Students in years 3 – 6 in the Mary Valley catchment (small schools) are invited to the Annual Mary Valley State College Science Day. A day of science fun, science learning and science friends. Join the Mary Valley team (specialist staff & secondary students) to guide you through a rotation of “hands-on” activities. You even…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Seeds of Science – National Science Week 2026 at Tecoma Primary School
Seeds of Science: Growing Curiosity, Discovery and Big Ideas! What do plants, crystals, pearls and great ideas all have in common? They all start with a seed! During National Science Week 2026, Tecoma Primary School will bring the theme “Seeds of Science” to life through four exciting hands-on STEM sessions that help students explore how…
National Science Week Celebration at Melba Copland Secondary School
Science in Action: A Hands‑On STEM Discovery Week is a secondary-focused program designed to deepen students’ engagement through authentic, inquiry‑based learning experiences. During National Science Week, students in Years 7–9 will participate in a series of investigations and engineering challenges aligned with key strands of the science curriculum, including Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences,…
Innovation Incubator at Prospect High School
The Innovation Incubator will be run during Science week with our Grade 7 and 8 students students. Working in teams, students will identify a real‑world problem faced by society and design a creative, science or technology-based solution. The emphasis is on thinking, testing ideas, collaboration and communication, not just the final product. The Innovation Incubator…
Questacon Engineering is Elementary Workshop – Parkes NSW
Questacon’s Engineering is Elementary team are bringing a FREE STEM professional learning workshop you this August. Explore the mechanical engineering behind windmills and equip yourself with hands-on activities to use in your classroom. In this FREE workshop, you will: Get hands-on with mechanical engineering and activities from the ‘Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills’ unit of work. Develop effective strategies to…
Questacon Engineering is Elementary Workshop – Cowra
Questacon’s Engineering is Elementary team are bringing a FREE STEM professional learning workshop you this September. Explore the mechanical engineering behind windmills and equip yourself with hands-on activities to use in your classroom. In this FREE workshop, you will: Get hands-on with mechanical engineering and activities from the ‘Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills’ unit of work. Develop effective strategies to…
Muswellbrook Future Foundries – Solar speed and circular science
Are you ready to build the future? Welcome to the Muswellbrook Solar Car STEM Challenge, a hands-on science adventure where you get to become a real clean energy engineer! We are bringing together up to 150 students from 10 local schools to the STEM Innovation Lab at the Donald Horne Building. You will work in…
VR Explorers Experience
Step into the future with this exciting hands-on VR experience! Guided by the team at DreamCity, participants will learn how virtual reality works, explore basic engineering ideas, and safely use high-tech VR headsets. Each child will enjoy their own immersive adventure—whether exploring interactive virtual worlds or bringing colourful 360° scenes to life. This program is suited…
Science After Dark
Prepare to be amazed as exciting organisations from the Goldfields Region band together to ignite your curiosity during Science Week. Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with science fun for all ages – featuring hands-on experiments, robotics and fascinating discoveries. Try your hand at robotics with Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA (CME)’s Digital…
2026 Marie Curie Lecture for Schools – Painting the universe: A visual and musical exploration of space-time with Dr Karelle Siellez
Join us to explore the story of gravitational waves and the cosmic collisions that create the elements we are made of through a weaving together of sound, art and astrophysics. Through “multi-messenger” signals like kilonovae and gamma-ray bursts, discover how the cosmos communicates its most violent events. Blending scientific insights with creative expression, this talk…