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Science Festival – Game Changers Hypothetical

Terrace Lounge (Level 1, Walter Boas Building) University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia

The ‘Sustainability Hype’ is a scenario-based, improvised, interactive panel event, and in Science Week 2018 the Hype will explore how Game Changers and Change Makers deal with the challenges of new technologies, extreme weather, and environmental change. The Hype brings together experts and practitioners in different fields, and puts them on the spot in an…

Free

Citizen Science: People-Power Building Knowledge of Nature

Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton, VIC, Australia

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…

$8 – $12

Science Festival – Vision Science Workshop

Room 310, Level 3 Alice Hoy Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia

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…

Free

Coding For Kids

Mooroolbark Library 7 Station Street, Mooroolbark, VIC, Australia

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.

Free

Space Explorers

Boronia Library Park Crescent, Boronia, VIC, Australia

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.

Free

Crazy Chemistry at Deer Park Library

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

Want to learn how to make a lava lamp, or see some elephant toothpaste? Come to Deer Park to create some crazy chemical reactions!

Free

Slime Time at St. Albans Library

St. Albans Library 71A Alfrieda Street, St. Albans, VIC, Australia

Have fun creating all sorts of slime to squish, stretch, probe, poke and play with.

Free

Citizen Science Workshop: Glen Waverley

Glen Waverley Library 112 Kingsway, Glen Waverley, VIC, Australia

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…

Free

Lego: Sturdy Tower Challenge

Clayton Library 9-15 Cooke Street, Clayton

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.

Free

Bargoonga Nganjin Code Club

Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy Library 182/186 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North, VIC, Australia

Learn how to code in this fun after-school program for kids aged 9 – 12 years. Bookings essential.

Free

Weird Science with Makey Makey

Thomastown Library 52 Main Street, Thomastown, VIC, Australia

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…

Free

Change Your Game

Sustainable Activity Centre 1/44 Lincoln Causeway, Gateway Island, Wodonga, VIC, Australia

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.

Free
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