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School Grant Recipients for 2021
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School Grant Recipients for 2021

  • By National Office
  • 12 May, 2021

Congratulations to all of the 266 schools who been awarded funding to support their activities during National Science Week this year. Skip to see recipients by state or territ...

Edible Insects: Future food incursions
Schools, Science Week News, State Blogs

Edible Insects: Future food incursions

  • By National Office
  • 4 May, 2021

Are you teaching about the future of food and would like to give your students a taste of something new?  Edible insects will play an important role in the future of food and these interactive ...

The Future of Foods
Schools, Science Week News, State Blogs

The Future of Foods

  • By National Office
  • 23 March, 2021

Street Science celebrates National Science Week 2021 ‘Food: Different by Design’ this year with our action-packed stage show ‘The Future of Foods’, touring across Queensland in Semester Two. Join ...

Schools Grants Available for 2021
Grant Information, Schools, Science Week News

Schools Grants Available for 2021

  • By National Office
  • 23 February, 2021

The school grant round for 2021 is now open for applications to support National Science Week events run by schools. All Australian schools from preschool to senior secondary are eligible to ...

The Sciencing Continues – for students and teachers
Schools, Science Week News

The Sciencing Continues – for students and teachers

  • By National Office
  • 25 August, 2020

National Science Week may be over for another year ?, but there are still lots of opportunities to get involved in science. Teachers, maybe you’re looking for some inspiration from National ...

TAS: The Big Schools Guide to Science Week in Tasmania
Schools, State Blogs

TAS: The Big Schools Guide to Science Week in Tasmania

  • By Tasmania
  • 12 August, 2020

Attention teachers, parents, and students: What's on offer in Tassie for schools in 2020? LOTS! Check out our guide and get excited for #scienceweek!  Welcome to National Science Week 2020 - ...

SPECTRA Kit Recipient Schools
Schools, Science Week News

SPECTRA Kit Recipient Schools

  • By National Office
  • 31 July, 2020

In place of the usual competitive financial grants selection process, all applicants to the 2020 school grants program have received an activity card-based system to use in National Science Week ...

Deep Blue Escape Room
Schools, Science Week News

Deep Blue Escape Room

  • By National Office
  • 15 July, 2020

Get students deep diving into Stile's National Science Week Escape Room! Set in a submarine in the dark, cold waters near Antarctica, students are presented with a scenario where the submarine's ...

Street Science: Deep Blue
Schools, Science Week News

Street Science: Deep Blue

  • By National Office
  • 13 July, 2020

Join the Street Science team for spectacular shows as students are taken on a journey through the depths of our oceans as we explore the impacts of modern technology and scientific discoveries on ...

The Big Watermelon Experiment: Physics, forces and flying fruit
Schools, Science Week News

The Big Watermelon Experiment: Physics, forces and flying fruit

  • By National Office
  • 19 June, 2020

How many rubber bands does it take to implode a watermelon? The Big Watermelon Experiment is a mass science experiment for school students, that seeks to find the answer to this not so pressing ...