratories where science, nature and people come together. Join us at the Ulverstone Community Garden during National Science Week learn how to save seed (and keep it pure) with heirloom seed expert Kerryn Martin. Kerryn will be taking participants through…
Local Waterways
Students at the Blue Mountains Steiner School will learn about healthy waterways and test local water samples. They will use a range of scientific and everyday equipment to measure and record the properties of samples from around their school and homes allowing them to see the health of their local water sources and to compare…
FREE Webinar – Q and A with the Reef Authority’s Chief Scientist
Like all coral reefs, the Great Barrier Reef is under pressure from a variety of threats. To conclude our National Science Week, we’re joining with the Reef Authority’s Chief Scientist, Dr Roger Beeden, to learn more about these threats, how they are impacting the Reef and what we can do to address them. Join this…
STEM in the Tropics – Queensland launch for National Science Week
Get ready Cairns – National Science Week is coming to you! This year’s Queensland launch event will be held at Tank 5 in the stunning Cairns Botanic Gardens and it promises to be a cracker. Hear from Olympian James Connor and Paralympian Korey Boddington on the STEM of sport. Explore a pop-up STEM fair packed with hands-on activities spanning conservation,…
Naracoorte ROCKS – The world beneath our feet
Naracoorte Rocks is a three-day regional science festival at the Naracoorte Caves combining live performance, storytelling, and community events. The event begins on Friday 14th August with a LIVE recording of the podcast, Palaeo Jam in The Caves Cafe. On Saturday, young artists can head to The Caves Cafe for a meet and greet with…
Arthur Rylah Institute’s Seeds of Science Forum
Join us for the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research’s Seeds of Science Forum, held as part of National Science Week. This event offers a practical introduction to ARI’s partnership approach to science – highlighting our expertise and the real-world impact of science for policy makers and resource managers. ARI is the Victorian Government’s premier…