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Pop Culture and Science: Do They Play Nice?

The Wheeler Centre 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

In partnership with Melbourne International Film Festival A panel of cultural and scientific experts lock horns over the way cinema and other forms of entertainment have advanced or regressed popular attitudes towards science. In a post-truth world, how have the big and small screens helped or hindered the way we perceive science and technology? Are…

$17.50 – $20

Scouts Science Camp @ Treetops

Treetops Scout Camp 140 Royal Parade, Riddells Creeks, VIC, Australia

The 3rd annual STEM-themed patrol-activity camp for Scouts aged 10-14. Fun and activities as part of Scientific Scouts in Action Month and National Science Week.

Stuck on a Rock – Premiere Screening

Loop Project Space & Bar 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

The premiere screening for my short documentary on the Lord Howe Island stick insect. Stuck on a Rock is a documentary on the saga of the Lord Howe Island stick insect, one of the rarest species of insects on the planet. It was exterminated on Lord Howe Island by rats that were accidentally introduced in…

Free

The Great Aussie BioQuest

Join the Great Aussie BioQuest this National Science Week! Download ‘Questagame’ FREE from your app store. Start submitting – prizes galore! The Great Aussie BioQuest aims to draw attention to an increasingly important aspect of our daily lives, biodiversity literacy, by engaging residents from all walks of life, to participate in, learn about and map Australian biodiversity in a fun…

Free

World Educational Robot Contest – 2018 Australia International Open

Marymede Catholic College 60 Williamsons Road, South Morang, Victoria, Australia

World Educational Robot (WER) Contest 2018 Australia Open – Hosted by World Educational Robotics Society (WERS) and Centre Com with sponsorship from HP. A fun and challenging robotics contest for children aged 6-18 using Abilix robots.

$190
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Powering the future

PowerWorks Energy Technology Centre Ridge Road, Morwell, Victoria, Australia

See the science of converting brown coal into steam and then electricity and the advancement of higher-efficiency, lower-emission technologies that are now being used elsewhere in the world.

Free – $5
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Parasites on Parade Family Fundays

Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

Parasites on Parade Family Fundays at the Art Gallery of Ballarat features hands-on science and art activities for everyone! Explore the science of parasites through art in the Parasite Parade, make your own parasite mask, see “Me as a flea” or face paint a parasite. Experience Parasites – up close and personal through virtual reality…

Free

Thomastown Building Challenge

Thomastown Library 52 Main Street, Thomastown, VIC, Australia

Calling all budding builders and engineers. Come and build the tallest structure you can, using our builder’s kit. Who will win? There will be prizes! Thomastown Library has organised a week’s worth of science and technology fun. Come in any time from 11 – 17 August and ask for a builder’s kit. Try your hand…

Free

Parasite Art

Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

View the beautiful artwork Gula Guri mayin “Heal the Body” by indigenous north Queensland artist Bernard Lee Singleton and animation by Russell Milledge and Tai Inoue. With funding from Inspiring Australia, the Australian Society for Parasitology has entered into a unique partnership with a group of artists in Far North Queensland. The project, which centres…

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National Science Week at Geelong Gallery

Geelong Gallery 55 Little Malop Street, Geelong, VIC, Australia

See the Gallery’s collection in a new and stimulating way by engaging with a special trail of STEM-themed labels and activities during National Science Week. The theme of this year’s school program—Game changers and change makers—will be applied to select collection works on display, providing Learning experiences for students from various levels. Help us create…

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Mobile Planetarium

Sunshine Library 301 Hampshire Road, Sunshine, VIC, Australia

Come and immerse yourself in the wonders of the Universe in the Science Discovery Dome.

Free

Nao the Humanoid

Clayton Library 9-15 Cooke Street, Clayton

Meet NAO the Humanoid and see him walk, talk, dance, dab! You can also learn how to program this fantastic robot! NAO is a 58 cm tall, autonomous and fully programmable robot that can walk, talk, dab, dance and interact with people. Monash Public Library Service is organising a series of events where children aged…

Free
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