Year 6

This workshop is full of life. Explore objects that have self-sustaining processes like plants, animals and mirco-organisms. Through engaging hands-on activities learn about the difference between living and non-living things, simple life cycles and the bigger picture. Suitable for Foundation to Year 6. Available in VIC, NSW & QLD.

Explore the properties of heat and other energies in a fun way. Produce useful heat energy in a multitude of ways, including through friction, motion, electrically and chemically. Transfer heat through conduction, measure it and explore the amazing ways in which heat can generate change. Suitable for Year 3 to Year 6. Available in VIC, NSW & QLD.

This senior primary workshop takes an in-depth look at the properties of light - within and outside the visible spectrum. Get hands-on with a variety of interesting optical instruments, explore UV light and make a UV detection key chain to keep. Suitable for Year 3 to Year 6. Available in VIC & QLD.

Launch projectiles with D.I.Y catapults, watch motorized gears turn to speed things up, and lift friends off the ground with a super-sized lever. An engaging look at how simple machines make our life easier, now, and in the past. Suitable for Year 3 to Year 6. Only available in VIC.

Lights, noise and airborne propellers. Use snap circuit kits to build exciting circuits using a variety of electrical components including switches, LEDs, resistors and integrated sound circuits. Suitable for Year 3 to Year 6. Available in VIC, NSW & QLD.

Explore the scientific processes behind the explosive energy of nature’s fury. Suitable for Year 3 to Year 6. Available in VIC, NSW & QLD.

From an apple falling to the ground to a car rolling to a halt, forces are constantly at work. A stimulating, hands-on look at things that move, and why! Suitable for Foundation to Year 6. Available in VIC, NSW & QLD.

Colour changes, smoke, fizz and foam! Everything in our world is made up of chemicals. Explore chemical reactions, physical changes and more. Suitable for Foundation to Year 6. Available in VIC, NSW & QLD.

Use the magic of dry ice to explore the three common states of matter - solids, liquids and gases. From everlasting bubbling fountains to cool chemical fire extinguishers. This session matters! Suitable for Year 3 to Year 6. Available in VIC, NSW & QLD.

Can you crack the case and catch the thief!? Use real forensic science techniques, like PH tests, handwriting analysis, fingerprint dusting and more to pin point the culprit. Suitable for Year 3 to Year 6. Available in VIC, NSW & QLD.