Science Fair and Escape Room Adventure - National Science Week at Clarendon Primary School
on 30/08/2025
At Clarendon Primary School we Decoded the Universe for Science Week hosting our annual Clarendon Primary Science Fair, guess the photo wall and our Clarendon Escape Room on Thursday 14th August. Students shared projects that they had made for the Oliphant Science Awards and projects specially made for this fair...
Science Week at Unley Primary School: Decoding the Universe
on 30/08/2025
Unley Primary School's Science Week featured an engaging after-school Science Expo in the school’s Sports-Arts Centre, supported by a National Science Week Grant. The event attracted members of the wider school community, who enjoyed a showcase of student work across the fields of Earth & Space Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, and...
Egg Drops, Escape Rooms & Exploration: Science Week at Woodville High School
on 28/08/2025
Woodville High School celebrated Science Week under the national theme “Decoding the Universe.” The program provided students with opportunities to engage in a wide range of activities designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving. Each morning began with an online quiz in home groups, encouraging students to test their knowledge...
Exploring Science, Patterns & Possibilities at Mary MacKillop College
on 27/08/2025
Term 3 Week 4 at Mary MacKillop College was filled with curiosity, creativity and discovery as we celebrated National Science Week. This year’s theme, “Decoding the Universe: Exploring the Unknown with Nature’s Hidden Language”, linked perfectly with the 2025 International Year of Quantum Technologies, inspiring interest across the school. Displays...
From Fruit Prints to Future Pathways: Celebrating Curiosity and Enrichment in STEM at Harvest Christian College
on 26/08/2025
National Science Week 2025 invited us to explore the theme “Decoding the Universe – Exploring the Unknown with Nature’s Hidden Language”. At Harvest Christian College in Kadina, Yorke Peninsula, this theme inspired a vibrant week of activities that captured the curiosity of our youngest learners while also celebrating the achievements...
Who Broke Our Principal’s Teacup? - National Science Week at St Dominic’s Priory College
on 25/08/2025
During Science Week, disaster struck — our Principal, Dr Steele’s treasured teacup was broken! CCTV footage couldn’t identify the culprit, so students stepped into a lunchtime crime scene to investigate. Armed with curiosity and their detective skills, they examined the evidence to determine which well-respected science teacher was behind the...
2025 National Science Week Activities
on 25/06/2025
What do you have planned for National Science Week this year? Check out some of the great activities we've come across (we will continue to update this in the lead up to National Science Week). Let us know what you have planned to feature on our National Science Week round-up...
Nurturing Nature: Coromandel Valley's Science Week in Action
on 25/10/2024
Update: 25 October 2024 National Science Week was expanded to 'Science Term' at Coromandel Valley Primary School. Check out the update photos they've sent through below. Year 2 Students designing signs - student artwork will be made into aluminium signage for the garden planted during National Science Week. Year 3/4...
CSI – Curious science investigators discovering the wonders of science!
on 26/08/2024
St Francis of Assisi College (SFoAC) Year 8 students celebrated National Science Week 2024 on Wednesday 14 August with St Joseph’s School Renmark (SJSR) Year 3 students by igniting their curiosity and creativity. A morning of fun and hands-on science experiments was enjoyed by over 60 students who came together...
Bees, Hybrid Creatures, and Whale Snot: Science Week Fun at Redeemer
on 26/08/2024
Science Week is always a special celebration in our school. We run fun activities during lunchtimes throughout the week for the students to engage in, as well as during their Specialist STEM lessons. This year, our activities focused on the theme: Species Survival – More Than Just Sustainability, including some...
From Garden to Classroom: Building a Pollinators’ Paradise at Renmark Primary School
on 22/08/2024
With this year’s theme being Species Survival - More Than Just Sustainability, we chose to hold a whole school event dubbed, Pollinators’ Paradise! This occurred during students’ regular science lessons but was a break on our scheduled learning, with a focus on rejuvenating our school gardens and encouraging pollinating birds...
2024 National Science Week Activities
on 08/08/2024
What do you have planned for National Science Week this year? Check out some of the great activities we've come across. Let us know what you have planned to feature on our National Science Week round-up blog! Plus don't forget to check out the National Science Week website for all...
Science, Innovation and Empowerment: Saints Girls Illuminate National Science Week 2023
on 11/09/2023
Inspired by Science Week, Saint Peter's Girls School was energised with scientific enthusiasm to explore, discover, and create, harnessing this year's theme, 'Innovation: Powering Future Industries.' From our youngest learners in mid-year reception to our seasoned senior school scientists, each student delved into hands-on activities, bringing to life the essence...
National Science Week Grants for 2023
on 17/11/2022
Applications are open now for event holders to apply for support for holding in-person or online events in National Science Week 2023. Grants can be from $2,000 to $20,000 ex GST and the total grant pool is $500,000. The objectives of the grant opportunity are to: inspire wide community participation...
National Science Week - Interview with Madisyn Zabel
on 18/08/2022
SASTA challenges the science behind the art form of glass making by asking Madisyn Zabel about her experiences. Madisyn is a Canberra-based artist working with Glass and other mediums to create exciting pieces. We've asked Madisyn a few questions to help us get an idea about how Art meets Science...
Celebrating National Science Week at Hope Christian College
on 10/09/2021
At Hope Christian College, students from primary school through to middle school engaged in a wide variety of experiments. Our aim was to imbue them with enthusiasm and to inspire enquiring minds. Primary school students explored the concept of mixture, and one of their challenges was to create flavoured butter!...
Roma Mitchell Secondary College's National Science Week
on 10/09/2021
The theme for Science Week in 2021 was “Food – Different by Design”. At Roma Mitchell Secondary College students participated in a range of activities – daily quizzes; a championship challenge; online viewing resources and Year 8 and 9 classes engaged in a “Seed Germination” hands on learning activity. In...
Science Week at Airdale Primary School
on 10/09/2021
We took a break from our usual Science learning and focused on the Food Technologies standards for Science Week. The theme Food: Different by Design was perfect! All classes produced pages that will go into a big book about food—from paddock to plate, tools we use for harvesting, the needs...
Tasty Treats in Science Week - Gleeson College
on 10/09/2021
National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. Held in August each year, it features more than 1,000 events around Australia. Gleeson College celebrated by hosting a week of rolling events to inspire the inner scientist within everyone. This year’s theme, Food: Different by Design, aims to...
2021 National Science Week
on 03/08/2021
What do you have planned for National Science Week this year? Check out some of the great activities we've come across. Let us know what you have planned to feature on our National Science Week round-up blog! Plus don't forget to check out the National Science Week website for all...
St Augustine’s Parish School STEM Expo
on 11/12/2020
During Term 3 the students at St Augustine explored the Science Week theme Deep Blue: Innovations for the Future of our Oceans. Each class has investigated an aspect of the ocean and all of the amazing and wonderful creatures who call it home. We have also been investigating how we...
The Great South Australian Fossil Debate
on 16/10/2020
For this year’s National Science Week, several palaeontologists from Flinders University and the University of Adelaide got together to discuss and debate which of several time periods in the South Australian fossil record was the most awesome! The event was hosted by singing palaeontologist Professor Flint of Dinosaur University, and...
2020 Science Week @ Woodville High School
on 04/09/2020
The theme for this year’s national science week was ‘Deep Blue’, This was a chance to celebrate the enormous contribution that the oceans and rivers make to our everyday lives. It was also an opportunity to expose the students to the damage we are inflicting on the environment through poor...
Robotic Engineering at Pulteney Grammar School
on 04/09/2020
Year 10 students at Pulteney Grammar School were given the opportunity to undertake some Robotic Engineering classes. The platform for experimentation was the Lego Minstorm EV3 kits as these are easy to use, construct and program, which gave more time for the engineering design process. Four Themes were set up:...
Northfield Science Expo 2020
on 01/09/2020
Entering our 4th year of Science Expo we had to be creative with COVID 19 restrictions. Rather than an entire day over in the gym we have spent 2 weeks sharing science inquiry questions. Our year 6/7 students were assigned a class and they became the teachers for a lesson....