Along with our already popular, Biology, Chemistry and Physical sciences workshops, in 2018 you'll find some new additions PLUS we are also excited to introduce Echuca's Floating Classroom. We've added a little bit of history to our workshop menu!
You can now book an immersive history lesson aboard the PB Pride of the Murray.

Bugs come in all shapes and sizes. Take a look at their structure and sort them into insects, arachnids and miriapods. Use magnifying glasses to identify body parts in Perspex bugs. They can have some surprising adaptations! Lots of hands- on fun activities to keep your students engaged.

Focusing on the example of local waterways, we watch the change from a crystal clear stream where a river begins in the mountains to a mucky drain as it slowly meanders through towns and farming land. Discover our influence on the process and also how we can become part of the solution.  Begin the clean up process with filtration and flocculation experiments.

A fun and interesting discussion on sustainable eating. Are insects the future of our food? Insects are a rich source of protein if we can just get passed the “yuk” factor. Prepare your own bug snack. The practise of Entomophagy is also a great topic for a persuasive writing topic!

Plants and animals all have a cycle of life. Take a closer look at some interesting insect life cycles. Meet our amazing Stick Insects and compare their lifecycle to other insects. See how they have made some amazing adaptations to increase their chances of survival. What are insects and how do they differ from other creatures?

Discover that seeds come in all shapes and sizes and are the beginning of plant cycles. How and why do they spread their seeds?

Follow the cheesemaking process from milk through to a tasty cottage cheese which you can sample at the end of the session. Complete the temperature dependant chemical process and learn a little about milk along the way. You may even produce a batch of icecream to taste too!

Explore mixtures and make your own observations of a number of cool chemical reactions and create a rainbow of colour. Look at the properties of indicators and use them to make “magical” changes.

Delve into the differences between physical and chemical reactions. Use a variety of techniques to separate the components of a very tricky mixture. Students combine chemicals to manufacture some very long and wiggly chemical polymers.

Introducing elements, compounds and the Periodic table, this is a great way to begin an interest in serious chemistry. Experiment with awesome chemical reactions to produce precipitates, gases and temperature changes.

Chemical Reactions that every child enjoys. Mixing, measuring and introducing non-newtonian fluids- what’s not to love? There is heaps of science to discover with these awesome chemical reactions.

What makes objects move and how do forces act on an object through direct contact or from a distance to cause movement? What is a magnet? Does it push or pull objects? Meet Vinnie, the Van der Graaff Generator and be wowed by his hair-raising antics.

A workshop loaded with experiments investigating waves of sound and light. How do we see and hear? Discover sound vibrations and how they move through objects with lots of fun tuning fork activities. Investigate light, in all its separate colours. Check out the role of diffraction grating and how it influences the light from the sun. This is a great introductory session on sound and light with a number of engaging experiments.

Learn a bit more about the workings of paddle steamer. Where does the energy come from? Make your own paddle boat to sail and discover how how the paddle steamers use their whistles to communicate. Sound vibrations can amplified to make sounds much LOUDER!

This workshop includes the workings of these historical Echuca vessels and the push and pull forces that propel them as well as some fun sound experiments.

Compare Current and static electricity. Construct electrical pathways on our multi function boards. With light globes, fans and buzzers circuit design is easy.  Master series and parallel circuits and construct your own circuitry. What types of materials conduct electricity?

Investigate the mysterious world of shadows and how light behaves through refraction and reflection. How do lenses affect what we see? Use mirrors to locate an image. Light travels in straight lines. How many mirrors can we bounce a laser off and still hit the target?

Discover how a robot works and collect information. Experiment with line following, light detection and clap controlled driving. Design your own robot to compete in a Sumo Wrestling competition.

• May be temporarily unavailable due to robot shortage

Exploring and understand how an Edison robot works. Use bar codes line tracking and torches to take control, decipher mazes, and avoid obstacles (screen-free)

• May be temporarily unavailable due to robot shortage

Fun screen-free activities to introduce children to computational, logical thinking and the most basic of programming concepts

• May be temporarily unavailable due to robot shortage

Explore the changes in Australian currency from colonial times to the present day with some fun, hands on activities and some coin tricks with a difference. Create an Australian animal from metallic coin rubbings.

BANG, FIZZLE AND FLASH! An entertaining hour of fun, noise and colour that brings science alive with dynamic demonstrations and simple explanations of scientific principles.

We have a number of interchangable experiments and demonstrations to suit crowds large or small, presentations inside or out and audiences of every age. Talk to us about your requirements.