Head to the Moon with Edison Robots! Join us at the Dandenong Library to learn about space research and exploration while using coding. Program the robots to complete challenges in small groups, take parts to a lunar rover and detect precious minerals. Children will learn about digital systems, and follow and represent basic algorithms involving…
Head to the Moon with Edison Robots! Join us at the Dandenong Library to learn about space research and exploration while using coding. Program the robots to complete challenges in small groups, take parts to a lunar rover and detect precious minerals. Children will learn about digital systems, and follow and represent basic algorithms involving…
Interested in basic coding? Join us at Ascot Vale Library to learn and play with Ozobots. Ozobots are tiny, smart robots designed to teach coding skills. Using sensors, they read colour codes (Ozocodes) drawn on paper or block-based code via OzoBlockly to follow lines, change speed, and move in specific ways, bridging the physical and…
In a world of AI summaries and digital hype cycles, one website stands out as a bastion of well sourced knowledge and easily navigated tables of content: Wikipedia. Wikipedia isn’t perfect though. Just like our other knowledge systems, Wikipedia has historically struggled to represent the lives and accomplishments of the countless scientists with marginalised…
Come and join our Pedal Powered Cinema, where you can help us pedal bikes to power the movie projector. We will show movies for children from 4:30pm, then at 6pm join us for pedal powered smoothies and pizza. At 7pm we will show The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, about a boy in Malawi who…
Imagine a bright future with science. The Space Faring Civilisation (SFC) Film Festival is back for 2026. We are a Canberra-grown festival that loves telling stories about science and space. We show films that give us hope for the future and show how science and imagination can help us build a better world. Free Workshops…
The Forrest Research Foundation invites you to its National Science Week Showcase on August 8th 2026. Join us in creating memorable experiences at the frontiers of science. We’ve teamed up with Supersonic Science, who will guide you into exciting and explosive experiments all-day long. You can… Embark on virtual reality experiences where you can journey…
How do native bees connect to healthy ecosystems and caring for Country? Which seaweeds have long been used for environmental sustainability? How is native flora used in bush medicines? What can we learn from the ingenuity of Aboriginal tools and technologies developed over thousands of years? And how can Torres Strait Islander virtual reality bring cultural experiences…
Join us at the Mount Barker Library and Community Resource Centre for morning tea and science trivia to celebrate National Science Week. Community members of all ages are welcome; morning tea will be provided.
This practical course teaches you the key skills and strategies to write and distribute a cracking media release for different audiences. It will help budding science communicators build confidence and learn how the media works, so you can communicate your messages clearly and simply. You’ll get training and hands-on practice writing winning media releases for…
