Questacon-The National Science And Technology Centre
Education in Canberra

Welcome to questacon, australia's national science and technology centre. Our numerous outreach programs take to the roads each year, visiting an additional 300 000 in towns and communities across the country. Each year, we welcome 400 000 visitors to our centre in canberra, while another 700 000 see our exhibitions in other museums and centres around australia and overseas. Today, professor graham durant, our director, leads a team of over 200 staff members as well as an additional 150 or so volunteer explainers. We opened our centre in canberra in 1988, with half of the initial $20 million construction cost paid for by a generous grant from japan. We're committed to making that experience fun, interactive, and relevant. At questacon, we strive to promote greater understanding and awareness of science and technology within the community. Questacon - the national science and technology centre and our numerous outreach programs are administered within the australian government department of industry, science, innovation, research and tertiary education (diisrte). Questacon is a world leader in developing and presenting inspiring science experiences. Between the generous support of our sponsors and other sources of revenue, we're able to do all this on an annual budget of approximately $20 million.

At Questacon, we strive to promote greater understanding and awareness of science and technology within the community. We're committed to making that experience fun, interactive, and relevant. Find out about the history of Questacon. Our Outreach programmed take to the roads each year, visiting an additional 110 00 in towns and communities across the country. Questacon’s partnerships are vital to our achievements. We labor closely with a variety of organizations and have a number of successful, lengthy running partnerships with corporate Australia which enable us to deliver our science experiences to Australians in even the remotest parts of the country. Find out what's fresh at the Q Shop online!.

From its inception, Questacon has had a mighty national focus. The IPTLC guides young Australians towards a path of creativity and innovation, and to consider careers in technology and engineering. It is also the hub of the Questacon Smart Skills Initiative which offers school and holiday workshops based on design, technology and the innovation process. Find out what's fresh at the Q Shop online!.

Here you'll find videos, reveal times and information for teachers relating to Spiders. programmed are also offered in metropolitan and regional communities through creative, innovative events and activities based on design and create workshops, national challenges and teacher training. Working with a range of partners, the Questacon Knowing Skills Initiative engages young people in design thinking, technology, creativity and innovation through a range of programmed including: There is a lot to see and do on your visit to Questacon. Interested in hiring one or having something built for your science center, museum, regional gallery or community festival? In our exhibitions, shows, outreach programmed, and online we strive to yield fun, engaging ways for students to experience science and technology through inquiry based learning strategies. We’ve got lots of activities, workshops and videos for you. By supporting and delivering science communication programs within Australia and internationally, and by assisting in the training of science communicators who now labor around the world, Questacon has achieved wide influence in engaging people of all ages and locations with science, maths, engineering and technology. Questacon is increasing participation in science engagement activities not honest within Australia but around the world. Touring exhibitions are taking hand son experiences far beyond Canberra. 2017 is shaping up to be yet another exciting and busy year for Questacon. As I reflect on some of the highlights from 2016, including the Spiders' exhibition, the opening of The Shed and collaborating with science centers globally to celebrate the beginning International Science center and Science Museum Day, I remain to be inspired by our many initiatives inspiring and temporary the lives of our country’s coming leaders. But now when I think of an idea I know how to get started and make my idea a reality and I think that was a very valuable ability and I'm thankful that I learn how to do that.’ National Invention Convention Delegate. The international aviation and aerospace exhibition will unfold at Questacon on the 25 March this year and will ignite a passion for the highest adventure of all: our journey of flight in the air and in space. It needs to be engaged in the excitement of science and innovation and have high competent technology industries. With these skills, our children will be set to not only become Australia’s coming leaders in science, but receive leadership in any walk of life. S