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Join us this National Science Week!

Our events with real-world STEM experts are here to help educate and inspire.

With CSIRO, you can:

  • Join our free webcasts for school students about protecting precious species and ecosystems (with additional curriculum-aligned activities);
  • get your class out and about with citizen science projects;
  • upskill with Teacher Professional Development; or
  • get competitive with the National Science Quiz!

CSIRO is a major partner of National Science Week and is proud to support educators in bringing real-world science into their classrooms.

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Register for free, virtual events for schools

Storytime with an endangered songbird (free webcast for Foundation - Yr 3)

12 Aug: Join award-winning author, Coral Vass for this webcast as she reads 'The Forgotten Song: Saving the Regent Honeyeater' live from Melbourne Zoo.

The great koala count (free webcast for Yr 4-6)

13 Aug: Meet our scientists to find out all the ways we are counting koalas and how you can too! This webcast explore themes relating to citizen science, conservation, ecology, biology and the use of data, maths, and technology in real-world science.

Keeping an eye on water (free webcast for Yr 7-9)

15 Aug: How can taking a picture on your phone help us predict a slimy green algal bloom or a mass fish kill or even when it’s safe to go for a swim? Learn about AquaWatch, which combines water quality sensor data with satellite images to measure Australia's water quality.

Play the National Science Quiz

Register. Tune in. Quiz!

Join host, Nate Byrne from ABC, to test your knowledge and have fun with STEM!

Eco-warrior Lee Constable and CSIRO space communicator and STEM comedian Rachel Rayner will lead the charge as team captains. Our panel of brainy superstars ready for a showdown include a super fly guy, a diamond-glowing physicist, an Indigenous tech guru and a TikToking cosmic adventurer.

The quiz will be streamed around Australia via YouTube with interactive game play on Kahoot from 12 August.

Ideal for ages 10+ years, why not make a night of it with family or friends? Challenge your classmates? Perhaps even a friendly team rivalry and playoff between neighbours? Or set up a local quiz night or streaming party at your work or university?

 

Free teacher professional learning: The Classroom Brain

Teacher Professional Learning with CSIRO neuroscientist and TedX speaker, Dr Dana Bradford

Engaging curiosity and teamwork

8 Aug - Join CSIRO neuroscientist and TedX presenter, Dr Dana Bradford to find out what neuroscience tell us about school-age brains and how an understanding of a neurodiverse brain can help us engage these students more effectively.

Boosting attention and memory for better learning

21 Aug - Are your students paying attention? Would you like to improve their retention and memory (or yours?) And how can this work for neurodiverse students? Find out in this free webinar with CSIRO neuroscientist and TEDx presenter Dr Dana Bradford.

Incorporating movement and mindfulness

12 Sept - From a neuroscientific perspective, how does moving the body help students learn? And what does science have to say about the role of meditation and mindfulness in the classroom? Dr. Dana Bradford shares perspectives and helpful strategies on movement, and building healthier minds and behaviours.

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