A workshop where students experience electricity and magnetism first-hand in a captivating science show!

See 100,000 volts discharged in a flash! Conduct electricity through the palm of your hand, a ‘hair-raising experience’.
How is electricity generated anyway?
What does electrical resistance look like?
What does the Earth's magnetic field look like?
How do plasma globes work?
What technologies are being developed for the future?

Requirements

- Appropriate for Years 3 to 6 with a maximum of 60 students

- Access to 2 electrical power sockets and 4 tables. Chairs are not required

- Duration 60 minutes, set up time 45 minutes and pack up time 45 minutes

Cost

- $240 inc. GST per show
Keep the ball rolling: An optional 30 minute live video conference followup can be arranged to build upon students understanding of the content presented. Easily arranged and well worth the effort!
Only $55 inc. GST per class when booked in conjunction with this in-school visit.

- This performance can also be viewed as a LIVE web conference anywhere in the world! The cost for stand alone video conference sessions are $110 inc. GST per class and can be arranged with our office.

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.

This school show covers static and current electricity, magnetic repulsion and attraction, electromagnetism, simple circuits and renewable energies.

This performance can also be viewed as a LIVE web conference anywhere in the world!

Specific Outcomes

Physical Phenomena: A student...

PP S2.4:
- identifies various forms and sources of energy and devises systems that use energy.
... devises fair tests with assistance to determine which materials are/are not attracted by magnets...

PP S3.4
- identifies and applies processes involved in manipulating, using and changing the form of energy.
... determines, records and reports on the conditions necessary for an electrical circuit
... devises a fair test to find out which materials conduct electricity most effectively

Learning processes: INV ES2.7, INV S3.7

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