{"id":19443,"date":"2012-03-15T12:54:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T02:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=19443"},"modified":"2012-03-15T12:54:47","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T02:54:47","slug":"whats-on-at-scienceworks-march-april-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=19443","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s On at Scienceworks March &#8211; April 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Discover the Night Sky <\/strong><strong><em>(Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks presents special after-dark astronomy classes every Thursday evening in March. Each night includes a complimentary cheese and glass of wine, the opportunity to chat to the Planetarium\u2019s Astronomer and an immersive Planetarium experience.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Thursday 15, 22 and 29 March<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> Adult $28, MV Members $23, Season Pass (all sessions) $120.<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Machines in Action Family Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Take a ride on a model steam train and see historic vehicles in action. Enjoy children\u2019s activities, working engine displays and heritage vehicle parades<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date: <\/strong>Sunday 1 April<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time: <\/strong>10am-4.30pm<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Included with Scienceworks admission<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Our Water <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Our Water<\/em> features 28 hands-on exhibits that explore the way water is used from an urban, agricultural, industrial and environmental perspective. Learn more about our most precious resource \u2013 water \u2013 and what we can do to help save it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> until 15 April<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Included with Scienceworks admission<\/p>\n<p><em>Our Water <\/em>developed by Questacon: The National Science and Technology Centre. Proudly supported by the National Water Commission<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Explore-a-saurus<\/em><\/strong><strong> <\/strong>(last days!)<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Test your strength against the strength of a <em>T.rex<\/em> jaw, or see the world through the eyes of a dinosaur, all in an exhibition inhabited by Scienceworks\u2019 own animatronic dinosaurs!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date: <\/strong>until April 15.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Adults $18, Concession $6 and Children (3-16 years) $5. Prices include entry to Scienceworks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tilt <\/strong><strong><em>(Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the seasons go crazy it\u2019s up to Annie and Max to set things right. Join them on a whirlwind adventure as they find out how the seasons work and discover a new angle on the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time: <\/strong>Daily 2pm <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> Adults $16, Concession $5 and Children (3-16 years) $4.50. Prices include entry to Scienceworks.<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SCHOOL HOLIDAYS &#8211; Set Adrift (<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">31 March \u2013 15 April)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>H<sub>2<\/sub> Whoa!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How much water is on the earth? How much of it can we drink? Learn the answers to these questions and watch as we go overboard in this 20-minute live show. For children all ages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time: <\/strong>Daily 1pm<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> Included with Scienceworks admission<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Experiment Zone \u2013 Float the Boat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discover why things float, see how sturdy a boat you can create and make your own ship in a bottle to take away in this 30 minute workshop. Limited spaces available \u2013 book at the desk on arrival. For children aged 7-12 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time: <\/strong>Daily 11am, 12pm and 2.15pm<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> Included with Scienceworks admission<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the Night Sky (Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks) The Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks presents special after-dark astronomy classes every Thursday evening in March. Each night includes a complimentary cheese and glass of wine, the opportunity to chat to the Planetarium\u2019s Astronomer and an immersive Planetarium experience. Date: Thursday 15, 22 and 29 March Cost: Adult<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=19443\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19443"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19444,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19443\/revisions\/19444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}