Do you like fishing or diving? Fancy fossil hunting? Interested in bird or frog calls? If you are curious about the natural world and want be part of a bigger picture then there is a citizen science project that needs you! In National Science Week museum experts Di Bray, Erich Fitzgerald and Karen Rowe will…
Join staff of the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences for a fascinating, live demonstration of the microscopic structures of the living human eye, and how we go about testing some of the eye’s basic visual functions (e.g. perception of colour and 3D). You will also be introduced to a number of situations where our…
Do you love coding, or have you always wanted to give it a try? Come along for an afternoon of coding fun! Create projects with Scratch and play games to learn new skills. No prior experience with coding is needed, and laptops are provided.
Can you build a Space Lander that will keep our marshmallow astronauts safe as they touch down on a distant planet? Learn all about our Solar System at the library, we will find out about our favourite planets, and build a model Solar System together.
Want to learn how to make a lava lamp, or see some elephant toothpaste? Come to Deer Park to create some crazy chemical reactions!
Have fun creating all sorts of slime to squish, stretch, probe, poke and play with.
Be 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, primary aged children are helping to document and preserve Australian species. With your phone, iPad or any other device, you can help in the documenting…
Do you like challenges? Do you like playing with Lego? Join us at Clayton library and design your own Sturdy Tower to support a stack of books. Children aged between 5 to 8 will work alone, in pairs or teams to build some amazing structures.
Learn how to code in this fun after-school program for kids aged 9 – 12 years. Bookings essential.
How can you use a banana to control a computer? With a Makey Makey! Come and create your very own unique invention to control a computer to play music. Makey Makeys are invention machines that allow you to use drawings, foil, fruit and vegetables to control a computer to play music. Come and try making…
Here’s a ‘Game Changer’…What if you could start your own Makerspace without the fancy tech? Eco Inquire’s pop-up Makerspace is a free National Science Week event. The event aims to support families and educators to design STEM projects and source free and reusable supplies from the community.
The MATHS ARCADE is a night of everyone’s favourites: computer games and mathematics! Just like a rad video arcade back in the day, we’ll have heaps of awesome games, and you don’t even need any coins. Come and compete to get your initials in the Hall of Fame! There will be plentiful food, drinks, maths…
