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Amazwi Museum Indigenous Garden Trail

The link between the environment, art, storytelling and literature in the garden

Basic Science Equips Us to Solve Global Sciences

In partnership with J&J and Split Second Science Education Foundation, join a panel discussion…

Be a Forensic Scientist

Discover whether your lab is making fake tablets!

Become a Petroleum Geoscientist

Career opportunities in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry

Blow-Up Science

Things that go bubble, boom, bang and occasionally catch fire

Can Do 4IR

Basic science as a global public vehicle to attaining the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Chemistry & the Periodic Table

Atoms and their relationships to the Periodic Table of Elements.

Collecting and curating marine mammal specimens for the future

Dissected animals and how these are processed to become part of a museum collection

Creative Writing

Science and creativity are closely linked. Creative approaches to science can enhance innovation…

Does it Matter?

Understand the structure of matter better.

Earth Observation – Using Satellites to Enrich Life on Earth

Learn more about satellites used for communication and navigation

Eskom Expo for Young Scientists

Are you an aspiring scientist? Inquisitive and always asking questions? Join us for a thought…

Fundamentals of Coding

Fundamentals of coding that will make you an exceptional programmer

Geodesy and the SKA

Radio Astronomy and Earth Measurement techniques

Hail Queen Modjadji!

Speaking to the clouds to make it rain

How to Preserve Plants and Animals

Preserving plants and animals to save the planet

I can see Clearly now

We live in a world made of BIG things. But how do we see ""small things"" and how is our observation…

J&J Can Do Robotics

Learn the basic skills needed to use the CanDo Cube

Laboratory 4.0

The digital transformation of South African laboratories

LEGO Robotics

Coding robots using the LEGO Mindstorms system

Life In Space

Find out what it's like to be an astronaut

Maths and Art Hand in Hand

Explore the connections between Mathematics and Art

PIRATES OF THE KOWIEBEAN

“Ahoy here” me Mateys! Buccaneer Captain Basil needs a crew of land-lubbers to become pirates on…

Plant-Based Biofuels

Plant based biofuels and the transportation industry

Putting Science into Fiction

An introduction to South African young adult science fiction

Reach Robotics

Robotics and our everyday lives.

Soap box derby

Teams of four will be required to design, build and race a soap box car with a difference in this…

Spinning In Space

Find out what spins which way and why

The Basics of Evolution

Understanding the basic science of evolution.

The Scifest Africa Laser show

A dramatic combination of live performers, lasers and music

Unplugged Coding

Introducing learners to coding concepts without the use of computers

Virtual Laboratories

Experiment with REVEL (a Remote and Virtual Experimental Laboratory)

What does a Malacologist do?

One of many specializations in natural science collections dealing with creepy crawlies