What’s On at Scienceworks September to October 2008

What’s On at Scienceworks September to October 2008

 

Invent, Solve, Build: Scienceworks School Holiday Program

Design your own ingenious inventions and use your imagination to solve problems. Visitors will have the opportunity to build a model of a wind turbine, invent and design a contraption to make work easier, watch a video of famous inventors and watch an entertaining performance called The Invention Adventure. Planetarium and Lightning Room shows will be running daily.

Date: 20 September to 5 October 2008

Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission

 

Imagination Factory – Invent and Play

Discover how simple machines can be used to create ingenious inventions. Investigate basic mechanical tools and find out how we use gears, levers, pulleys and cams in everyday life. With dozens of hands-on interactive exhibits, this exhibition will have the gears of your mind spinning with new ways to think about the mechanical world around you.

Developed by Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Canberra. Proudly supported by Raytheon.

Date: Until 3 May 2009

Cost: $11 adult, $4 concession, $3.50 child (includes Scienceworks entry)

Machines in Actions Day

Scienceworks will celebrate a significant moment in the history of science and technology – the centenary of the first Model T Ford – with a special vintage machinery day on Sunday 12 October. The highlight of this special Machines in Action Day will be Museum Victoria’s recently restored Quadricycle. The Quadricycle, which was donated to the Museum in 1970, is a replica of Henry Ford’s first car and was the predecessor of the Model T Ford.

Other highlights of the parade include the Cowley Steam Traction Engine, the only working Australian made traction engine in the world. The Cowley Steam Traction engine was acquired by Museum Victoria in 1985 and is one of the most significant surviving relics of the Australian steam age. Other marvellous machines in the parade include the Chamberlain Tractor, the K.L Bulldog Tractor, the Cowley Steam Roller and the McDonald Footpath Roller.

Date: 10.30am to 4.30pm, Sunday 12 October 2008

Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission

Model Solar Vehicle Challenge

Join primary and secondary school teams as they race their vehicles to see who is the ‘fastest under the sun.’ Students have designed and constructed working model cars and boats powered by the sun to explore the potential of solar energy.

Date: 18 & 19 October 2008

Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission

 

Melbourne Planetarium

A planetarium show will take you to the stars and beyond. Shows are digitally-created and simulate space using awesome images and special effects for an experience that immerses you in another world, another galaxy.

Visit museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium for session information

Cost: $11 adult, $4 concessions, $3.50 children

 

Scienceworks, 2 Booker St, Spotswood. (Melway 56, B1). Open daily 10.00am – 4.30pm. Admission: Adult $6, Children and Concession FREE. Additional charges apply to special exhibitions, Planetarium and Lightning Room shows. For further details phone 03 9392 4800 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks