Cosmic Chemistry Show

Level: Year 1 to Year 6

Duration: 60 minutes

Numbers: Suitable for up to 240 students

Cost: $1695 plus GST per show

State: VIC & NSW

Plenty of FUN volunteer moments for the audience

Our atmosphere consists of water, carbon dioxide and oxygen, and this is unique to the blue planet; Earth, and is vital for life.

There are 8 planets in the solar system, and some planets are very hot and some are extremely cold. Their temperature is relative to their distance from the sun.

Space is a hostile place and humans require a space suit to survive.

Students will learn about Newton’s third law of motion in the context of rockets (for every action there is always an opposite and equal reaction.

Students will be able to identify different push and pull forces.

Chemical reactions are when two or more chemicals are combined to produce new chemicals (such as gas), these types of reactions are important for space exploration.

Students will be able to explain why stars shine brightly and emit energy.

Students will explore the many colours of the visible light spectrum and learn why stars are different colours.

Light can form images using the reflective feature of curved mirrors and the refractive feature of lenses, and can disperse to produce a spectrum which is part of a larger spectrum of radiation (VCSSU105)

Energy appears in different forms including movement (kinetic energy), heat, light, chemical energy and potential energy; devices can change energy from one form to another (VCSSU104)

Change to an object’s motion is caused by unbalanced forces acting on the object; Earth’s gravity pulls objects towards the centre of Earth (VCSSU103)

Water is an important resource that cycles through the environment (VCSSU101)

Chemical change involves substances reacting to form new substances (VCSSU098)

Differences between elements, compounds and mixtures can be described by using a particle model (VCSSU097)

The properties of the different states of matter can be explained in terms of the motion and arrangement of particles (VCSSU096)

Heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another; a change in the temperature of an object is related to the gain or loss of heat by the object (VCSSU063)

Compare observations and predictions with those of others (VCSIS054)

Working scientifically. Observing. Uses senses and scientific tools to make observations (SCLS-WS-01)

Explains how observations are used by scientists to increase knowledge and understanding of the Universe (SC4-OTU-01)

Describes the effects of forces in everyday contexts (SC4-FOR-01)

Explains the motion of objects using an example of Newton’s laws of motion (SC5-WAM-02)

Explains the effect of heat on the properties and behaviour of materials (ST3-6MW-S)

Describes a range of reaction types (SC5-RXN-01)

The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun) (ACSSU078)

A change of state between solid and liquid can be caused by adding or removing heat (ACSSU046)

Solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways (ACSSU077)

Changes to materials can be reversible or irreversible (ACSSU095)

Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events (ACSHE034)

Pose and respond to questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (ACSIS037)

Compare observations with those of others (ACSIS041)