UNSW Bragg Student Science Writing Prize
Are you a writer in Years 7-10? Want to win great prizes? Write a short essay on ‘Technology and Tomorrow’ and you could win a fantastic set of prizes, including…
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Textual data sonification and algorithmic composition competition
RMIT University, Melbourne city campus Swanston Street, MelbourneThis competition challenges participants to write computer programs that take any text as input, and generate sheet music that can be performed by an a cappella vocal quartet.
Australia’s Next Top Weather Presenter
The search for Australia’s next top weather presenter is on. The Australian Meteorological & Oceanographic Society (AMOS) is launching a national video competition. What’s the weather and climate like around…
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SCINEMA International Science Film Festival National Science Week Program
SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible. Register your venue to host…
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Geoscience Australia – 80 Days of Earth Discovery
OnlineGeoscience Australia is celebrating 80 Days of Earth Discovery from 1 August – 20 October 2018. Join us in exploring geoscience in all its diversity, the crucial role it plays…
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Future Martians Podcast
“Why aren’t we reaching for the stars?” Mars One astronaut candidates Josh Richards and Dianne McGrath speak with fellow candidates from around the world about the Mars One project, their…
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R.U.R. 2020
BioFab3D 1st Floor, Clinical Sciences Building, 29 Regent Street, FitzroyIn the near future, a young scientist responsible for a world-changing medical breakthrough uncovers a corporate conspiracy that could spell the end of one species – and the rise of…
$15 – $40
Art of Science Exhibition
The Atrium, Federation Square Cnr Swanston St and Flinders St, MelbourneThe Walter and Eliza Hall Institute’s annual Art of Science exhibition showcases stunning images and videos captured by Australian medical researchers tackling some of the biggest challenges facing global health.…
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The Great Aussie BioQuest
Join the Great Aussie BioQuest this National Science Week! Download ‘Questagame’ FREE from your app store. Start submitting – prizes galore! The Great Aussie BioQuest aims to draw attention to an increasingly important aspect of…
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Thomastown Building Challenge
Thomastown Library 52 Main Street, ThomastownCalling all budding builders and engineers. Come and build the tallest structure you can, using our builder’s kit. Who will win? There will be prizes! Thomastown Library has organised a…
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Parasite Art
Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat CentralView the beautiful artwork Gula Guri mayin “Heal the Body” by indigenous north Queensland artist Bernard Lee Singleton and animation by Russell Milledge and Tai Inoue. With funding from Inspiring…
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National Science Week at Geelong Gallery
Geelong Gallery 55 Little Malop Street, GeelongSee the Gallery’s collection in a new and stimulating way by engaging with a special trail of STEM-themed labels and activities during National Science Week. The theme of this year’s…
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2018 Education Perfect Science Championships
GlobalThe Education Perfect Science Championships 2018 is an exciting global online competition where students compete to earn points and prizes by learning engaging and thought-provoking Science content! Join over 300…
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Virtual Excursion to the National Portrait Gallery
Can’t make it to the National Portrait Gallery to celebrate National Science Week? Let us come to you on one of our virtual excursions. Explore some of the change makers…
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Eggs Alive!
Kangaroo Flat Library 267 High Street, Kangaroo FlatKangaroo Flat Library (Goldfields Libraries) is excited to announce that for National Science Week from the 13 – 21 August we are presenting “Eggs Alive!” Goldfields Libraries is a successful…
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Brain Break – Parasite Paradise
Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat CentralWe’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and…
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Science Sensations with Professor Brains
Bannockburn Library 25-27 High Street, BannockburnGet your child involved in this fantastic Science Week Event! Come and experience super science, with elements of experiments to enthuse and amaze! Professor Brains will be visiting Bannockburn Library.…
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Cluster STEM day
Wurruk Primary School 15 Fisk Street, WurrukA cluster event with eight rural schools combining together to celebrate National Science Week and exploring the exciting learning that occurs through STEM.
Brain Break at Deer Park Library
Deer Park Library 4 Neale Road, Deer ParkCome and test your scientific knowledge at this science themed afternoon tea.
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How to make a Sexy Science Video
Romsey Community Hub 96 Main Street, RomseyThis special course will teach the essential skills and strategies needed to present a short but sweet science video. Among other things, the comprehensive course will cover fundamental principles and…
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Scinema at Ballarat Observatory
Ballarat Municipal Observatory and Museum 439 Cobden Street, Mount PleasantSCINEMA Science Film Festival community screening – see the best science films from the past year. The SCINEMA International Science Film Festival is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere;…
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3:45 STEAM – National Science Week Brain Break
A.S. Kenyon Library Jamieson Avenue, Red CliffsTo celebrate National Science Week we are taking a break from our regular 3:45 STEAM program by hosting a fun and delicious afternoon of science play and discovery! There will…
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Magnets: Push and Pull
Ferntree Gully Library 1010 Burwood Highway, Ferntree GullyFind out how magnets work while learning about polarity, and magnetic fields! We’ll discover what is and isn’t magnetic, see if we can move objects just with magnetic force, and…
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Crazy Chemistry Show
Sydenham Library 1 Station Street, Taylors LakesThis interactive show explores crazy chemical reactions. Watch things expand, grow, fizz and bang.
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Wind Machine: Float Me, Fly Me
Lilydale Library Building LA, Box Hill Institute of Technology, 1 Jarlo Drive, LilydaleCome and learn about aerodynamics while we experiment with finding out what materials will float in our fan powered wind tunnel. Build twirling paper helicopters and floating balloon animals, and…
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Citizen Science Workshop: Mulgrave
Mulgrave Library 36-42 Mackie Road, MulgraveBe a part of our Citizen Science project. Frogs are indicators of the health of the environment. Many of Australia’s wetlands and waterways are under threat. With the use of technology,…
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Bargoonga Nganjin Tuesday Tech Club
Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy Library 182/186 St Georges Road, Fitzroy NorthHave fun with creative technologies such as Lego Mindstorms, Little bits and Ozobots. Ages 7+. Bookings essential.
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Lego Club
Fitzroy Library 128 Moor Street, FitzroyCome build and play with Lego every Tuesday during school term. There are weekly themes and challenges to try out, then display your masterpieces in the library for all to…
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Super Sleuth (DNA) with the Scientwists
Oakleigh Library 148 Drummond Street, OakleighFor those who like their forensic science, join us at Oakleigh library and use your fingerprints, chromatography, codes and DNA to help solve the most devious of strawberry theft crimes.…
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Richmond Library Tuesday Tech Club
Richmond Library 415 Church Street, RichmondHave fun with creative technologies such as Lego Mindstorms, Little bits and Ozobots. Ages 7+. Bookings essential.
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You Can’t Spell Exoplanets Without Ex(exutions)! Student Talk
Loreto College Ballarat - Mary's Mount Centre 1600 Sturt Street, BallaratLocal secondary aged students are invited to hear from Astrophysicist Dr Jessie Christiansen Jessie has been called the “Tomb Raider of exoplanet research”. Working at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute…
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Creator Class: Getting Chatty With Chatbots
Monash Tech School 44 Drummond Street, ChadstoneCome join us during National Science Week in our Maker Space and let’s get Chatty with Chatbots. Chatbots are robots that are designed to perform repetitive tasks, analyse data and…
$38
Carbon, Clean Energy, Climate and How Chemistry is the Solution
ESJ King Theatre Grattan Street, The University of Melbourne, ParkvilleJoin us and discover what a ‘carbon neutral’ world would be like and how are we going to achieve this. The link and solution between carbon emissions, climate change and…
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Melbourne: The Maths Capital of the World
Lecture Theatre S3 16 Rainforest Walk, Monash University, ClaytonMelbourne is an amazing city for mathematically inspired architecture. Your guide Burkard Polster will demonstrate with a whirlwind tour of mathematical Melbourne: explore the rep-tiles of Federation Square, cast a…
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Introduction to Raspberry Pi
Clayton Library 9-15 Cooke Street, ClaytonHave you tried Raspberry Pi with your children yet? Join Shashwat at Clayton library and discover the fabulous world of Raspberry Pi. Children and their families will be immersed in the world…
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The Tomb Raider of Exoplanet Research
Mt Pleasant Primary School 401 Cobden Street, Mount PleasantJoin Astrophysicist Dr Jessie Christiansen as she takes us on a tour of some of the more fantastic exoplanet discoveries we have made, including some famous, fan-favourite fictional planets brought…
Free – $5
Change Makers: Alternative Careers in STEM
RMIT City Campus Room 6, Level 1, Building 94: 17-21 Cardigan Street, CarltonSTEM professionals and skills are in hot demand. We know it’s a national area of need. But where can your STEM career take you and where could it make the…
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Live Q&A with Professor Fiona Wood (AM)
OnlineJohn Monash Science School is proud to present a Live Q+A with Professor Fiona Wood. Facilitated through the Emerging Sciences Victoria (ESV) studio, this live and interactive online session will provide participants with…
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Science Festival – Keynote Event: Power the World Q&A
Basement Theatre, Melbourne School of Design The University of Melbourne, ParkvilleHow do we get to a zero carbon future while maintaining secure energy supplies? Are batteries the game-changer? What’s next for solar technology? How fast do we need to move…
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How does hunger influence our behaviour?
Wheelers Hill Library 860 Ferntree Gully Road,Wheelers HillEver felt ‘hangry’ when you get hungry? The drive to eat is essential for survival. Hunger-sensing neurons in our brains control our food intake to ensure we have enough energy…