Get ready to uncover one of Australia’s strangest and coolest secrets, the mystery of platypus venom! Brought to you by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science (CIPPS), this exciting event will take you on a journey into the world of the platypus, one of the most unusual animals on…
Topic: Science Communication
Soapbox Science Brisbane
Come along to Soapbox Science’s free public science outreach event bringing cutting-edge research out of universities and onto the streets of Brisbane. As part of the global Soapbox Science movement, the event showcases women and non-binary scientists in a fun, informal, and interactive environment where you can stop, ask questions, and engage directly with researchers…
Festival of Bright Ideas
Things will whiz, bang, fly, crawl, swim and maybe even explode when the Festival of Bright Ideas returns to Hobart. Tasmania’s much-loved hands-on science festival will bring together researchers, inventors, educators and STEM organisations for a day of interactive discovery. From curious kids to lifelong learners, Festival of Bright Ideas invites you to get up…
Kilcoy State School Science Fair
Kilcoy State School Science Fair Welcome to two exciting days of discovery, creativity and hands-on science at our National Science Week Science Fair 2026, inspired by this year’s theme, Seeds of Science: Nurturing Science for All. On 19–20 August 2026, students from Prep to Year 6 will showcase their curiosity, innovation and problem-solving skills through…
Space Garden Challenge at St Josephs College
Project Overview The Space Garden Challenge is a hands-on STEM initiative that engages students in authentic scientific inquiry inspired by the Asian Herbs in Space program. Students will investigate plant growth by comparing two sets of seeds—one representing “space-exposed” seeds and one grown under normal Earth conditions. Educational Purpose and STEM Alignment This project develops…
Magical Moil Garden Fair
We will hold a Garden Fair that all children from Transition to Year 6 will be able to participate in. We will have a range of hands-on science activities that students can come, one class at a time, and interact with. Activities will include making seed bombs, seed planting, creating bunting for the garden, chlorophyl…
STEM Community Event – Connection Across the Grades
As we are a P-10 school, the high school would like to extend our skills, knowledge, and interest in STEM to our primary school students and teachers for an interactive week of STEM fun! The team of high school student leaders in grades 9 and 10 will work alongside the science and maths faculty to…
Seeds of Innovation – Edgars Creek Primary School Science Day
Edgars Creek Primary School will hold its annual Science Day celebration on the 20th of August 2026. The whole school will participate in a day of curiosity, creativity, and experimentation. The focus of the day is to plant the seeds of a love for all things Science among our students. ECPS Students will test their…
Rock Hard – The geological cabaret
Strap in for a seismic night where the humour is volcanic, the moves are tectonic, and the cleavage is both geological and generous. This ain’t your school science class, join The Earth’s Most Eminent Geoactress for cocktail hour geology with sultry songs, smouldering dance, sharp wit and a shimmer of burlesque. For grown-ups who like…
Walloon State School Science Day
Year 6 students from Walloon State School are invited to attend a Science Day at Rosewood State High School. This is part of our commitment to building partnerships between primary and high school students and support positive transitions. We are also aiming to build excitement around Science as a subject. Providing lessons to develop knowledge…