This National Science Week join us for a family friendly day of discovery, art, and play. Observe our closest star with a purpose-build solar telescope, jump into Curtin Universities pop-up science lab and take part in hands-on experiments including think: lab coats, lenses, lasers and more. Make your own Pate de Verre glass bowl with…
Topic: Space and Astronomy
Impacts! Rocks from space colliding with planets
As part of The Women in Physics Lecture Tour, Associate Professor Katarina Miljkovic of Curtin University will be speaking about her research on meteorite impacts. It was only discovered in the mid-20th century that craters were formed by meteorite strikes. Since then, many space missions have mapped impact craters on the surfaces of planets and…
Switch on to Science
Science is much more than explosions and weird experiments. It is the knowledge we use to make all the wonderful things we rely on every day. Join us to explore how scientific knowledge is discovered, and how technology uses that science to make lots of very useful things. Using our displays of vintage equipment, which…
Movie and Astronomy Night at Deckchair Cinema
Celebrate the start of National Science Week by coming to the Deckchair Cinema to see Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography, followed by a stargazing and astronomy presentation by the Casuarina Senior College Top End Star Gazers on the shores of Darwin Harbour.
Science Art Film: Mars Attacks!
SCIENCE. ART. FILM. Science, art and film are among the most powerful cultural institutions we have developed to understand, shape and envision our world. Discover what scientists think about the cultural meanings of science and explore what artists see in films about art! SCIENCE. ART. FILM is a new series that uncovers wacky, weird and…
SciWorld StarLab Milky Way Show
Have you ever wanted to travel to the edge of the solar system? Now you can. Join us for a journey through the stars. Take a close look at our Moon and surrounding planets, then watch as a comet zooms across the sky and experience a meteor shower. Learn why Antarctica can experience 24 hours…
Rhodes Science Fair
Do you have a budding scientist at home? Perhaps a botanist, physicist, or astronomer? Join City of Canada Bay Libraries this National Science Week for a fun-filled day of talks, demonstrations, and hands-on activities for all ages! Whether you want to learn more about the critters in your own backyard, explore the wonders of the stars above…
Virtual Tour: Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre
Join us virtually to tour the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre and meet our newest, FRIENDLIEST (you’ll learn why on the tour) supercomputer, Setonix. Pawsey is proud to be a facility that enables and accelerates Australian science and pushes the boundaries of discovery. We know that can’t be achieved without YOU – our young scientists and…
Scouts Physics STE(A)M Challenge
STEM Leaders from across Australia are partnering with Fizzics Education, to deliver SciScouts: Physics! Celebrate National Science Week by adding STEM activities to your Term 3 program. Join Scouts from all around Australia for our program in August. We are currently preparing some fantastic physics resources ready for you to run with your unit. Inspired?…
Lambert School Annual Science Quiz
A science quiz for everyone at lambert School. Fill in the answers over the course of National Science Week. Winner receives a prize tailored to their science interests (usually a book).