{"id":5758,"date":"2010-04-23T17:43:47","date_gmt":"2010-04-23T07:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=5758"},"modified":"2010-04-23T17:43:47","modified_gmt":"2010-04-23T07:43:47","slug":"what%e2%80%99s-on-at-scienceworks-april-to-july-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=5758","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s On at Scienceworks April to July 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Going Places:<\/strong> The Technology of Transport<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pilot an airship through sky hoops, ride the hovercraft and land a plane on the flight simulator. Find out how travel has shaped society and put yourself to the test with a multitude of transport challenges. With more than 20<\/p>\n

hands-on exhibits, Going Places<\/em>\u00a0is a wild ride. This unique exhibition explores the way mankind has developed new transport technology to overcome gravity, distance and the division of continents to move us around the globe.<\/p>\n

Developed by Scitech, Perth<\/p>\n

Date: <\/strong>Until 17 October 2010<\/p>\n

Cost:<\/strong> Included with Scienceworks admission<\/p>\n

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Toys: Science at Play<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

What makes a spinning top stay upright? Why do magnets attract iron? How does a doll talk? This popular interactive exhibition returns to Scienceworks and includes robots, dolls, hula hoops, building blocks, toy timelines and kaleidoscopes.\u00a0Toys<\/em> provides plenty of opportunities for all ages with enquiring minds to tinker with toys.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Developed by Scienceworks and Scitech, Perth <\/strong><\/p>\n

Date: <\/strong>Until 18 July 2010<\/p>\n

Cost:<\/strong> Included with Scienceworks admission<\/p>\n

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Wright Engine \u2013 Centenary of flight in Australia display<\/strong><\/p>\n

See the engine from the first powered aeroplane to fly in Australia. The plane was a Wright Model A, designed by Orville Wright of the Wright brothers. Piloted by English racing driver Colin Defries and named \u2018The Stella\u2019 after Defries\u2019 wife, the plane flew about 100 yards (91m) on 9 December 1909. The flight was witnessed and reported by several reliable sources, but was not officially recognized and the first flight trophy was awarded to Harry Houdini (Ehrich Weiss) in 1910. This engine is one of the most significant aeronautical artefacts in Museum Victoria\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n

Date: <\/strong>Until 17 October 2010<\/p>\n

Cost:<\/strong> Included with Scienceworks admission<\/p>\n

Winter<\/strong> School<\/strong> holidays \u2013 Seeing is believing<\/strong><\/p>\n

You won\u2019t believe your eyes at Scienceworks these school holidays. Witness the unimaginable in a 20 minute live show, Behold and Bedazzle!<\/em> Try your hand at becoming a magician. Can you explain how the illusion works? What\u2019s going on? Create your own magic trick to amaze your friends.<\/p>\n

Date: <\/strong>26 June until 11 July<\/p>\n

Cost:<\/strong> Included with Scienceworks admission<\/p>\n

Trekking Towards Tomorrow<\/strong><\/p>\n

Be magnetised and electrified by this brand new 30 minute Lightning Room show, starring live lightning bolts! Discover how technology has developed over time and in what ways it may continue to develop further. Imagine a world without electricity as we consider what may happen without the resources we now rely on, and see how future technological advancements could lead to us travelling in flying trains and having cheaper spaceship launches.<\/p>\n

Date: <\/strong>Sessions run daily from April 24, visit museumvictoria.com.au\/scienceworks for session times.<\/p>\n

Cost: <\/strong>\u00a0Adults $13, Concession $4 and Children (3-16 year) $3.50 (includes admission to Scienceworks)<\/p>\n

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Our Living Climate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Experience a dramatic and different way of looking at climate and climate change in the latest Planetarium show.<\/p>\n

A visually spectacular story unfolds on a global scale, revealing how climate first evolved and how it has been endlessly transformed by weather patterns, Ice Ages and the appearance of new life forms.<\/p>\n

Date: <\/strong>for session times, visit museumvictoria.com.au\/scienceworks.<\/p>\n

Cost: <\/strong>\u00a0Adults $13, Concession $4 and Children (3-16 year) $3.50 (includes admission to Scienceworks)<\/p>\n

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Harrison Refrigerator Model<\/strong><\/p>\n

Come and see a model of the first successful industrial refrigerator (1857) developed by James Harrison of Geelong. An internationally significant invention, the refrigerator was used in breweries, hotels and distilleries throughout Britain, Europe, South America and Australia. This model was displayed at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, United States of America, from 1964 to 2002 and is now on show at Scienceworks.<\/p>\n

Cost:<\/strong> Included with Scienceworks admission<\/p>\n

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Scienceworks, 2 Booker St, Spotswood. (Melway 56, B1). Open daily 10.00am \u2013 4.30pm. Admission: Adults $8, Children and Concession FREE. For further details ph 03 9392 4800 or visit <\/em>museumvictoria.com.au\/scienceworks<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Going Places: The Technology of Transport Pilot an airship through sky hoops, ride the hovercraft and land a plane on the flight simulator. Find out how travel has shaped society and put yourself to the test with a multitude of transport challenges. With more than 20 hands-on exhibits, Going Places\u00a0is a wild ride. This unique<\/p>\n

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