Learn to Science
Inverloch Library 16 A'Beckett Street, Inverloch, VIC, AustraliaJoin a real-life scientist for a fun and interactive session of all things science. This session is suitable for ages 8-12.
Free
Events List
12 events found.
Virtual Reality with HTC Vive Headset
Warragul Library 75 Victoria Street, Warragul, VIC, AustraliaExperience the latest in virtual reality technology with the HTC Vive headset by booking in for a 15-minute one-on-one VR session. Battle it out on your favourite Xbox and iPad games while you wait your turn to interact with the virtual world! This event is strictly ages 10+.
Free
Bionic vision: The brain-machine interface
Royal Society of Victoria 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Vic, AustraliaHear Professor Arthur Lowery talk about how engineers and clinicians are connecting specialised machines with our brains at the 2018 Joint Lecture with the Australian Academy of Technology & Engineering (Victorian Division).
Free – $25
Reach for the ***STARS***
Briars Astronomy Centre and Observatory 450 Nepean Highway, Mount Martha, VIC, AustraliaLooking for an out-of-this-world experience? Come and explore the mysteries of the night sky and Universe with a fun Astronomy evening with the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society. Hear the REALLY BIG questions, ask your own, hold a meteorite, and spy on the night sky with us. Bring your five senses to an astronomy evening with…
$5 – $25
Forced landing on Mars
Ballarat Municipal Observatory and Museum 439 Cobden Street, Mount Pleasant, Victoria, AustraliaSurvival on Mars – what would your priorities be? Bring your entry along to the Ballarat Observatory from 17 July to 18 August to go into the draw to win a 25 cm Dobsonian telescope. View Mars in the telescopes and more.
$10 – $55
Citizen Science Victoria – July 2018 Meeting of ACSA-Vic
Bureau of Meteorology 700 Collins Street, Docklands, VIC, AustraliaThe second meeting of the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Citizen Science Association will be held on Thursday, 19th July at the Melbourne headquarters of the Bureau of Meteorology. Chapter business will include presentations from: David Gooding, coordinator of WOW, the Bureau's citizen science portal; Jack Nunn, convenor of the Campfires & Science program; and Libby…
Fact or Fiction 3 – Big Science (Australian Synchrotron)
Australian Synchrotron 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaAre you interested in where Big Science is taking us? Well, COME ON DOWN, it’s time to play Fact or Fiction 3 – Big Science. The latest episode of the Fact or Fiction series takes a big look at big science – what are the world’s large-scale science projects, what might they deliver, and what…
Free
The Laborastory
The Spotted Mallard 314 Sydney Road, Brunswick, VIC, AustraliaThe Laborastory is a science storytelling event in Melbourne that comes to tell the stories of science – the heroes, the egos, the breakthroughs and the mistakes of genius. From forgotten history and lonely laboratories, science and scientists quite literally take centre stage. On the first Wednesday of each month, The Laborastory brings together five…
$15 – $18
Little Bang! Pre-School Science Club
Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy Library 182/186 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North, VIC, AustraliaThis fantastic four week science program will give you and your child the chance to conduct experiments, have fun and learn about simple scientific inquiry methods. For pre-schoolers aged 3-5 and their carers’. Thursdays 2, 9, 16 & 23 August. Participants must be able to attend all four of the sessions. It is only necessary…
Free
Australia’s Dinosaurs at Wheelers Hill Libary
Wheelers Hill Library 860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill, Victoria, AustraliaAustralian’s Mesozoic Menagerie: Dinosaurs from the Age of Reptiles - a talk by Swinburne University’s Dr Stephen Poropat. To date, only twenty Australian dinosaurs from the Mesozoic Era (251-66 million years ago) have been formally named on the basis of fossilised bones. This means that we have little idea of what these dinosaurs were like…
free
VITAMANIA: Melbourne Premiere with Dr Derek Muller live on stage
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 1 Convention Centre Place, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaJoin Genepool Productions to see Dr Derek Muller on stage with Sonya Pemberton for the Australian Premiere of VITAMANIA: THE SENSE AND NONSENSE OF VITAMINS for an exclusive live screening in Melbourne. This year the world will spend over $100 billion on vitamins and supplements. Every week, a new benefit is claimed. When we look…
$52.36 – $149.60
Talking About Science
Multicultural Hub 506 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaThe course will teach the essential skills and strategies needed to present scientific research to a wide range of audiences. The one-day workshop starts at 9am each day and concludes at 5pm. Among other things, the course will cover fundamental principles of giving speeches, conference presentations and Ted talks, thus equipping budding science communicators with the…
Free