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This programme offers students a chance to design and build their own bridges using hot glue guns and ice cream sticks. Specific content covers the differences between truss arrangements and how they influence bridge strength.
Which forces act within a bridge and how do engineers compensate for them within modern designs?
Find out when you put your design to the test!
Australian ACARA Content Outcomes:
With guidance, plan appropriate investigation methods to answer questions or solve problems (ACSIS086).
Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect people’s lives (ACSHE083).
Australian National Curriculum Mapping for all our science workshops & shows
NSW K – 10 Science Syllabus mapping for all our incursions
NSW Science Syllabus Content A student:
ST3-7MW-T
explains how the properties of materials determines their use for a range of purposes
ST3-9PW-ST
investigates the effects of increasing or decreasing the strength of a specific contact or non-contact force
ST3-2DP-T
plans and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity
For explanatory points & implementation advice for each dot point, please visit the NESA Science and Technology K–6 Curriculum site
ST3-PQU-01
poses questions to identify variables and conducts fair tests to gather data
ST3-DDT-01
uses design processes to create, evaluate and modify designed solutions
NSW K – 10 Science Syllabus mapping for all our incursions
Print a PDF which details K to 6 mapping of all our science visits
Objects are made of materials that have observable properties (VCSSU044)
Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions (VCSIS051)
Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties; these properties can influence their use (VCSSU060)
Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (VCSSU064)
Print a PDF which details P to 6 mapping of all our VIC science visits
Appropriate for Years 5 to 6 with a maximum of 30 students per class
If you wish this to be run for years 3 to 4 we will use masking tape instead of hot glue guns
6 Tables arranged in groups of 4 near a power point
Access to at least 2 electrical power sockets (preference for 3 or 4)
Chairs are required
Duration 90 minutes, set up time 45 minutes and pack up time 45 minutes
On booking please be advised that hot glue guns are used throughout this workshop. Appropriate safety precautions and instructions are provided. All care is taken however we do not take responsibility for injuries caused by misuse of our equipment.
During Social Distancing – Contact us
and we’ll tailor a program to suit both your school and the State’s social distancing requirements. Further details here
Hours of High-Quality videos, printable experiments, quizzes, vocabulary lists,
Scope & sequences, cross-curricular teaching ideas, marking rubrics & more
Save time & engage students in STEM
$600 inc. GST per 90-minute workshop.
Find out about offers & discounts here!
In a regional area? Find out how we can attend your school as part of a country science tour!
Call 1300 856 828, or click below to make a booking for your primary school.
Print a PDF for mapping of all our K to 6 science visits
Create a Full Day STEM Accelerator or join us for a rapid science upskill! For schools outside of metropolitan areas please contact us to discuss how this science workshop can be run online or visit your school as part of a regional visit.
Click below to know more!
Create a Full Day STEM Accelerator or join us for a rapid science upskill! For schools outside of metropolitan areas please contact us to discuss how this science workshop can be run online or visit your school as part of a regional visit.
Click below to know more!
Often students attend our science workshops and shows with questions that stem beyond the covered topic area. Ask a scientist aims to give students a chance to get their questions answered! Run as a 30-minute session at a cost of $70 inc. GST.
Read MoreOften students attend our science workshops and shows with questions that stem beyond the covered topic area. Ask a scientist aims to give students a chance to get their questions answered! Run as a 30-minute session at a cost of $70 inc. GST.
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K to 6
For large audiences
School science show
60 minutes
Years 5 to 6
Maximum 30 students
School workshop
60 or 90 minutes
Years 3 to 6
30 to 240 students
Science workshop or show (NSW & VIC)
60 or 90 minutes
Online Class Available
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I just wanted to pass on how much the staff and students really enjoyed it and how perfect it was to launch our science week activities. The students were enthralled, educated and entertained – a perfect trifecta!
-Caulfield Grammar School – Big Science Big FunThanks so much for presenting at our school on Monday. Our students enjoyed the show.
-Greenvale Primary School – Big Science Big FunFizzics Education curated a thoughtful and hands-on experience for the children, incorporating practical, skill-based learning activities and followed by a science presentation at the end of the event involving liquid nitrogen. This was delivered safely and effectively, capturing both the children and the parents for the duration of the presentation.
-Macquarie Bank – Family Fun DayFizzics Education ran a show today at our school and it was wonderful. He was a great facilitator and the show was age appropriate and well done.
-Mount Zion Early learning centre – Little Science Big FunI just wanted to pass on how much the staff and students really enjoyed it and how perfect it was to launch our science week activities. The students were enthralled, educated and entertained – a perfect trifecta!
-Caulfield Grammar School – Big Science Big FunThanks so much for presenting at our school on Monday. Our students enjoyed the show.
-Greenvale Primary School – Big Science Big FunFizzics Education curated a thoughtful and hands-on experience for the children, incorporating practical, skill-based learning activities and followed by a science presentation at the end of the event involving liquid nitrogen. This was delivered safely and effectively, capturing both the children and the parents for the duration of the presentation.
-Macquarie Bank – Family Fun DayFizzics Education ran a show today at our school and it was wonderful. He was a great facilitator and the show was age appropriate and well done.
-Mount Zion Early learning centre – Little Science Big Fun