Brain Break afternoon tea for kids at Umina Beach Library

Celebrate National Science Week at Umina Beach Library with fun activities, trivia and experiments provided by Questacon especially for National Science Week. Plus, we will be creating molecule models with lollies, marshmallows and dry spaghetti! Ages 5-10.

The Great Science Circuit at St Brigid’s Primary School

Get ready for a day of wonder, curiosity, and hands-on discovery! The Great Science Circuit invites students to step into the world of science as they move through a series of exciting activity stations. Each stop along the way offers a new challenge to explore, experiment, and think like a scientist. From bubbling reactions to…

Our Garden of Science at Trayning Primary School

We have been resurrecting our vegetable garden. Over a few days during science week students K-6 will investigate our garden of science, linking classroom learning to nature and everyday experience. Students will rotate through actvities such as analysing the soil health and soil life of our garden, leaf chromatography, extraction of DNA from our strawberries,…

Wisdom College Science Fair

Wisdom Science Fair 2026 – National Science Week As part of National Science Week, Wisdom College is excited to host the Wisdom Science Fair on 11 August 2026. This event provides students with an opportunity to showcase their curiosity, creativity, and scientific thinking through a range of engaging projects and investigations. Students will communicate scientific…

Science Week Festival at Padua College

STEM-a-Palooza: Geocache Quest The extended school community will form teams to participate over science week, including the weekend, in a STEM themed geocaching competition.

SCINEMA Event at Kununurra School and Community Library

Lights, camera, science! Join us for a free SCINEMA film screening and explore the world of science through a collection of entertaining and thought-provoking short films. SCINEMA is an international science film festival that screens every August as part of National Science Week. The films are selected from entries submitted by professional, amateur, and student…

Soapbox Science Brisbane

Come along to Soapbox Science’s free public science outreach event bringing cutting-edge research out of universities and onto the streets of Brisbane. As part of the global Soapbox Science movement, the event showcases women and non-binary scientists in a fun, informal, and interactive environment where you can stop, ask questions, and engage directly with researchers…

Festival of Bright Ideas

Things will whiz, bang, fly, crawl, swim and maybe even explode when the Festival of Bright Ideas returns to Hobart. Tasmania’s much-loved hands-on science festival will bring together researchers, inventors, educators and STEM organisations for a day of interactive discovery. From curious kids to lifelong learners, Festival of Bright Ideas invites you to get up…

Kilcoy State School Science Fair

Kilcoy State School Science Fair Welcome to two exciting days of discovery, creativity and hands-on science at our National Science Week Science Fair 2026, inspired by this year’s theme, Seeds of Science: Nurturing Science for All. On 19–20 August 2026, students from Prep to Year 6 will showcase their curiosity, innovation and problem-solving skills through…

Space Garden Challenge at St Josephs College

Project Overview The Space Garden Challenge is a hands-on STEM initiative that engages students in authentic scientific inquiry inspired by the Asian Herbs in Space program. Students will investigate plant growth by comparing two sets of seeds—one representing “space-exposed” seeds and one grown under normal Earth conditions. Educational Purpose and STEM Alignment This project develops…