National Science Week 2027 · Free · Northern Gold Coast
Electricity, Live.
A short run of free, drop-in electronics sessions, open to anyone — no booking, no cost, and nothing to buy. Put a multimeter on your own tongue. Watch a fuse blow on purpose. Find out why a lemon makes volts and still won't light a globe.
Free, always · No booking needed · All ages welcome · No kit to buy
- $0to attend
- Allages welcome
- Dropin, any time
- Noscreens, no code
What's on
Short, free, hands-on sessions — the same style of experiment as our paid course, but here there's nothing to sign up for and nothing to take home. Come for one, or come for all of them.
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Taste the Power
A multimeter, on yourself. Find out how much your own resistance changes when your fingers are wet — and how much less it takes than you'd think to feel it on your tongue.
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The fuse that's meant to blow
A dead short, on purpose, behind a line, with safety glasses on. Then we explain why the fuse popping was the circuit working exactly as designed.
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The lemon that won't light a globe
A battery made from fruit makes real volts — and still won't light an LED. Find out why voltage alone isn't the whole story.
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Try the breadboard
Press your own first circuit together under guidance — a battery, a resistor, an LED — and watch it light up in your hands.
This isn't a sales pitch. Nobody is signed up for anything and there's nothing to buy on the day. If your child enjoys it and wants to go further, we run a term-length course afterwards — but that's a separate thing, and coming along here doesn't commit you to it.
When and where
National Science Week 2027 runs 14–22 August. Exact dates, times and the venue will be confirmed closer to the week — check back here, or find us on the National Science Week events map once it's listed.
Want to be told the moment the dates are locked in? Email hello@emergingengineers.com.au and we'll let you know — no obligation, and it's free either way.