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Lego Club

Fitzroy Library 128 Moor Street, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia

Come 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 see.

Free

Super Sleuth (DNA) with the Scientwists

Oakleigh Library 148 Drummond Street, Oakleigh, VIC, Australia

For 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.  

Free

Richmond Library Tuesday Tech Club

Richmond Library 415 Church Street, Richmond, VIC, Australia

Have fun with creative technologies such as Lego Mindstorms, Little bits and Ozobots. Ages 7+. Bookings essential.

Free

You Can’t Spell Exoplanets Without Ex(exutions)! Student Talk

Loreto College Ballarat - Mary's Mount Centre 1600 Sturt Street, Ballarat, VIC, Australia

Local 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 at Caltech, Jessie searches for, studies, and catalogues extrasolar planets – planets orbiting other stars. Her main research focuses on using the thousands of exoplanets…

Free

Creator Class: Getting Chatty With Chatbots

Monash Tech School 44 Drummond Street, Chadstone, VIC, Australia

Come 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 integrate your applications and services. Chatbots are becoming increasingly common for technical support, customer service, training, and improving workflows. If you’ve ever found yourself constantly…

$38

Carbon, Clean Energy, Climate and How Chemistry is the Solution

ESJ King Theatre Grattan Street, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia

Join 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 a future of clean energy is through chemistry; from removing our dependence on fossil fuels that powers our modern society, the physical chemistry behind carbon…

Free

Melbourne: The Maths Capital of the World

Lecture Theatre S3 16 Rainforest Walk, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia

Melbourne 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 5-dimensional Penrose shadow at Storey Hall, experience life in a one-sided holiday house, and much more. Is it all really maths? Come see! Associate Professor Burkard…

Free

Introduction to Raspberry Pi

Clayton Library 9-15 Cooke Street, Clayton

Have 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 of minicomputers, Python programming and hands on activities.

Free

The Tomb Raider of Exoplanet Research

Mt Pleasant Primary School 401 Cobden Street, Mount Pleasant, VIC, Australia

Join 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 to life. Timings: 6.15pm Lecture by Dr Jessie Christiansen – Mt Pleasant Primary School – Free 7.30pm Walk to Ballarat Observatory (5min) or Drive for…

Free – $5

Change Makers: Alternative Careers in STEM

RMIT City Campus Room 6, Level 1, Building 94: 17-21 Cardigan Street, Carlton, VIC, Australia

STEM 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 most positive impact? Come along to a panel discussion, following by Q&A opportunity and networking, to consider this important topic. Hosted by RMIT and Teach…

Free

Live Q&A with Professor Fiona Wood (AM)

Online , Australia

John 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 an opportunity to hear from one of Australia’s leading figures in the field of medicine and biomedical innovation. Intended for senior secondary (Years 10-12) and…

Free

Science Festival – Keynote Event: Power the World Q&A

Basement Theatre, Melbourne School of Design The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia

How 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 on this? As governments across the world struggle with the issue of energy security in a low carbon world, we have gathered an expert panel…

Free
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