{"id":15285,"date":"2011-08-31T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T02:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=15285"},"modified":"2011-08-31T12:06:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-31T02:06:00","slug":"explore-the-science-of-sense-at-scienceworks-these-school-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=15285","title":{"rendered":"Explore the science of sense at Scienceworks these school holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is your \u2018reality\u2019 different from that of those around you?\u00a0 How does your brain make sense of the world? Make sense<\/em> of these questions and the science behind them at Scienceworks these school holidays.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Spring School Holiday Activities 24 September to 9 October<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reality Check<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boggle your brain and stimulate your senses in this 20-minute live show all about the science behind magic and illusion. See our magician make sense of the impossible things that magic makes happen.<\/p>\n

Time: <\/strong>12 noon and 2pm, daily<\/p>\n

Cost: <\/strong>Included with museum entry<\/p>\n

Science Makes Sense<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why are two eyes better than one? Get hands-on in this 30-minute workshop and construct an experiment that explains how your brain makes sense of what you see.<\/p>\n

Time: <\/strong>Daily<\/p>\n

Cost: <\/strong>Included with museum entry<\/p>\n

Suitable for ages 6\u201312 years<\/p>\n

Puzzling Processes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Make your own optical illusion and discover how what we see and what we think we see is not always the same thing.<\/p>\n

Time: <\/strong>Daily<\/p>\n

Cost: <\/strong>Included with museum entry<\/p>\n

Activities are FREE for children<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perception Deception \u2013 <\/strong>new exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perception Deception<\/em> contains interactive exhibits that will challenge your ability to interpret information from your senses. Explore illusions; investigate perceptual tricks used by your brain to edit the information it receives and create your \u2018reality\u2019.<\/p>\n

Cost: <\/strong>Included with museum entry<\/p>\n

Also happening at Scienceworks these spring school holidays<\/p>\n

Explore-a-saurus <\/strong><\/p>\n

Explore-a-saurus<\/em> demonstrates the ways in which palaeontologists use fossil evidence to learn about how dinosaurs lived; from what they ate and how fast they ran, to what colour they were and even how they cared for their young.\u00a0 Test your strength against the strength of a T-rex jaw, or see the world through the eyes of a dinosaur, all in a gallery inhabited by Scienceworks\u2019 own animatronic dinosaurs!<\/p>\n

Cost: <\/strong>Adults $18, Concession $6 and Children (3-16 years) $5. Includes general entry to Scienceworks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Melbourne Planetarium <\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a range of Planetarium shows running daily through the school holidays, including Tycho to the Moon, <\/em>Spinning Out, <\/em>Our Living Climate<\/em> and Escape from Andraxus<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Cost:<\/strong> Adults $16, Concession $5 and Children (3-16 years) $4.50. Includes general entry to Scienceworks.<\/p>\n

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Scienceworks, 2 Booker St, Spotswood. (Melway 56, B1). Open daily 10.00am \u2013 4.30pm. For further details phone 03 9392 4800 or visit museumvictoria.com.au\/scienceworks<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is your \u2018reality\u2019 different from that of those around you?\u00a0 How does your brain make sense of the world? Make sense of these questions and the science behind them at Scienceworks these school holidays.\u00a0 Spring School Holiday Activities 24 September to 9 October\u00a0 Reality Check Boggle your brain and stimulate your senses in this 20-minute<\/p>\n

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