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Play Matters Australia is holding special playgroup events across Queensland to celebrate National Science Week.

 

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National Science Week 2023
(12 - 20 August)

Calling all budding scientists! Join us in celebrating the wonderful and wacky world of science and technology.

Scroll down to view our #SciencePlayMatters activity videos, download our special Science Play Matters Activity Booklet, or find out where you can take part in our National Science Week events. 

Head to the bottom of the page for more useful resources, or visit the National Science Week website.

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We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Activity Booklet Download

Our FREE National Science Week Activity Booklet is a valuable resource for parents, caregivers and playgroup facilitators to support children to build their cognitive, motor, and social skills. Packed full of activities, fun facts and exciting science-inspired resources, our activity booklet provides lots of opportunities to bond over interactive and educational activities.

You can download the book HERE!

 

Science Play Activity Videos

Hidden Colours

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Frozen Animals

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Dinosaur Dig

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Science Matters: Bringing Science into Children's Play

Scientific reasoning starts in early childhood. Child-led play, investigations and experiments support children in scientific thinking, and can help foster a love of science. Through play, children are making sense of the world around them and discovering how things work. In many ways, play is children’s natural scientific endeavour. Science based activities can greatly benefit young children and their future learning, and it’s far simpler than orchestrating out-of-this-world experiments – although that helps!

You can read the blog in full HERE

 

Events

Check out the table below for our special National Science Week playgroups. If there are none in your area, why not download the booklet and turn your local group into a laboratory?

Day Date Time Playgroup Location
Tuesday 8 August 09.30 Woorabinda Playgroup

Woorabinda State School
Monday 14 August 08.30 White Rock Playful Playgroup White Rock State School
Monday 14 August 09.30 PALS PMA Cairns Hub
Monday 14 August 09.30 Baby Playgroup
(0 - 12 mth)
PMA Rockhampton Hub
Monday 14 August 09.30

Hub Playgroup
(0 - 5 years)

PMA Sunshine Coast Hub
Tuesday 15 August 09.00

Woree Playtime

Woree State School
Tuesday 15 August 09.30

Baby Playgroup
(0 - 12 mth)

PMA Cairns Hub
Tuesday 15 August 09.30

Hub Playgroup
(0 - 5 years)

PMA Sunshine Coast Hub
Wednesday 16 August 09.30

Baby Playgroup

PMA Rockhampton Hub
Wednesday 16 August 09.30

Hub Playgroup
(0 - 5 years)

PMA Sunshine Coast Hub
Wednesday 16 August 09.30

Raviazza Playtime

Hambledon House CC, Cairns
Thursday 17 August 09.15

PALS

Trinity Beach State School
Thursday 17 August 09.30

Start Healthy Playgroup

Hambledon House CC, Cairns
Thursday 17 August 09.30

Hub Playgroup
(0 - 5 years)

PMA Sunshine Coast Hub
Friday 18 August 09.30

Sugarworld Playtime

Sugarworld Parklands, Edmonton
Friday 18 August 09.30

PlayConnect+

PMA Cairns Hub
Friday 18 August 09.30

Hub Playgroup
(0 - 5 years)

PMA Sunshine Coast Hub