• Testing push & pull forces with skateboards

• Testing Newton’s laws with rockets & helicopters

• Reducing friction with rolling & wheels

• Exploring spinning forces with a bike wheel + lazy Susan

• Spinning water

• Levitating objects with a fun-fly-stick

• Super-human strength with a giant lever

• Balancing box, balancing bird & balancing chair-on-a-stick

• High pressure & low pressure, which pops a balloon?

• Sit on a thousand nails

*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

• Show runs for 60 minutes

• Consecutive sessions can be scheduled back-to-back

• Allow a further 30 minutes for set up and 15 minutes for pack up

• Indoor venue (hall is ideal) with 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) 2x trestle tables, if available

• (optional) Access to venue projector, if available

• On the Move (Kindergarten)

• Smooth Moves (Year 4)

• Push-pull (Year 2)

SCIENCE UNDERSTANDING

Foundation:

• The way objects move depends on a variety of factors, including their size and shape (ACSSU005)

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

Year 1:

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

Year 2:

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

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

Year 3:

• 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)

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)