STEM Under the Stars is the ultimate night of science, technology, engineering and maths fun – all happening under the night sky! Held at our school, this exciting community event brings families, friends and curious minds together for an evening full of hands-on activities, jaw-dropping experiments, and amazing discoveries. You might launch rockets, explore robots, build…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Rapid Science at Hive
Join us at Hive for high-impact one-hour science sessions led by experts, including topics like marine life, air quality, and space exploration. Special sessions available for upper-primary and high school students. Sessions will include: • Biological Decoding of Marine Life by prominent Launceston Zoologist and marine life expert David Maynard, supported by the Fisheries Research and…
The Astronomical Day
Hive presents a day of wonder, looking outwards to decode the Universe. The day begins at Hive with an all-ages planetarium show at 11am and feature shows at 1pm & 2pm (ages 5+ only), followed by a free public talk titled Who Cares About the Weather in Space in the Gnomon Room at the Wharf. As the…
The Universe Through All the Senses Planetarium Show
Experience space through touch, sound, smell, and taste! This imaginative show explores how you’d experience the universe using all of your senses. Learn how it feels to touch the Universe, how does it smell or taste, and even how you would sound on alien planets. Minimum age: 5 years This project received grant funding through…
From Fact to Fiction
From supermassive black holes in Interstellar to a robot cleaning up a junk-filled, deserted Earth in Wall-E, science in films allows us to look into the future and inspires us to push the boundaries of what we know. That’s What I Call Science is eager to present From Fact to Fiction. We will bring together…
Guess the picture competition
One of the Big Ideas for my science classes this year is “Curiosity” which fits well with the Science Week theme ‘Decoding the Universe – Exploring the unknown with nature’s hidden language’. We discuss “observation” as a scientist’s most important activity on a regular basis. Before science week I plan on providing a digital microscope…
Writing Top Scientific Reports
About the workshop (pre-registration, bookings essential) Engineers, technologists and IT experts are not always the best report-writers. Or are they? Learn the tricks of the trade in a comprehensive three-hour course designed to improve the writing and communications skills of those needing to file important reports. The Syllabus Session 1 9.30am to 11am, Melbourne…
Questacon National Science Week Webinars
Want to find out how to make a world record breaking paper plane? Ever wondered what maths and sunflowers have to do with each other? Considered what makes a coral reef a coral reef? If you answered yes to any of the above, then you should check out Questacon’s free webinars this National Science Week!…
STEMania! – Science Week In Schools 2025
STEMania! is a 45 minute, live-in-school, fact-filled interactive science sketch comedy presented by professional actor/educators that engages, inspires and educates students with the wonders of STEM. Celebrating the 2025 National Science Week school theme: Decoding The Universe – STEMania! illustrates how each STEM discipline plays a crucial role in decoding the universe and inspires curiosity and a love of learning…
Science writing made simple
This popular open-house workshop will be held at the Novotel Hotel in Melbourne and online, via Zoom and interactive multimedia. The output-driven course, presented by seasoned science writer and broadcaster Peter Spinks, will teach the essential skills and strategies needed to convey the fruits of scientific research to the media, government, research-funding bodies and the…