Topic: Space and Astronomy

Stars and Planets – STEAM Festival

Join us after school to celebrate National Science Week. Investigate our universe and space exploration techniques in this hands-on workshop with plenty of out-of-this-world experiments. Find out about astronomy, the moon and tides, how to survive outside of the atmosphere, astronauts and observing distant galaxies. Presented by Fizzics Education.

Space Music Presented by Australian Baroque

Presented by Australian Baroque at Koorliny Arts Centre, Kwinana, enjoy stunning NASA imagery and film accompanied by a chamber ensemble.  Two special performances of the special musical extravaganza, where astrophysicist and Venusian Volcanologist Dr Antony Brian joins Australian Baroque to take you on a multi-sensory journey through space and time. Australian Baroque is a national ensemble…

Junior Brain Games

Think science is just boring equations or something only brainiacs do? Think again! Science is everywhere—helping us create, play, and discover amazing things about the world. And this National Science Week, you get to be part of the action! Gunnedah Library is transforming into a science wonderland with Junior Brain Games and Crafty Creations. Get…

Science Munch – Brain Break Cuppa Quiz

Read this first! Beware science and baked goods imminent.  Come, enjoy warm collegial company with your hot beverage.  Inject some zest for science into the departmental office’s day.

Coding for Kids

Follow one of our Scratch coding tutorials to decode the Universe! Use our My Constellation project to create your own constellation and story to go with it.  Great for anyone new to Scratch coding. In our Turtle Tracker project, use real-life data that tracks the movements of 5 turtles.  Use this data to create their…

Out of this world: Australia in the space age

Australia has played a bigger role in space race than you would have imagined! From the 1950s through to the 1970s, Australia was gripped with excitement as humanity made its first forays beyond Earth’s atmosphere. The excitement saw Mr. Squiggle- ‘the man from the moon’ grace our screens and futuristic architecture and designs hit the world…

Innovative STEAM Renewable Energy Design Challenge

National Science Week is an exciting opportunity for Dripstone to showcase the innovative and progressive ideas of our students in the field of STEAM. As a part of the week-long celebration, we are organising a science fair that will involve the entire school community, including council members, ministers, and primary schools. Innovation: Powering Future Industries….

Wallsend Library Lego Club Science Challenge

Get ready for an epic afternoon of building, creating, and experimenting at our Lego Club Science Challenge! Put your imagination and engineering skills to the test as you take on fun science-themed building missions. Plus, don’t miss our awesome Science Week display packed with cool books, weird facts, and mind-blowing discoveries. It’s the perfect place…

World Science Festival Queensland Toowoomba Community Day

Celebrate the wonders of innovation and discovery at the 2025 World Science Festival Queensland Community Day in Toowoomba, during National Science Week. This year our program brings robotics, aerospace, and engineering to life with the theme Robots and Rocketry. This free, all-ages event will feature several hands-on activities across three exciting and enriching zones: Launch your own…