High school student! You are invited to the University of Western Australia for an exhilarating 2-hour mission that could change our lives in the future. Experience the thrill of stepping into the research centre and exploring our missions before plunging into hands-on lab activities on August 21 and 22. Choose your adventure and change the…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Grow 4 Launch! Workshops – Grow, test and imagine the future of food in space!
Get ready to embark on an unforgettable adventure on August 11th and 12th at the Green Room in Kings Park. We’re inviting primary schools to dive into a dynamic, hands-on STEM experience that blends science, sustainability, space exploration, and culinary creativity! What’s in store for your budding astronauts? Over two action-packed hours, participants will become…
Future Frontiers Game Jam
Get ready to imagine the future, by making your own video game! The Future Frontiers Game Jam is a fun, Territory-wide challenge where anyone aged 10 and up can create a game based on science, sustainability, and the future of our planet. It’s like a giant creative competition where you get to dream up cool…
Brisbane Soapbox Science 2025
Soapbox Science Brisbane 2025 is a free public engagement event which aims to inspire new generations of women scientists, challenge perceptions of what a scientist does and looks like and encourages the public and wider community to engage with novel science. For this event, 12 competitively selected, diverse women will step onto soapboxes and bring…
Portraiture: Drawn to discovery
Sketches of inventions. Photographs of galaxies. Portraits of scientists. These are all art. In this free 45-minute webinar, we will visually analyse three portraits of prominent Australian scientists. Students will brainstorm and draw their ideas, then end by drawing a portrait of themselves as scientists. Learn how art meets science. This program is best suited for students from Year…
Science Week Trivia Take-Over
Think you’ve got the smarts to outwit Einstein or outlast Darwin? Join Hive Tasmania and Island State Brewing for two nights of science-themed pub trivia in Ulverstone and Penguin. Gather your team today and prove yourself in a night of trivia that’s equal parts clever and cosmic! While you’re here, you might learn some secrets…
Brisbane Soapbox Science 2024
Soapbox Science Brisbane 2024 is a free public engagement event which aims to inspire new generations of women scientists, challenge perceptions of what a scientist does and looks like, and encourage the public and wider community to engage with novel science. For this event, 12 competitively-selected, diverse women will step onto soapboxes and bring their…
Experiment, Explore, Experience at Glenroy Neighbourhood House
We’re inviting primary aged children and their families to dive into the captivating world of science through a series of dynamic and interactive activities at Glenroy Neighbourhood House. From magical chemical reactions to plant life cycles, and even the electrifying mysteries of static electricity, our workshops are designed to spark curiosity and inspire a love…
Cosmic Quest: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe!
This year for National Science Week, we will be running an engaging week-long event called Cosmic Quest: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe. During this event, our Year 7-9 students will present an interactive science show exploring the wonders of the cosmos. They will demonstrate concepts such as astronomy, light spectra, gravity, and programming space rovers…
VR Gaming at Katherine Library
Get ready for the ultimate gaming experience! Darwin’s “Amazing XR” will bring their revolutionary co-space gaming experience to Katherine for the very first time as part of National Science Week. Up to ten people at a time will battle together in the same virtual world in a spacious 6m x 9m gaming arena. Players team…