At CSIRO Science Education Centre
Building 101 Graham Rd, Highett VIC 3190
(a map will be emailed closer to date)
As limited seating is available for parents, children may have to work without parent’s presence. The venue has ample parking and is walking distance to Highett railway station & shops. It is a short drive to Southland Shopping Centre. There is an outdoor area for younger children & parents to wait.

Toy Science (code Y7) 11am-12pm
$8 members $10 non-members
‘The science of fun!’ is an exploration into the exciting world of toys, from the simple to the complex, from the ancient to the latest in technology. Students will learn more about the science of the world around them by playing with and exploring a range of diverse toys. Students will become scientists for an hour, experimenting with a range of different
toys to find out more about the scientific and technological phenomena that make them work. Some of the toys are simple, with a single scientific premise behind them. Others are
more complex and can be broken down into a number of different scientific concepts. By the end of the program, students should understand that all toys have science behind them and that they can be scientists themselves at home by playing with, thinking about and observing their own toys. Students will complete hands-on activities to explore concepts such as sound, energy transfer, circuits, light, magnetism & density. Suitable for prep to grade 4 (no longer available for older kids)

Bookings: Please use our booking form

Cool Chemical Science (code JS8) 11am-12.30pm
$10 members $12 non-members
With hands-on activities and demonstrations examining chemical and physical changes, chemical reactions and relating materials and chemicals to their common uses, students have a great time exploring the world of chemistry. Students undertake hands-on activities to explore active packaging materials that change colour with temperature, reversible reactions, acid/base indicators and other chemical tests, water-absorbent polymers and their uses, memory metals such as NITINOL, photochemistry & non-Newtonian fluids,
including slime. Suitable for grade 5 to grade 8.

Bookings: Please use our booking form