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Family Science Games Night – Geelong

Deakin University, Geelong Campus 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, VIC, Australia

Deakin University is hosting three Family Science Games Nights during National Science Week. Come along to an exciting evening playing science board games. Have fun with family and friends and learn some science. Each Deakin University campus will be hosting a Family Science Games night where families can play a range of science educational board…

Free

What is machine learning and data science?

Eliiza Level 2, 452 Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Data is more than the new oil, it’s the new black which means it’s hot as! But what’s the deal with data, data science, machine learning and AI? The Melbourne chapter of WiMLDS (Women in Machine Learning and Data Science) are here to introduce you to the world of data. First we will give you…

Free

The Space Show

A one hour radio programme highlighting Australian space science. Broadcasting at 7-8pm, 14 August on Southern FM (88.3 MHz) in Melbourne and live stream, and also available for a week afterwards.

Free

Winton Wetlands Science Forum – connecting people with nature

Mokoan Hub & Cafe 652 Lake Mokoan Road, Chesney Vale, VIC, Australia

Talks and workshops examining the role of nature and ecosystem restoration in providing opportunities for connection with nature, such as walking, canoeing or cycling in nature, volunteering in restoration projects and citizen science their impacts on well-being, health and mental health. The annual Science Forum is a two-day interactive restoration event held at the Mokoan…

$90

Inclusive Maker Workshops

Monash University Room G09, 16 Rainforest Walk, Clayton, VIC, Australia

Dr Kirsten Ellis will be running maker workshops that are accessible to all, giving people living with disability the opportunity to be creative in a safe space at Monash’s Clayton and Peninsula campuses. Options for the workshops include making a badge that will light up or even vibrate, making a musical instrument, painting by remote control…

Free

Living wonders from the forest to the deep sea

Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton, VIC, Australia

This morning seminar will present museum scientists’ recent discoveries and will illustrate how complex patterns in sound, colour, shape and genetics can now be used to understand natural diversity. As well as sharing the wonder that researchers feel when they make new discoveries, the presentations will show how collaborations, new technology and citizen science are…

$8 – $12

Save the Bees

Rosebud Library McDowell Street, Rosebud, VIC, Australia

Come and hear about the importance of Bees in our world. Founder of Save the Bees Australia – Bee The Cure, Simon Mulvany is an ex ranger, gardener and beekeeper who has made it his mission to educate people about the plight of the precious pollinators, both indigenous and introduced. Bees have been humanities greatest companion…

Free

Sustainable Living Talk

Mornington Peninsula Libraries Vancouver Street, Mornington, VIC, Australia

This Talk will focus on sustainable building and renovating of homes. Our Speaker Matthew Baker is widely experienced in this field and will also discuss the Your Home guide. Your Home is your guide to building, buying or renovating a home. It shows how to create a comfortable home with low impact on the environment – economical…

Free

Northern Bay College STEAM Expo

Northern Bay College 57 Tallis Street, Norlane, VIC, Australia

Northern Bay College’s annual STEAM expo celebrates National Science Week. The expo will showcase student learning from across the five campuses of the school, focusing on the work completed in STEAM-related subjects in Years 6 – 10, including ccience, STEAM, engineering and digital technologies. A series of centrepiece expo events will also excite the young…

Free

STEM Fair @ Sam Merrifield Library

Sam Merrifield Library 762 Mt Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds, VIC, Australia

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 with planks? Explore UV light with amazing colour-changing beads! To celebrate National Science Week, come to the STEM Fair to explore a range of activities…

Free

Super Science with Labcoat Learning

Deer Park Library 4 Neale Road, Deer Park, VIC, Australia

Participate in a variety of chemistry experiments including dry ice, giant bubbles, slime and more.

Free

SEAing the Unseen: microbial corrosion in the marine environment

Geelong West Library 153A Pakington Street, Geelong West, VIC, Australia

Join us for a special presentation with Dr Melanie Thompson. Be the first to see the amazing STEM sculpture created from the metals used in the CSIRO’s STEM Professionals in schools program. Learn about Dr Melanie Thompson’s microbial corrosion project conducted with the students from Sacred Heart College, Geelong, as part of CSIRO’s STEM Professionals…

Free
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