Build, play and explore. Get hands-on with engineering, robotics and more. Make a UV kid and slime to take home. Want to try robotics? Build a tower or a castle with planks? Explore UV light with amazing colour-changing beads! To celebrate National Science Week, come to the STEM Fair to explore a range of activities…
Come along to this interactive hands on experience with some of Australia’s unique wildlife – up close and personal. We’ll learn about ecosystems, adaptation and the impact of humans on the environment. Some of the animals that may attend (not all will be present!) include: spiny leaf stick insects, Flinders Range scorpions, green tree frogs,…
So much science to learn with bubbles! Can they be square? Find out with your own bubbleator and bubble sculpting challenges.
Explore the physics of sound and try some DIY electronics to create a portable speaker to take home.
Learn how to use green screen technology to put yourself in space! Learn how green screen works technology works, get tips on selecting a great background, and then create a composite photo of yourself with a space background. For ages 8+. Bookings essential.
A jam packed 60 minute show of big WOW science madness. There’s giant smoke vortices, levitating beach balls, flying toilet paper, flour fireballs, hair-raising electricity, and lots of learning. We end with FIRE! Learn about the fire triangle, and how flour can burn under the right conditions.
An interactive session for students and adults interested in DIYbio and the biohacking movement.
Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society was founded in 1969 with the aim of fostering the study of Astronomy by amateurs and promoting the hobby of amateur Astronomy to the general public. This astronomy night will celebrate 50 years of Astronomy on the Mornington Peninsula.
Thanks to campaigns like The War on Waste, plastic has become public enemy number one. Plastic waste is indeed a global environmental – and potentially health – problem, requiring us to change long-held wasteful habits, alongside significant political will and innovative solutions. But what of the other side to plastic – its astonishing variety of form and uses, from…
The event will be run during school hours and later that night. Seniors will help demonstrate activities and lead the school in developing their science skills through hands on activities and the night will involve a race “mission” to the Moon, winner being drawn out of a hat “rocket”. Launching into Science will…
Come and experience an amazing Virtual Reality tour of Mars. You will wear the Oculus Go headset to view the crystal clear optics and state-of-the-art 3D graphics, making it feel more like a personal theatre. Hello Mars highlights: all 3D data & landing procedures of Hello Mars were created strictly based on NASA’s public data…
Come and learn about the human body and how your senses work. A Body and Senses themed preschool story time session where children will learn about the human body and their sense organs. They will be provided with opportunities to experiment with their sense of touch, hearing and vision using musical instruments, sensory feely bag…
