Looking for an action-packed adventure these Spring school holidays?
Head over to Scienceworks for a host of exciting events and activities that will ignite curiosity and inspire young minds.
From exciting new shows at the Melbourne Planetarium, a superpower series for older kids, and interactive workshops with air and aerodynamics at Air Playground.
Here’s our 9 best activities happening at Scienceworks throughout the Spring school holidays:
Scienceworks SPRING School Holiday Program
1. Air Playground
Air Playground welcomes curious kids and their families to play with air, the amazing invisible force, and experience the science of aerodynamics. Whoosh, swirl, gust, squish, flow, float and more!
Dates: Daily until 6 October 2024
Times: 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Details: Don’t miss the final days of Air Playground, where kids can explore the invisible power of air. This interactive exhibit lets them float objects, launch balls sky-high, squish giant inflatable sculptures, and craft paper planes that soar.
Tickets: Adult $25 / Member child $8 / Children $10 / Concession $10 / Senior $20
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Scienceworks Superpower Series
The Superpower program at Scienceworks is a dynamic series of STEM workshops and events designed for children aged 10 to 12, with a special focus on girls and non-binary kids.
The program includes hands-on activities that explore themes like space science, future technology, sustainability, and kindness. Participants engage in creative problem-solving, meet STEM experts, and tackle real-world challenges such as coding robots and designing habitats for life on the moon.
Each event is crafted to inspire curiosity, boost confidence in STEM fields, and showcase how science can make a positive impact on the world.
2. Science is a Superpower Festival
Dates: Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 September 2024
Times: 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Details: Perfect for primary and early high school students, this two-day festival is packed with live science experiments, Q&A sessions with STEM experts, and play-based learning activities. From real Martian rovers to meditation science, this event is all about celebrating the wonders of STEM.
Tickets: Adult $15 / Member free / Child free
Book Science is a Superpower Festival tickets here
3. Curiosity is a Superpower
Date: Saturday 7 September 2024
Times: 10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Details: A half-day STEM workshop for girls and non-binary kids aged 10 to 12. Participants will explore astronomy and space science, visit the Melbourne Planetarium, meet a female scientist, and design a moon habitat.
Tickets: Member child $45 / Child $52 / Non-participating adult free / Non-participating concession free
Book Curiosity is a Superpower tickets here.
4. Kindness is a Superpower
Date: Saturday 5 October 2024
Times: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Details: This STEM workshop for girls and non-binary kids aged 10 to 12 focuses on future technology and sustainability. Kids will program robots, learn from an invertebrate researcher, and imagine a kinder future.
Tickets: Member child $45 / Child $52 / Non-participating adult free / Non-participating concession free
Book tickets to Kindness is a Superpower here.
5. Weekend Amphitheatre Show
Admission: Included with Scienceworks entry
Dates: Weekends
Times: 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm
Details: Experience the wonders of sound in “Good Vibrations,” a 20-minute live show featuring engaging demonstrations and unique animal communication insights. This free science show will explore sound creation and detection through interactive experiments.
Get tickets to the Weekend Amphitheatre Show.
6. The Glow Show
Dates: Daily
Times: 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Details: This 30-minute live science show in the Lightning Theatre delves into the science of glow. Discover how animals glow at night, the magic of fluorescence, and more.
Tickets: Adult $25 / Member child $8 / Child / Concession $10 / Senior $20
Book tickets for The Glow Show.
7. Guided Highlights Tour
Dates: Daily
Times: 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
Details: For the first time, visitors can join a guided tour to explore some of Scienceworks’ most remarkable exhibits. Led by a knowledgeable guide, this tour features treasures like the world’s oldest surviving first-generation electronic computer, the Da Vinci Surgical System (the first ever used in Australia), and a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite.
Tickets: Adult $25 / Senior $20 / Child $10 / Concession $10 / Member $8 / Includes Scienceworks entry
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8. FlushBack
FlushBack, Scienceworks’ new, award-winning AR adventure, brings to life the awe-inspiring heritage-listed Spotswood Pumping Station.
Dates: Daily
Times: 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm
Details: Explore the history of Melbourne’s sewage system with this award-winning AR adventure at the heritage-listed Spotswood Pumping Station. Complete challenges based on real historical events to keep the Pumping Station running.
Tickets: General public $3 + museum entry / Members $2 + museum entry / Extra iPad $5 / Children under 3 free
9. Planetarium Shows
Book into the Planetarium and enjoy an out-of-this-world show exclusive to Scienceworks.
Dates: Daily
Times: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Details: Enjoy an out-of-this-world experience at the Melbourne Planetarium with a selection of shows:
- 11:00 am – Tycho Goes to Mars
- 12:00 pm – Solar System Adventures: Where’s the Water?
- 1:00 pm – Tilt
- 2:00 pm – Solar System Adventures: Where’s the Water?
- 3:00 pm – Starlight
- 4:00 pm – Dark Side of the Moon
Tickets: $10 Child and concession / $8 Members
Scienceworks Permanent Exhibits
While you visit during the school holidays, make sure you stop by these awesome exhibits at Scienceworks
- Ground Up: Building Big Ideas, Together (Daily Exhibition) – A fun exhibition that’s focused on science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) learning for children under 5 years.
- Beyond Perception: Seeing the Unseen (Daily Exhibition) – Explore the invisible fields and forces that surround us, such as gravitational waves, invisible light, sound and aerodynamics.
- Sportsworks (Daily Exhibition) – A place to leap, run, throw and row.
- Think Ahead (Daily Exhibition) – With more than 200 objects from the past, the present and the speculative future, this exhibition blends technology with hands-on experiences.
