• Exploring particles - atoms & molecules

• Mysterious melting with conductors & insulators

• Making clouds of gas with dry ice

• The sublimation game - students race to inflate a balloon with dry ice

• The human plasma TV - students hold colourful tubes of glowing plasma in their hands

• Plasma rocket - igniting a rocket with plasma spark

• Casting liquid metal gallium

• Shrinking a balloon with liquid nitrogen

• Smashing an "unbreakable" rubber ball with liquid nitrogen

• Hero's engine - liquid nitrogen powered engine

• Exploding a balloon with liquid nitrogen

*Demonstrations performed will be customised to suit the audience age and may depend on venue or time constraints

$705 per show (incl. GST)

Sydney, Central Coast & Newcastle

Up to 150 students per show

Years K-6

• Set up: 30-60 minutes

• Show: 60 minutes

• Pack up: 30-60 minutes

• Indoor venue (hall is ideal) with power outlet & space for students to sit

• Access to sink with running water before each show

• Accessible off-street parking for the duration of our visit, allowing for a 1-hour set up and pack up time

• (optional) 2x trestle tables, if available

• (optional) Access to venue projector, if available

• Melting Moments (Year 3)

• Spot the Difference (Year 1)

• Heating Up (Year 3)

• What's the Matter (Year 5)

SCIENCE UNDERSTANDING

Foundation:

• Objects are made of materials that have observable properties (ACSSU003)

Year 1:

• Everyday materials can be physically changed in a variety of ways (ACSSU018)

• Light and sound are produced by a range of sources and can be sensed (ACSSU020)

Year 2:

• Different materials can be combined, including by mixing, for a particular purpose (ACSSU031)

• A push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (ACSSU033)

Year 3:

• A change of state between solid and liquid can be caused by adding or removing heat (ACSSU046)

• Heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another (ACSSU049)

Year 4:

• Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties; These properties can influence their use (ACSSU074)

• Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (ACSSU076)

Year 5:

• Solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways (ACSSU077)

Year 6:

• Changes to materials can be reversible, such as melting, freezing, evaporating; or irreversible, such as burning and rusting (ACSSU095)

SCIENCE AS A HUMAN ENDEAVOUR

Foundation:

• Science involves exploring and observing the world using the senses (ACSHE013)

Year 1:

• Science involves asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events (ACSHE021)

• People use science in their daily lives (ACSHE022)

Year 2:

• Science involves asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events (ACSHE034)

• People use science in their daily lives (ACSHE035)

Year 3:

• Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships (ACSHE050)

• Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions (ACSHE051)

Year 4:

• Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships (ACSHE061)

• Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions (ACSHE062)

Year 5:

• Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena (ACSHE081)

• Important contributions to the advancement of science have been made by people from a range of cultures (ACSHE082)

• Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives (ACSHE083)

• Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE217)

Year 6:

• Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena (ACSHE098)

• Important contributions to the advancement of science have been made by people from a range of cultures (ACSHE099)

• Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives (ACSHE100)

• Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE220)

SCIENCE INQUIRY SKILLS

Foundation:

• Respond to questions about familiar objects and events (ACSIS014)

• Explore and make observations by using the senses (ACSIS011)

• Engage in discussions about observations and use methods such as drawing to represent ideas (ACSIS233)

• Share observations and ideas (ACSIS012)

Year 1:

• Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (ACSIS024)

• Participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions, such as manipulating materials and testing ideas (ACSIS025)

• Use informal measurements in the collection and recording of observations (ACSIS026)

• Through discussion, compare observations with predictions (ACSIS212)

Year 2:

• Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (ACSIS037)

• Participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions, such as manipulating materials and testing ideas (ACSIS038)

• Use informal measurements in the collection and recording of observations (ACSIS039)

• Through discussion, compare observations with predictions (ACSIS214)

Year 3:

• With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge (ACSIS053)

• Suggest ways to plan and conduct investigations to find answers to questions (ACSIS054)

• Safely use appropriate materials, tools or equipment to make and record observations, using formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS055)

• Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings (ACSIS215)

• Reflect on the investigation, including whether a test was fair or not (ACSIS058)

Year 4:

• With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge (ACSIS064)

• Suggest ways to plan and conduct investigations to find answers to questions (ACSIS065)

• Safely use appropriate materials, tools or equipment to make and record observations, using formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS066)

• Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings (ACSIS216)

• Reflect on the investigation; including whether a test was fair or not (ACSIS069)

Year 5:

• With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be (ACSIS231)

• With guidance, plan appropriate investigation methods to answer questions or solve problems (ACSIS086)

• Decide which variable should be changed and measured in fair tests and accurately observe, measure and record data, using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS087)

• Use equipment and materials safely, identifying potential risks (ACSIS088)

• Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations (ACSIS218)

• Suggest improvements to the methods used to investigate a question or solve a problem (ACSIS091)

Year 6:

• With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be (ACSIS232)

• With guidance, plan appropriate investigation methods to answer questions or solve problems (ACSIS103)

• Decide which variable should be changed and measured in fair tests and accurately observe, measure and record data, using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS104)

• Use equipment and materials safely, identifying potential risks (ACSIS105)

• Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations (ACSIS221)

• Suggest improvements to the methods used to investigate a question or solve a problem (ACSIS108)