Topic: Innovation and Technology

Cottesloe Primary Science Week Maker Space

Over the week, students are set challenges where they will need to design and innovative solution. At the end of the week students will select one of their ideas to create in a Maker Space session. Students will be interviewed about their creations and this will be shared in a National Science Week Assembly.

DCCEEW Questacon Takeover

We’re taking over Questacon to celebrate National Science Week. This spectacular event will showcase Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) science that supports our work in leading Australia’s response to climate change and sustainable energy use, and protecting our environment, heritage and water. Dive into a virtual reality tour of the…

Science Week at Lanyon High School

Students will be able to participate in a variety of activities from Monday to Friday during lunch time. They will be able to compare digital versus analogue technology and discuss their pros and cons. Information about STEM-related careers, including space, will be available as posters and videos. The activities will be supervised by the science…

STEM Bags

This National Science Week, the ANU are offering STEM Bags full of free educational resources designed to provide hands-on learning experiences for children with each bag containing a range of 15+ activities, experiments, and materials related to different STEM fields. The bags are suitable for preschool through to high-school-aged children and would suit families and…

National Archives Preservation Facility Behind-the-scenes Tour

Join us to explore the ways archival records are preserved through this masterfully designed building and gain an understanding of record collection and management. The National Archives Preservation Facility is environmentally controlled and energy efficient. The passive, green design minimises National Archives’ environmental footprint while preserving government records, underpinning the democratic process and ensuring public…

Arludo Science Game Design Dash

Join us for Arludo’s Game Design Dash during National Science Week. Across three 45min sessions Arludo Game Designers and Arludo Science Communicators will battle it out to see who can design the best science game. These sessions will feature discussions of the game design process, fun science facts and Q&A sessions with our Arludo scientists….

Science in the Pub: Looking at the small things with big impact

Ever wondered what interesting things happen in the iconic Ecosciences Precinct in Dutton Park? Come and join us for a Pint of Science to celebrate National Science Week, and listen to just three of the many scientists from government agencies based at the Ecosciences Precinct at Dutton Park: CSIRO, the Department of Environment and Science,…

Science Trivia

How much science and general trivia do you have in your head? A little or a lot, doesn’t matter just make sure you’re part of Science Trivia as part of celebrating National Science Week @ ESP. Form your own team, or join someone else’s on the day, but you’ve got to be in it to win it. …

Science Showcase UOW: Open day at Wollongong Campus

The open day at Wollongong campus for Science Showcase UOW is on Saturday 5 August from 10am – 3pm. The STEM zone around around “Sciences Lane” will be buzzing with all sorts of science, including guided tours of different science teaching laboratories and research spaces Fire & Ice Spectacular Science Shows, presented by the Science Space…