Science News
National Science Week is coming up soon from Saturday 10 August to Sunday 18 August!
The Science Leaders have been working hard to organise a number of fun activities for students during school hours. In addition to these, there are some amazing opportunities that families may want to take advantage of. Most events are free, but many events have limited places, so register soon!
Here are a few of them:
| Event | For | When and Where |
|
Science in the Swamp |
Family event with hands-on activities | Centennial Parklands or Western Sydney Parklands |
| Indigenous Science Experience at Redfern | Family event with hands-on activities | Redfern Community Centre |
| Sydney Science Festival – Family Day | Family event with hands-on activities |
Saturday 17 August, |
| National Quantum and Dark Matter Road Trip | Junior-high school level activities and presentations | Online |
| SciFest 2024 | Family event with hands-on activities | UNSW Sydney |
| Rhodes Science Fair | Family event with hands-on activities | The Event Space @ The Connection |
| Wild About Food | Family event with hands-on activities | Sydney City Farm |
| Experience Outer Space with Virtual Reality | Ages 8 and up | West Ryde Library |
| Brain Camp – How to keep your brain healthy and happy | Ages 9-12 years STEM activities | City of Ryde Library |
| Library After Dark – Skyworks Planetarium |
Planetarium |
Ryde Library |
| Science, Visual & Performing Arts – A Multilingual Confluence 2024 | Family event with hands on activities | Granville Town Hall |
| Celestial Emu | Middle-high school and adults | Sydney Observatory |
| First Nations Astronomy and Stargazing with Dr. Kirsten Banks | Middle-high school and adults | Ryde Library |
| Integrating Traditional Knowledge and Marine Science | Upper-high school and adults | Q Station |
| Knitting With Neuroscience – Meet the Researchers |
Upper-high school and adults |
Darling Square Library |
| Biodiversity, Bilbies and Battling Extinction | Upper-high school and adults | Parliament of New South Wales |
| Sea Country Stories – Yuin Gadu | Upper-high school and adults | Australian National Maritime Museum |
| Sydney Opera House | Your Brain on AI | Upper-high school and adults | Sydney Opera House |
| Space For Earth – Susmita Mohanty | Upper-high school and adults | UTS Chau Chak Wing Auditorium |
| Bodies in Space – Katherine Bennell-Pegg and Xin Liu | Upper-high school and adults | UTS Great Hall |
| Future Science Talks – Comedy Edition | Upper-high school and adults | Ashfield Library |
Listed above are some of the most popular events, however, there are many more not listed here.
Click here for more events.
Looking forward to seeing you at some of the above events! Happy Science-ing!
Science Department
