• Making light in different ways - glowing chemical reactions, heat & electricity

• Watching light as it moves using a laser

• Bending light with optic fibres

• Making photographs with glow-in-the-dark paper

• Projecting images with DIY lenses

• Making reflections

• Testing opaque, translucent, transparent and reflective surfaces

• Colours and colour mixing

• Making rainbows and Newton's discovery

• Optical illusions

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

$660 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

• Darkened, indoor venue with power outlet & space for students to sit

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

• (optional) 1x trestle table, if available

This show features an optional demonstration which uses a strobe light. These kinds of lights may affect people with light-sensitive epilepsy. We will consult with teachers before each show but also request that you kindly inform us at your earliest convenience if there may be any people with light-sensitive epilepsy in attendance.

• Light Shows (Year 5)

• Look! Listen! (Year 1)

SCIENCE UNDERSTANDING

Foundation:

• Living things have basic needs, including food and water (ACSSU002)

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

• Daily and seasonal changes in our environment, including the weather, affect everyday life (ACSSU004)

Year 1:

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

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

• Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape (ACSSU019)

Year 2:

• Different materials can be combined for a particular purpose (ACSSU031)

• Earth’s resources, including water, are used in a variety of ways (ACSSU032)

Year 4:

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

Year 5:

• Light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted (ACSSU080)

Year 6:

• The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment (ACSSU094)

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 (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)