This year National Science Week will be bringing science to you while you shop! Come past Westfield Belconnen, Westfield Woden, South.Point Tuggeranong, Cooleman Court, or the Canberra Centre to discover the exciting science behind growing mushrooms, engineering with Lego, parasites, geology, space, robotics, and much more!

What's On

For a PDF version of the Science in the Centres calendar, click here.

Interested in more Science Week activities happening throughout the ACT? Check out the full weekly calendar here, or search for events anywhere in Australia via the National Science Week website!

Science exhibitors galore!

A variety of hands-on science activities will be on display from 10am to 4pm across the different locations during National Science Week (13th, 14th, 18th, 20th, and 21st of August). There is something for everyone so make sure you check out the schedule above, and the list of exhibitors below, to find something exciting and learn something new!

Science at home with our activity booklet!

Come along to the displays and pick up a free take-home activity booklet to bring some fun science activities home with you. The booklet features themed days for all of National Science Week. Each day will guide you through an activity, introduce a real-life scientist from the ACT, ask some thought-provoking questions, and suggest places to visit. Monday is about exploring the wonders of the human body, Tuesday is for celebrating the technology in our lives, Wednesday is for learning about the weather, Thursday is about exploring the science of taste, Friday is about getting out there and doing some fieldwork, Saturday is all about what things are made of and why, and Sunday is for learning about the maths that is all around us!

Can’t make it to a centre to grab an activity booklet? Download the booklet here and complete the activities at home!

For those doing the origami activity from the activity booklet, you might find this YouTube walkthrough helpful!

If the activities in our booklet aren’t enough to sate your appetite for science, check out this page of DIY Activities on the National Science Week website, or the range of space science activities below!

Featured Scientists

As part of our activity booklet for Science in the Centres, we’ve profiled seven ACT scientists who all work on very different — but equally interesting — topics. Read their full profiles below!