Science Week 2025 for High Schools
Get set to explore the wonders of science through our new Science Week for High Schools program at QVMAG!
QVMAG’s exciting new Science Week program for high school students launches in 2025 with a deep dive into this year’s theme: Decoding the Universe - Exploring the unknown with nature's hidden language.
Spaces are limited— register early via the form below to reserve a spot for your class.
If you're looking for information about our Science Week for Primary Schools program - please click here.
Planetarium Exploration: Light – Wave or Particle?
Take a mind-bending journey through the cosmos with a specially tailored show at the Launceston Planetarium. QVMAG Senior Planetarium Officer and Astronomer Chris Arkless explores one of science’s biggest questions—is light a wave or a particle?—and discover how the deeper we look, the stranger the universe becomes.
This 45-minute session introduces students to the wave-particle duality of light, with insights into quantum mechanics and the intriguing idea of multiple universes.
Extend your experience
Enhance your Planetarium visit with a self-guided exploration of the Museum at Inveresk. QVMAG offers a range of exhibitions that complement different areas of the curriculum.
Activity worksheets are available for RISE 2025. For other exhibitions, our Learning and Engagement team can work with you to tailor experiences to your students’ needs.
Six Extinctions
Cost: $5 per person (additional to booking/program fee)
Get up close with some of Earth’s fiercest past predators and explore the five mass extinction events that shaped life as we know it. Students will also consider the possibility of a sixth extinction and what actions we can take today to address climate change and biodiversity loss.
Tasmanian Connections
Cost: Free
Discover Tasmania’s rich natural, cultural, and artistic heritage. From colonial artefacts and geological specimens to bushrangers, extinct animals, and shipwreck stories, there’s something for every curious mind.
The Blacksmith Shop
Cost: Free
Journey into the past and explore the working lives of blacksmiths and tradesmen at the original Inveresk site. Built between 1909 and 1937, this immersive exhibition offers insight into Tasmania’s industrial heritage.
Transforming the Island: Railways in Tasmania
Cost: Free
Explore how railways helped shape Tasmania from 1857 to the 1990s. This exhibition features iconic locomotives, tools, and artefacts, offering students a hands-on look at the state’s transport history.
Program fees
| Year 7 to Year 10 |
$6 per student |
| Six Extinctions add-on |
$5 per person |
| Booking fee |
$12 booking fee, per class group |
**Please note that all fees may be subject to change.