An awesome science show performance with all the cool stuff!
See gigantic bubbles, flying toilet paper, hair-raising electricity experiments, bubbling liquid nitrogen demos, levitating beach balls, volunteers on a nail chair, a giant gyroscope, fire balls, coloured shadows, a rubens tube flame equalizer, a student-sized hovercraft and much more!
The content can be broadly summated as Light, Sound, Combustion, Cryogenics & Forces.
This great 'science sampler' was originally developed as the main stage show for 2008 Australian Science Festival in Canberra as a way of introducing science into the greater community. Perfect for schools that want a professional large stage performance in their school hall, with an added bonus that a show catering up to 240 students at a time is also more economical per student.
Students love this as an end of school term treat or as something to get the students back into science!
Syllabus Outcomes: Science Years 7 to 10
Domain: Knowledge & Understanding
Outcome 4.6, 4.7, 4.9
A student identifies and describes energy changes and the action of forces in common situations
A student describes observed properties of substances using scientific models and theories.
A student describes the dynamic structure of Earth and its relationship to other parts of our solar system and the universe.
Outcome 5.6, 5.7, 5.9
A student applies models, theories and laws to situations involving energy, force and motion
A student relates properties of elements, compounds and mixtures to scientific models, theories and laws.
A student relates the development of the universe and the dynamic structure of Earth to models, theories and laws and the influence of time.
Domain: Skills
4.19 draws conclusions based on information available.
5.19 uses critical thinking skills in evaluating information and drawing conclusions
Show demonstrations
| Air vortices |
Shooting compressed air rings over the class - discussion on pressure |
| Bernoulli balls |
Float balls in mid-air, relating curved surfaces to wing design |
| Bowling ball float |
Why can some bowling balls float and not others? Think displacement... |
| Coloured shadows |
Colour addition vs colour subtraction |
| Fire ball |
Learn about the fire triangle in this highly visual demonstration |
| Flying toilet paper |
Demonstration on how the Leandra effect helps planes to fly |
| Giant gyroscope |
A student uses a giant gyroscope to spin on a rotating platform |
| Gigantic bubbles |
Have a look at surface tension in a different way |
| Hovercraft |
Friction is reduced with this purpose built student carrying hovercraft! |
| Laser sights |
How are lasers used in atmospheric research? |
| Liquid Nitrogen Demos |
Flying glove, popping tins, nitrogen sprinkler, bubble column, fog and more |
| 'Magic' burning tissue |
An old 'magic' trick to do with a fuel soaked tissue not burning... why? |
| Mega hoberman sphere |
An expanding sphere (1ft to 4ft). Gravity, forces, friction & big bang. |
| Nail chair |
How can you sit on a nail chair and be OK? Dispelling magic myths... |
| Newton colour wheel |
Colour addition experiment for the entire audience. |
| Persistence of vision |
How do cartoons work? A hidden message can be revealed in this demo. |
| Rocket launcher |
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction... |
| Rubens Tube |
A 'flame equalizer', how does it work? |
| Skateboard shuffle |
Pulling and pushing forces are analysed in this visual demonstration |
| Slinky Shake |
A visual representation of sound waves |
| Sound tube swing |
The pitch changes as the tubes are swung faster through the air...why? |
| Van de Graf hair rise |
Opposite charges attract, like charges repel... related to a 'Fun fly stick' toy |
Requirements
- Appropriate for Years 7 to 10 with a maximum of 240 students per science show
- Access to 2 electrical power sockets and 3 tables. Chairs are not required.
- Duration 60 minutes, set up time 45 minutes and pack up time 45 minutes
Cost
- $550 inc. GST per performance.
For schools outside of Sydney please contact us to discuss how this workshop can visit your school as part of a regional visit
Unlike others we don't charge per student as we know that this causes an additional administrative load on your school office. Most schools tend to fill the workshops based on our recommended maximum number of students. If you have any questions please contact us.
