The Kids Research Institute Australia is bringing science to the Kimberley, with a series of free activities for children and families in Broome in the leadup to National Science Week.
The The Kids Festival of STEM will run from 3 – 4 August at the Broome Civic Centre, with a free family BBQ each afternoon from 3pm.
Kids will be able to build a model lung, learn how the human ear works and discover germs under a microscope, all with the help of real-life researchers and scientists from the Institute’s headquarters in Perth and Broome.
STEM activities from local organisations and event partners will also be on display, showcasing the diversity of local careers available for students interested in working in the sector.
The Kids Kimberley’s Operations Manager, Slade Sibosado, said showing kids in the Kimberley what a career in health and medical sciences can look like would encourage more students to go down that path.
“We know that getting kids excited about STEM when they’re young has huge benefits so we’re really excited to have some of the team from Perth up here in Broome to meet our kids,” Mr Sibosado said.
“The kids really love learning about how their bodies work and they also love getting their hands dirty with interactive experiments.”
The Kids Research Institute Australia’s Executive Director Professor Jonathan Carapetis said the Broome STEM festival was part of the Institute’s commitment to families in the Kimberley.
“We run a number of significant research projects across the Kimberley which aim to improve the health and wellbeing of children in the region, so it makes perfect sense that we’d bring our popular science education program to Broome,” Professor Carapetis said.
“We couldn’t have done this without the support of key partners for this event – Inspiring Australia, IGO and CFC Group Foundation”.
The Kids Research Institute Australia runs a range of educational programs, including school incursions and excursions, and our Discovery Centre at Perth Children’s Hospital.
This National Science Week project is supported by the Australian Government.