National Science Week and Hunter Science Festival
Hunter Science Festival sets Newcastle Museum record!
Thank you to all of YOU! You made this festival the biggest ever Hunter Science Festival with over 7000 people, and broke the Museum's 14-year record of number of visitors in one day (previously 6000, set on the Museum's opening day).
Over the last three years, we have had 4000, 2000 and 4000 people respectively. The increased number of HISH stalls and advertising was the driving force behind the success. We had attendance from the Lord Mayor for the first time, and Cr Richardson. The festival was featured on the Today Show (NBN), NBN Evening News, 2NUR radio, on the social media pages of Newy With Kids, and on the social media pages of politicians Declan Clausen, Tim Crackanthorp and Meryl Swanson.
Some of the activities included:
Well done all!
Thank you to all of YOU! You made this festival the biggest ever Hunter Science Festival with over 7000 people, and broke the Museum's 14-year record of number of visitors in one day (previously 6000, set on the Museum's opening day).
Over the last three years, we have had 4000, 2000 and 4000 people respectively. The increased number of HISH stalls and advertising was the driving force behind the success. We had attendance from the Lord Mayor for the first time, and Cr Richardson. The festival was featured on the Today Show (NBN), NBN Evening News, 2NUR radio, on the social media pages of Newy With Kids, and on the social media pages of politicians Declan Clausen, Tim Crackanthorp and Meryl Swanson.
Some of the activities included:
- Two exciting ‘Science of Bushfire’ Shows by Fizzics Education
- Mini Electric Vehicles – kids and kids at heart built and tested mini electric solar cars
- HMRI’s Poo Palace – physically voyage through the digestive journey
- Hands-on activities hosted by Hunter Water – exploring our most precious resource
- CLEANaS who had a bicycle kids could ride to produce energy to light up different lightbulbs. The kids loved that so much that they had to stay an extra hour after the festival officially finished to work though all the kids who were waiting in line to have a go.
- Boat Build - Using only sustainable biodegrade materials and thier imaginations kids had to make a boat they thought would float and test it.
Well done all!
An NBN News report on the festival is now available here.
The Hunter Science Festival is back for its always-popular and jam-packed day of STEM activity on Sunday 20 August 10am to 2pm 2023 at Newcastle Museum. The 2023 Festival theme, Innovation – Powering Future Industries, included hands-on interactive learning experiences, showcasing local technology and scientific research happening across the Hunter.
Highlights this year included:
The Hunter Science Festival is back for its always-popular and jam-packed day of STEM activity on Sunday 20 August 10am to 2pm 2023 at Newcastle Museum. The 2023 Festival theme, Innovation – Powering Future Industries, included hands-on interactive learning experiences, showcasing local technology and scientific research happening across the Hunter.
Highlights this year included:
- Make and race your own solar powered car with the team from Hunter Valley Electric Vehicles
- Become a poo on the giant inflatable Poo Palace from Hunter Medical Research Institute, and learn all about your digestion with their gastrointestinal researchers the Grand Poobahs (free, but must book here [sold out])
- Get hands-on with the Aldrin Moon to Mars Experience, including a science show and STEM pocket rocket activity. (free, but bookings required [sold out] Show and activity 50 minutes)
- Plant a native plant to take home with City of Newcastle’s Environment and Natural Areas Teams Chill out at the Newcastle Libraries science storytime zone and borrow one of their cool tech kits
- Climb aboard a City of Newcastle garbage truck, chat to the driver and visit the Waste Education tent
