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August 2025

Celebrate science with CSIRO this National Science Week! 

Go wild with CSIRO!

citizen science

CSIRO Wild Watch

Join CSIRO Wild Watch, our very first national science experiment made for young explorers! CSIRO Wild Watch calls curious minds - young and young-at-heart - to connect with nature and form a nationwide team of citizen scientists. Together we can understand and protect Australia's beautiful biodiversity.

Find out more

Want to find out more on how to run a successful Wild Watch?

  • Explore the Wild Files
  • Join one of our free webinars to learn tips and tricks, and ask questions of the Wild Watch team
  • Download our teacher and student resources

Explore below...

Explore the Wild Files

When heading outdoors to complete CSIRO's Wild Watch, keep an eye out for the species in our Wild Files to help put real-world data in the hands of our researchers at the National Research Collections Australia.

View the Wild Files

Wild Watch webinars

Wild Watch: Teacher and student resources

Access the resources

To support your participation in CSIRO Wild Watch, we have a range of tools available, including links for the Australian Curriculum, suggested activities, how-to guides, student presentations (for teachers) and guides on uploading your content to iNaturalist.

CSIRO Storytime featuring 'Lucky's Star'

Foundation to Year 5

The Story of a Meteorite

This National Science Week join us to hear award-winning author, Mark Greenwood, read his new book 'Lucky's Star'. 'Lucky's Star' explores the fascinating true story of the meteorite that landed in Murchison. The pieces of space rock that were discovered provided clues about the origins of life on Earth.

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National Science Week: 9-17 August 2025

CSIRO is a major partner of National Science Week and is proud to support educators in bringing real-world science into the classroom.

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