National Science Week
Celebrating Science & Technology
National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology.
Running each year in August, it features more than 1000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, research institutions, libraries, museums and science centres.
Follow the links below for activities you can complete at home as we celebrate Science Week 2021. All activities are optional to complete.
As you work on your Science Week activities, take a photo of yourself completing the task or the finished product.
Like the Olympics activities your photos will be placed in a slideshow and a selection shared in the School Newsletter.
Use this form (or click on the image) to submit your photo. You will need to be logged into your education Google account to use the form.
Complete one of the Design and Make Challenges below. Take a photo and share your results.
The Years are added as a guide. Have a go at any or all of the challenges
Find out how easy it is to make healthy frozen yogurt with fresh fruit at home and without an ice cream maker.
For Years 2 to 4
Design Environmentally Friendly Packaging
Design packaging that is effective and environmentally friendly for dairy foods.
For Years 5 and 6
Online Investigations and Activities
Are you a 5 to 12-year-old budding scientist? Or an adult friend or teacher of a 5 to 12-year-old budding scientist? If so, then From Swamp to Scrub is for you!
Virtually navigate your way across Sydney from the wetlands of Centennial Parklands to the woodlands and scrub of Western Sydney Parklands and explore over 25 science activities to complete your quest.
With adventures to complete on screen and away from the computer, From Swamp to Scrub will introduce kids to the variety of science in our parklands and teach them important skills while having fun along the way!
George the Farmer
Learn about the potato story from paddock to plate with George the Farmer.
Help Potato town by improving their food supply chain. Grow potatoes, produce food products, manage the town's waste and sell items to customers in the local market. Can you help improve the health of the local Potato town residents?
'Do it Yourself' activities to try at home (you will need help from an adult for these)
Feast on extraordinary science week content.
Taronga Education is serving up a week's worth of FREE and fun-filled virtual science activities linked to this year's National Science Week theme, 'Food: Different by Design'.
Click on the picture above for daily activities.
