Write a short essay on ‘Not-so-smart technology’ and you could win a fantastic set of prizes, including publication in Australia’s top science magazines, a $500 UNSW Bookshop voucher, a subscription to the Australian…
With engineers, anything is possible! To celebrate Engineers Australia’s 100th birthday, we are encouraging Australians to think about how engineering has helped them in all parts of their lives. So,…
For centuries artists from many cultures have been inspired by the Moon, the most prominent feature of our night sky. The exhibition includes historical works created when the Moon could only be viewed from afar, works from the era of the 1960s space race, and more contemporary responses informed by the imagery and scientific knowledge acquired through space exploration.
In celebration of our 50th birthday and the Moon landing on 21 July 1969 (Australian Time) we are running a competition to win a small piece of the Moon! Open…
Space celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing (20 July) with an exhibition that examines humankind’s longstanding fascination with space and space travel. The exhibition explores the romance of space…
Discover how amazing our bodies really are at Melbourne Museum on Sundays during Term Three as we search for microbes and anything else you might find in your tummy. Design…
Urban Rivers (USA) Can we game our way to a cleaner world? Take control of our garbage-eating robot either in person or online! Created by Chicago-based collective Urban Rivers, Trash Robot…
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…
Science Gallery Melbourne throws down the gauntlet and sets an ambitious challenge: can we find a new plastic-eating bacteria in Australia? This project asks citizen scientists to culture bacteria in…
Janna Ahrndt (United States of America) Will you truthfully track your environmental goals? Like a Fitbit for your ethical performance, P@tch is a textile-based new media project inspired by punk and…
Sandra and Gaspard Bébié-Valérian (France) and Professor Peter Scales (Australia) Are you flushing a valuable wee-source? Urinotron is a large-scale installation that takes our organic waste (urine) and transforms it into power for your mobile phone, before recycling it…
Artist Oliver Kellhammer’s work allows you to watch the mealworms as they dine on polystyrene. Oliver Kellhammer (United States of America) Do solutions to our recycling crisis exist in…
Science Gallery Melbourne’s pop-up program DISPOSABLE will highlight experimental and creative ways to tackle our ever growing excess of waste. DISPOSABLE locations will include The University of Melbourne’s Parkville and…
This four-week course gives you and your child a way to discover science together. With hands-on activities, question and answer time, a Discovery Box and book loaned to each child…
You’ll be amazed what you discover when you download QuestaGame and join this year’s Great Aussie BioQuest on your smartphone. Compete against other teams to map biodiversity – all while…
Inviting all children to come and learn about electronic and code to build inventions. In this hour you will invent, design, create and test a new gizmo.
To celebrate National Science Week we will have a special Build Code Play session. These activities will help develop children’s capacity to problem solve, create, collaborate and increase critical thinking…
This two-day course in National Science Week (pre-registration essential) will teach scientists, technologists and engineers the essential skills and strategies needed to convey the fruits of their research to the media, government, research-funding…
Work on Mars in a day-long hands-on learning environment exploring colonisation, robotics and living on Mars using fun and educational technologies including Lego EV3 and virtual reality. Destination Mars is…
Channel your inner scientist as we celebrate National Science Week. Every Monday to Friday the Pauline Gandel Children’s Gallery comes alive with adventures and mysteries from the Hello Possums Story Time collection. From the…
During National Science Week we will promote science through an extravaganza of multi-disciplinary experiments. Science Week will run each lunchtime with a range of engaging hands-on activities, with demonstrations in…
Come to Hastings Library and watch the chicks hatch, meet and have a snuggle with our fluffy new friends. Hastings Library will be home to an incubator with chicks for…
The engagement of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) helps to build a culture of innovation, and therefore increased productivity and global competitiveness through all levels of…
Dr Darlene Lim from NASA shares her experiences working under simulated mission conditions in the Arctic, the Antarctic, and underwater where she has piloted submersibles as a scientist and explorer.…
International speaker Dr Darlene Lim to visit Warragul. Join us at this special event to uncover the secrets to exploring other planets, hidden in the least hospitable parts of our…
After ‘Together Tuesday Lunch, Lunar Lunch’ on Tuesday 13 August our entire school will plant seedlings and seeds in all of the vegetable gardens within the school grounds. We will…
Films about Space: recommended for everyone fascinated by the universe and our place in it. During National Science Week at Peninsula Libraries we will be screening a variety of science…
Did you know there are a number of fantastic ways to learn languages online? Whether you are a complete beginner or a fluent speaker, we can help you find the…
The Fizzle and Pop Show is full of the magic of science with fun, creative demonstrations. With plenty of hands-on opportunities for willing participants and heaps to see and wonder…
SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from around the world. SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the…
Build, play and explore. Get hands-on with engineering, robotics and more. Make a UV kid and slime to take home. Want to try robotics? Build a tower or a castle…
Come along to this interactive hands on experience with some of Australia’s unique wildlife – up close and personal. We’ll learn about ecosystems, adaptation and the impact of humans on…
So much science to learn with bubbles! Can they be square? Find out with your own bubbleator and bubble sculpting challenges.
Explore the physics of sound and try some DIY electronics to create a portable speaker to take home.
Learn how to use green screen technology to put yourself in space! Learn how green screen works technology works, get tips on selecting a great background, and then create a…
A jam packed 60 minute show of big WOW science madness. There’s giant smoke vortices, levitating beach balls, flying toilet paper, flour fireballs, hair-raising electricity, and lots of learning. We…
An interactive session for students and adults interested in DIYbio and the biohacking movement.
Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society was founded in 1969 with the aim of fostering the study of Astronomy by amateurs and promoting the hobby of amateur Astronomy to the general public.…
Thanks to campaigns like The War on Waste, plastic has become public enemy number one. Plastic waste is indeed a global environmental – and potentially health – problem, requiring us to change…