These interactive sessions in our Experimentations theatrette challenge students to think critically about the world of science and technology.
Cost: $7 per student (including Museum admission).
The dating game
Looks at areas of modern science, medicine and industry that rely on radiation. Suitable for Stages 5–6 Science.
Salinity: upsetting the balance
This interactive, multimedia session looks at issues of water scarcity and land degradation.
Suitable for Stage 3 Science & Technology and Stage 4 Science.
Polymers
Interactive demonstrations of polymer chemistry and the latest technology in bio- and conducting polymers. Suitable for Stages 4–5 Science and Stage 6 Chemistry
Under Pressure
Looks at air, pressure and matter, for older students we go into atoms and kinetic theory. Suitable for Stage 3 Science & Technology and Stage 4–5 Science.
Colour
A show all about light magic and of course colour. Providing insights to sight, observation and colour sciences. Suitable for Stage 3 Science & Technology.
Zapped!
Available from Term 4, Zapped! provides students with hands-on exploration of how we make static and current electricity, along with highlighting electricity as a form of energy and its various uses. Developed inline with the curriculum, it relates closely to the Stage 2 unit, ‘Stuck on you’ and Stage 3 unit, ‘Switched on’.