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Australian Museum Science Festival - Primary School Day 3

22 August 2013

Venue: Australian Museum

As the Australian Museum Science Festival returns in 2013, be witness to some amazing science demonstrations

The Australian Museum Science Festival is on again. Come celebrate National Science Week with workshops, educational talks, and interactive shows that will unleash your student’s inner scientist.

Don’t miss the nation’s leading scientific institutions and organisations in August at the Australian Museum. It’s a hands-on science experience every school student should attend!

This year, catch science with Mad Lab, CSI World, Mystery Investigators or CSIRO and spend some time with scientists and educators in the expo.



EVENT NAME Australian Museum Science Festival - Primary School Day 3 : Thursday 22 August 2013
TYPE ACTIVITY DURATION(mins) TIMES COST
Festival Expo AMSF EXPO

AMSF EXPO

Presented By: Australian Museum and Partners

Duration: 40
Seats Currently Available: 100
Cost per person: $6.00
Forty minutes of hands-on science, unleashed through interactive booths from the very best science organizations and institutions

Forty minutes of hands-on science, unleashed through interactive booths from the very best science organizations and institutions

40 mins $6.00
Workshops CSI World

CSI World

Presented By: CSI World

Duration: 60
Seats Currently Available: 30
Cost per person: $7.15
Come and get "suited and booted" for a Forensic CSI Investigation challenge.
  • www.csiworld.biz

Come and get "suited and booted" for a Forensic CSI Investigation challenge.

60 mins $7.15
ER Trauma Veg

ER Trauma Veg

Presented By: CSI World

Duration: 60
Seats Currently Available: 30
Cost per person: $7.15
Perform a post-mortem on a vegetable

Perform a post-mortem on a vegetable

60 mins $7.15
Unbelievabubbles

Unbelievabubbles

Presented By: Childrens Discovery

Duration: 60
Seats Currently Available: 30
Cost per person: $6.50
It's Bubble Boot Camp! - this workshop gives you the know-how and the skills to make super-sized bubbles, and how to tame bubbles into a spectacular show of tricks you can perform back at home and school.

It's Bubble Boot Camp! - this workshop gives you the know-how and the skills to make super-sized bubbles, and how to tame bubbles into a spectacular show of tricks you can perform back at home and school.

60 mins $6.50
Hands-on Chemistry

Hands-on Chemistry

Presented By: University of New South Wales

Duration: 60
Seats Currently Available: 30
Cost per person: $6.00
Did someone say "liquid nitrogen ice cream"??

Did someone say "liquid nitrogen ice cream"??

60 mins $6.00
Macquarie Interactive Science

Macquarie Interactive Science

Presented By: Macquarie University

Duration: 60
Seats Currently Available: 30
Cost per person: $6.00
Macquarie University presents a range of interesting hands on experiments for students, based around products, substances and materials you might find around the home.

Macquarie University presents a range of interesting hands on experiments for students, based around products, substances and materials you might find around the home.

60 mins $6.00
Plastic Sea Food

Plastic Sea Food

Presented By: Sydney Institute of Marine Science

Duration: 60
Seats Currently Available: 30
Cost per person: $6.00
Bottle caps or food for baby birds? Plastic bags or dinner for turtles? Marine plastics are often accidentally eaten by wildlife. We will explore how our rubbish ends up in a turtle's or a seagull's tummy.

Bottle caps or food for baby birds? Plastic bags or dinner for turtles? Marine plastics are often accidentally eaten by wildlife. We will explore how our rubbish ends up in a turtle's or a seagull's tummy.

60 mins $6.00
Electricity - Arcs, Sparks and Conductors

Electricity - Arcs, Sparks and Conductors

Presented By: CSIRO Education NSW

Duration: 60
Seats Currently Available: 33
Cost per person: $8.00
Get re-wired with CSIRO Electricity

Get re-wired with CSIRO Electricity

60 mins $8.00
Chemical Opposites

Chemical Opposites

Presented By: 3M Australia

Duration: 60
Seats Currently Available: 30
Cost per person: $7.00
Learn about the basics of chemistry including acids and bases

Learn about the basics of chemistry including acids and bases

60 mins $7.00
Frogs

Frogs

Presented By: Frog and Tadpole Society

Duration: 45
Seats Currently Available: 30
Cost per person: $5.85
What is it like being a Frog? Frogs live a wild and dangerous lives. Find out for yourself.

What is it like being a Frog? Frogs live a wild and dangerous lives. Find out for yourself.

45 mins $5.85
UNSW Starlab Planetarium

UNSW Starlab Planetarium

Presented By: University of New South Wales

Duration: 45
Seats Currently Available: 30
Cost per person: $7.50
Witness the Southern Sky in the middle of the day

Witness the Southern Sky in the middle of the day

45 mins $7.50
Under Pressure

Under Pressure

Presented By: University of New South Wales

Duration: 45
Seats Currently Available: 20
Cost per person: $5.00
Feel the pressure!

Feel the pressure!

45 mins $5.00
Shows Liquid Nitrogen Show

Liquid Nitrogen Show

Presented By:

Duration: 30
Seats Currently Available: 120
Cost per person: $5.00
See the wonders and miracles of liquid nitrogen

See the wonders and miracles of liquid nitrogen

30 mins $5.00
Mystery Investigators

Mystery Investigators

Presented By: Mystery Investigators

Duration: 45
Seats Currently Available: 120
Cost per person: $7.80
Using science to investigate the strange and mysterious!

Using science to investigate the strange and mysterious!

45 mins $7.80
Big Bang Science Show

Big Bang Science Show

Presented By: CSIRO Education NSW

Duration: 45
Seats Currently Available: 600
Cost per person: $4.00
Spectacular demonstrations with dry ice and liquid nitrogen, which explore changes of state. (Note: 10 minute walk to venue)
  • www.csiro.au

Spectacular demonstrations with dry ice and liquid nitrogen, which explore changes of state. (Note: 10 minute walk to venue)

45 mins $4.00
Journey to Endless Power

Journey to Endless Power

Presented By: Beyond Zero Emissions

Duration: 30
Seats Currently Available: 60
Cost per person: $3.00
Check out the radical transformation of Australia's electricity system as renewables replace fossil fuel.

Check out the radical transformation of Australia's electricity system as renewables replace fossil fuel.

30 mins $3.00
Australian Wildlife

Australian Wildlife

Presented By: Australian Wildlife Displays

Duration: 30
Seats Currently Available: 120
Cost per person: $4.00
Catch up with some of Australia's favourite animals

Catch up with some of Australia's favourite animals

30 mins $4.00
Exhibitions (please note that all exhibitions are self guided) Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Presented By:

Duration: 60
Seats Currently Available: 60
Cost per person: $3.00
Catch the latest edition of Wildlife Photographer of the Year
  • http://australianmuseum.net.au/Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year-Stages-1-3-Self-guided/

Catch the latest edition of Wildlife Photographer of the Year

60 mins $3.00
Dinosaurs Gallery

Dinosaurs Gallery

Presented By: Australian Museum

Duration: 30
Seats Currently Available: 60
  • http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/Dinosaurs-Stages-1-3

30 mins Free
Surviving Australia Gallery

Surviving Australia Gallery

Presented By: Australian Museum

Duration: 30
Seats Currently Available: 70
  • http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/Surviving-Australia-Stages-1-3

30 mins Free
Indigenous Australians Gallery

Indigenous Australians Gallery

Presented By:

Duration: 30
Seats Currently Available: 60

30 mins Free
Skeletons Gallery

Skeletons Gallery

Presented By:

Duration: 30
Seats Currently Available: 50

30 mins Free
Birds & Insects Gallery

Birds & Insects Gallery

Presented By:

Duration: 30
Seats Currently Available: 40

30 mins Free
Minerals Gallery

Minerals Gallery

Presented By:

Duration: 30
Seats Currently Available: 40

30 mins Free

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