Topic: Innovation and Technology

Help NASA Monitor Earth from your Local Library

This National Science Week, discover how you can contribute to real NASA science at your local library! Join us for a live online event that features special guests from the NASA GLOBE Program and is perfect for families, students, educators, library users, and citizen science beginners. You will learn how communities around the world are…

The Fitzgerald Science Showcase

Fitzgerald State School is thrilled to announce its upcoming Science Week Showcase, celebrating the awe-inspiring wonders of the universe through hands-on activities that highlight the hidden languages of nature. From the 11 to 15 August, the school will host a variety of engaging science activities across all year levels, fostering curiosity and excitement for the world…

Synthetic Compositions – Music made from artificial DNA sequences

Hear music inspired by DNA, the code of life! Come join Mark Temple and ‘the biological exploding DNA sequence inevitable’ at the Sydney Opera House for an event where molecular biology meets modular synthesis, for a sonic exploration of DNA! This unique performance explores the sonification of DNA sequences – real and synthetic – edited…

Wonder-Sea-STEAM Fun for Families

Dip into creative fun, research, interactive experiments and workshops that explore the future of our oceans. Meet visiting scientists and sci-artists whose work investigates and celebrates the biodiversity of Australia’s marine ecosystems. Learn about innovative technologies in coral reef rehabilitation from UTS C3 Future Reefs team and meet the pint-sized planet protectors that save our…

2025 Secondary Science Teachers’ Conference – Change Agents: Inspiring Science Education (CAISE)

Join us for a day of professional development and expert-led sessions designed to support and inspire science educators across NSW. With a strong emphasis on implementing the new syllabi and delivering inquiry-based learning, the program blends research-backed strategies with hands-on workshops and practical classroom resources. Across three workshop blocks and a compelling keynote, participants will…

Intro to Coding Competition

Join us for an hour of coding during National Science Week and learn Python programming.  No prior knowledge or skills required. We are running a competition to see who can complete the most of our 76 exercises in the Introduction to Python course. There may be multiple winners of the competition. The student (or students)…

Intro to Python Coding

Join us for an hour of coding during National Science Week and learn Python programming.  No prior knowledge or skills required. Coding, computation thinking and problem solving are important skills for anybody, so get a head start and learn from our experienced educators. Aubot Academy teaches school students up to a 2nd year university-level of computer…

Australian Federal Police X Questacon

Join the Australian Federal Police at Questacon this National Science Week for a science-meets-crime-fighting extravaganza the whole family will love.  Step into the shoes of an AFP STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) expert and uncover the science behind solving crimes. Get hands-on with fingerprint matching, secret writing and decoding activities, AI demos, interactive forensic…

STEM Careers of the Future Panel

Curious about where STEM can take you? Join us this National Science Week for a thought-provoking panel exploring the careers of the future in science, technology, and innovation. Hear from experts at the cutting edge of quantum, agriculture and food, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and sustainability – industries that are shaping the world of tomorrow. Whether…