National Science Week 2026

If I Was a Seed on the Moon

Aspiri Primary School

Monday 17 August – Friday 21 August 2026 (Term 3)

Aspiri Primary School’s Science Week 2026 will engage Kindergarten to Year 3 students in an exciting exploration of astronomy, sustainability and future space exploration through the theme “If I Was a Seed on the Moon.” Inspired by the Artemis II Moon Mission, students will investigate how humans might grow plants on the Moon to support future lunar communities. Throughout the week, students will consider the challenges of growing food in space and explore how scientific knowledge and sustainable practices could help plants survive in an environment very different from Earth.

Students will participate in a variety of curriculum-aligned learning experiences, including oral presentations, scientific experiments, labelled diagrams, imaginative narratives and informative posters. Through these activities, students will share ideas about the needs of plants, investigate the conditions required for plant growth and communicate creative solutions for establishing sustainable gardens on the Moon. Students will be encouraged to think critically and creatively as they apply their scientific understanding to a real-world challenge currently being explored by scientists and engineers around the world.

The Science Week theme provides authentic links to the Western Australian Science Curriculum. Kindergarten students will explore the basic needs of living things and how environments support life through WAPSSUB1, while also considering how different environments, such as Earth and the Moon, affect living things through WAPSSUE1. Year 1 students will investigate plant structures and the role of water in supporting life through WA1SSUB1 and WA1SSUE1. Year 2 students will examine plant life cycles through WA2SSUB1 and consider how plants grow, change and reproduce in different environments. Year 3 students will investigate the importance of soils as an Earth resource through WA3SSUE1, comparing Earth soils with lunar regolith and making predictions about their suitability for plant growth using WA3SSIQ1.

Across all year levels, students will develop Science Inquiry Skills by posing questions, making predictions, conducting investigations, recording observations and communicating their findings through spoken, written and visual forms. The week will provide opportunities for students to develop their scientific literacy while strengthening their understanding of sustainability and the role science plays in shaping future possibilities for life beyond Earth.

Through the theme “If I Was a Seed on the Moon,” Science Week 2026 will inspire curiosity, imagination and scientific thinking as students explore what it might take for plants—and humans—to thrive on the Moon.