Winter School holidays – Seeing is believing
You won’t believe your eyes at Scienceworks these school holidays. Witness the unimaginable in a 20 minute live show, Behold and Bedazzle! Can you explain how the illusion works? What’s going on? Create your own magic trick to amaze your friends.
Date: 26 June until 11 July
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Going Places: The Technology of Transport
Pilot an airship through sky hoops, ride the hovercraft and land a plane on the flight simulator. Find out how travel has shaped society and put yourself to the test with a multitude of transport challenges. With more than 20
hands-on exhibits, Going Places is a wild ride. This unique exhibition explores the way mankind has developed new transport technology to overcome gravity, distance and the division of continents to move us around the globe.
Developed by Scitech, Perth
Date: Until 17 October 2010
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Toys: Science at Play
What makes a spinning top stay upright? Why do magnets attract iron? How does a doll talk? This popular interactive exhibition returns to Scienceworks and includes robots, dolls, hula hoops, building blocks, toy timelines and kaleidoscopes. Toys provides plenty of opportunities for all ages with enquiring minds to tinker with toys.
Developed by Scienceworks and Scitech, Perth
Date: Until 18 July 2010
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
SUPER SCIENCE MONTH
National Science Week this year is August 14 – 22, and to celebrate, Scienceworks is holding its first ever Super Science Month! Every week at Scienceworks is a science week, and August is no exception, with an activity for every curious mind no matter what age. With exhibitions, science programs and daily Lightning Room and Planetarium shows, you can discover how everyday science lets us do amazing things – come and experience Super Science Month at Scienceworks!
Super Science Month activities include:
Humanoid Discovery
Opening just in time for Super Science Month! Go on a journey through the human body and discover how different body systems and organs function; from breathing to digestion, skin and hair, even how your brain works. Explore common misconceptions about the body, investigate the different layers of the skin, look at how long your intestines are and discover how food is digested!
Developed by Scitech, Perth
Date: Saturday 31 July 2010 until Monday 14 March 2011
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Machines in Action Day
Celebrate the start of Engineering Week (August 2-6) – come and witness these classic examples of heritage steam engines in action. Vehicles on parade include the Cowley Steam Traction Engine – the only working Australian-made traction engine in the world – along with other historic machinery. The day also includes hay-baling demonstrations, tours of the historic Spotswood Pumping Station and a free steam train ride for the kids (don’t forget to wear closed toe shoes on the day to enjoy the ride).
Date: Sunday 1 August, 10am – 4.30pm.
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Discover the Night Sky – Melbourne Planetarium
The August season of Discover the Night Sky allows the chance for adults to immerse themselves in an evening astronomical experience! Enjoy a glass of wine and cheese as you are taken on a journey through the universe. A different show is running every Thursday night for the Month of August, with each show providing the opportunity to speak to the Melbourne Planetarium’s Astronomer Dr Tanya Hill.
Date: Every Thursday in August (August 5, 12, 19 and 26), at 7pm
Cost: $26 per session, MV members $21 per session, $89 for a season pass.
Working Science Festival (Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 August)
To mark the end of National Science Week, come and join the festivities at Scienceworks and experience a highlight of Super Science Month. The Working Science Festival will give visitors a taste of different careers in the sciences.
Date: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 August
Inspiring Scientists (11am-4pm) – Get up close and personal with scientists and ask them about their ‘ology’! Learn more about the many exciting career opportunities in the field of science.
BASF Kids’ Lab (11am, 1pm and 3pm) – Experience the fascinating world of chemistry! Run by BASF chemists, these workshops introduce chemistry in a fun and exciting way through simple hands on experiments. Suitable for 6-12 year olds.
Ask the Australian Sceptics – Why is it so? (11am-4pm) – Join the Australian Sceptics as they explore the science behind the paranormal!
Trekking Towards Tomorrow
Be magnetised and electrified by this brand new 30 minute Lightning Room show, starring live lightning bolts! Discover how technology has developed over time and in what ways it may continue to develop further. Imagine a world without electricity as we consider what may happen without the resources we now rely on, and see how future technological advancements could lead to us travelling in flying trains and having cheaper spaceship launches.
Date: Sessions run daily, visit museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks for session times.
Cost: Adults $13, Concession $4 and Children (3-16 year) $3.50 (includes admission to Scienceworks)
Our Living Climate
One of only four shows to receive an Award for Excellence at the international Fulldome Festival in Germany. Experience a dramatic and different way of looking at climate and climate change in the latest Planetarium show. A visually spectacular story unfolds on a global scale, revealing how climate first evolved and how it has been endlessly transformed by weather patterns, Ice Ages and the appearance of new life forms.
Date: for session times, visit museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks.
Cost: Adults $13, Concession $4 and Children (3-16 year) $3.50 (includes admission to Scienceworks)
Wright Engine – Centenary of flight in Australia display
See the engine from the first powered aeroplane to fly in Australia. The plane was a Wright Model A, designed by Orville Wright of the Wright brothers. Piloted by English racing driver Colin Defries and named ‘The Stella’ after Defries’ wife, the plane flew about 100 yards (91m) on 9 December 1909. The flight was witnessed and reported by several reliable sources, but was not officially recognized and the first flight trophy was awarded to Harry Houdini (Ehrich Weiss) in 1910. This engine is one of the most significant aeronautical artefacts in Museum Victoria’s collection.
Date: Until 17 October 2010
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Scienceworks, 2 Booker St, Spotswood. (Melway 56, B1). Open daily 10.00am – 4.30pm. Admission: Adults $8, Children and Concession FREE. For further details ph 03 9392 4800 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks