Project Description
Mad Science Show
A jam-packed 60-minute show of big WOW science madness! There are giant smoke vortices, levitating beach balls, flying toilet paper, flour fireballs, hair-raising electricity, and lots of learning!
Level: Foundation to Year 6
Duration: 60 minutes
Numbers: Suitable for up to 240 students
Cost: $995 plus GST per show
Travel surcharge also applies based on location
State: VIC, NSW & QLD
The MAD SCIENCE SHOW is a science sampler to immerse students in science, and whet their appetite. It is full of demonstrations and includes some audience participation. Please see our other workshops if you require more of a hands-on experience for your students.
Air, electricity & fire!
Air is invisible, odourless, all around, takes up space, and exerts a pressure. It can also be used as a weapon! Look out for an airzooka assault and some giant smoke vortex rings.
We fly toilet paper using Bernoulli’s principle, and levitate beach balls. Who will win the bag blowing contest with what they’ve learnt about air?
There are two types of electricity: flowing and static. We make some super static electricity with our Van de Graaff Generator. Watch wool fly, fluttering confetti fireworks, and a hair-raising demonstration.
We end with FIRE! Learn about the fire triangle, and how flour can burn under the right conditions.
*** The Mad Science Show is also available in a fire/smoke free version upon request ***
Learning Outcomes
Students will explore Bernouli’s principle and understand the basics of flight.
Fire requires three things; oxygen, heat energy, and fuel.
Chemical reactions create new chemicals, such as gas, and are often irreversible.
Some chemical reactions yield a lot of energy. These are called exothermic reactions.
Students will be able to identify different push and pull forces.
Static electricity is when electrons build up and stay in one place, like lighting or jumping on a trampoline.
Current electricity is when electrons flow in a circuit.
Victorian Curriculum Links
The way objects move depends on a variety of factors including their size and shape: a push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (VCSSU048)
Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (VCSSU064)
A change of state between solid and liquid can be caused by adding or removing heat (VCSSU059)
Changes to materials can be reversible, including melting, freezing, evaporating, or irreversible, including burning and rusting (VCSSU077)
Energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity; electric circuits enable this energy to be transferred to another place and then to be transformed into another form of energy (VCSSU081)
Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (VCSIS050)
Compare observations and predictions with those of others (VCSIS054)
NSW Curriculum Links
Working scientifically. Observing. Uses senses and scientific tools to make observations (SCLS-WS-01)
Working scientifically. Questioning and predicting. Develops questions and hypotheses for scientific investigation (SC5-WS-02)
Describes the effects of forces in everyday contexts (SC4-FOR-01)
Describes a range of reaction types (SC5-RXN-01)
Australian Curriculum Links
A push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (ACSSU033)
Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (ACSSU076)
Heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another (ACSSU049)
Changes to materials can be reversible or irreversible (ACSSU095)
Electrical energy can be transferred and transformed in electrical circuits and can be generated from a range of sources (ACSSU097)
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)
