Rockets and Hot Air Balloons
Sunshine Library 301 Hampshire Road, Sunshine, VIC, AustraliaAre you a physicist in the making? Come along and create a rocket and hot air balloon and attempt to launch your creations.
Free
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Secrets from Beyond Extinction: Unlocking the Thylacine Genome
Royal Society of Victoria 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Vic, AustraliaThe Tasmanian tiger or thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) was the largest carnivorous Australian marsupial to exist into the modern era. Their resemblance to the eutherian wolf is considered the most striking example of convergent evolution in mammals. This is even more striking when you consider that they last shared a common ancestor over 160 million years…
Free – $5
R.U.R. 2020
BioFab3D 1st Floor, Clinical Sciences Building, 29 Regent Street, Fitzroy, VIC, AustraliaIn the near future, a young scientist responsible for a world-changing medical breakthrough uncovers a corporate conspiracy that could spell the end of one species – and the rise of another. A reimagination of Karel Capek’s classic sci-fi thriller, performed in a real-life laboratory. “I have seen a new generation of man being stitched together…
$15 – $40
Lit Up!
Daylesford Town Hall Vincent Street, Daylesford, VIC, AustraliaA spectacle reminiscent of the legendary White Night in Melbourne and Ballarat but here in Daylesford! This project is being developed by Daylesford SC Year 8 students with the guidance and direction of Andrew Howie a leading maker of 3D video content for music events & architectural facades. This sound and light extravaganza will herald…
Free
Art of Science Exhibition
The Atrium, Federation Square Cnr Swanston St and Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaThe Walter and Eliza Hall Institute’s annual Art of Science exhibition showcases stunning images and videos captured by Australian medical researchers tackling some of the biggest challenges facing global health. Taking place during National Science Week, the Art of Science exhibition runs from 10 – 19 August 2018 at Melbourne’s Federation Square. The experience shines…
Free
Pop Culture and Science: Do They Play Nice?
The Wheeler Centre 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaIn 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, AustraliaThe 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, AustraliaThe 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, AustraliaWorld 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
Powering the future
PowerWorks Energy Technology Centre Ridge Road, Morwell, Victoria, AustraliaSee 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
Parasites on Parade Family Fundays
Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaParasites 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