2023 School Theme - Innovation: Powering Future Industries
Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA), is pleased to confirm that in 2023, the National Science Week theme will be Innovation: Powering Future Industries.
This theme will incorporate the advancement in technology in all industries, especially using artificial intelligence (AI). This will involve the application and intersection between science and technology, making it appealing to STEM learning.
An accessible topic that is versatile, all years can engage with the theme of Innovation, exploring its growth and the ways in which a variety of industries have advanced the use of AI.
For schools, the focus science strands are Science as a Human Endeavour (SHE), Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences, and to a lesser extent, Biological sciences, as well as the Sustainability cross-curriculum priority.
Students might investigate such topics as AI in major industries, advancements in renewable energies and data science, and the use of technologies to detect changes in the environment.
Encompassing topics of interest such as Medicine, Marine research, Agriculture, Climate Change and Mining, there is something for everyone. The community, children and young people, teachers of all levels, mums and dads, academics, industry, and businesses can engage with the theme.
National Science Week will take place from 12 to 20 August in 2023.
How Do SCHOOLS Get Involved?
- Schools can apply for up to $500 to help them conduct a National Science Week activity/event. Grants open now until 25 April.
Go to a National Science Week in-person or virtual event
- Approximately 1000 events take place around Australia during National Science Week each year, including those delivered by universities, schools, museums and science centres. Enjoy a range of activities in your region or online at home. These events attract a wide audience from children to adults, and science amateurs to professionals. Over one million people participate in science events across the nation, with another 160,000 taking part in school activities. Visit the National Science Week website to discover what events are available in 2023.
Use the ASTA teacher resource book
DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, THE 2023 RESOURCE BOOK IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED UNTIL JUNE. ASTA APOLOGISES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
- For National Science Week each year, ASTA produces a teacher resource book to help support and assist teachers in providing engaging science activities for their students. This is published prior to National Science Week each year to allow teachers an opportunity to research and plan for their Science Week activities. The book is based, each year, on the National Science Week school theme chosen for that year and is always packed with information, classroom activities, experiments, diagrams, photographs and websites.
- Since 2011, ASTA has provided the teacher resource books as web-based digital books. Titles include – React to Chemistry, Energy Evolution, A Century of Australian Science and Deep Blue: Innovation for the Future of Our Oceans. These are available free of charge from the National Science Week Books and Resources link at the top of this page as electronic downloads.
For more information please contact your state or territory coordinator
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ACT |
Delese Brewster |
SEA*ACT |
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NT |
To be advised |
STANT |
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NSW |
Josephine Cali |
STANSW |
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QLD |
Mary Rafter |
STAQ |
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SA |
Katie Gloede |
SASTA |
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TAS |
NSWk TAS Coordinator |
STAT |
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VIC |
Ann Pisarevsky |
STAV |
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WA |
Lauren Pascoe |
STAWA |
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