Science Time

Science Time - a fun and interactive learning experience for little scientists aged 3-6 years and their carers.

Just like real scientists, children explore their world and ask lots of questions. Science Time lets them participate in activities that include singing songs, reading books, playing and experimenting. They will learn about the exciting world around us in a friendly and inclusive environment. Science topics change every three weeks.

Science Time is open to everyone and is free with your paid admission or Q Club membership.

Topics

Term 2
- Rockets and Space
- Magnets and Static Electricity
- Chickens and Eggs

Bookings

Bookings for term 2, 2013 open on Monday 15^th April at 7.30 am. Bookings for each week close at 5pm the Sunday before that week's sessions; for example, bookings for Rockets and Space Week 2 (7^th - 10^th of May) would close on Sunday the 5^th of May.

If you have any questions regarding the Science Time program or about bookings, please read our FAQs web page. If you are still unsure please call us on 6270 2828 or 6270 2916, or you can email us at sciencetime@questacon.edu.au

All bookings are made online.

Science Time is a program for 3-6 year olds. Please do not make a booking for children under three, unless your child is turning three during the Science Time term.

You will need to book into every topic separately. Please only book once per topic.

Please note that you can only book 3 children at a time.

When you have booked you will receive a confirmation email (please check your junk mail box, just in case your email software thinks our email is spam). If you do not receive an email within 30 minutes, please call us on:

6270 2828 or
6270 2916.

In the meantime, make sure you watch the Science Time videos below and be sure to look at the activity sheets as well!

Scroll over the drop-down topic list below, to select the show and week you would like to book.

Rockets and Space

Rockets and Space Week 1 (Tuesday 30th April - Friday 4th May)

Rockets and Space Week 2 (Tuesday 7th May - Friday 10th May)

Rockets and Space Week 3 (Tuesday 14th May - Friday 17th May)

Magnets and Static Electricity

Magnets and Static Electricity Week 1 Week 1 (Tuesday 21st May - Friday 24th May)

Magnets and Static Electricity Week 2 (Tuesday 28th May - Friday 31st May)

Magnets and Static Electricity Week 3 (Tuesday 4th June - Friday 7th June)

Chickens and Eggs

Chickens and Eggs Week 1 (Tuesday 11th June - Friday 14th June)

Chickens and Eggs Week 2 (Tuesday 18th June - Friday 21st June)

Chickens and Eggs Week 3 (Tuesday 25th June - Friday 28th June)

Science Time videos

Inside the Body

Inside the Body Video

Download transcript of Inside the Body video
Inside the body transcript Word 245 kB | Inside the Body transcript PDF 242 kB

What is inside our body?
What do we call all the parts of our body and what do they do?
Why do we have bones?

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Inside the Body parent activity sheet PDF 3.4 MB
Inside the Body parent activity sheet Word 40 kB

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Moving Toys

Moving Toys Video

Download transcript of Moving Toys video
Moving Toys transcript DOC 221 kB | Moving Toys transcript PDF 184 kB

Do you have toys that move? i.e. roll, bounce, throw etc...

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Moving Toys parent activity sheet PDF 7.2 MB
Moving Toys parent activity sheet Word 39 kB

Music and Sound

Music and Sound Video

Download transcript of Music and Sound video
Music and Sound transcript Word 236 kB | Music and Sound transcript PDF 124 kB

Do you like making music?
Do you like dancing to music?
What different instruments make music?

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Music and Sound parent activity sheet PDF 2.3 MB
Music and Sound parent activity sheet Word 32 kB

Colouring in sheet!
Music and Sound colouring in sheet PDF 113 kB
Music and Sound colouring in sheet Word 554 kB

Reptiles and Frogs

Reptile Video

Download transcript of Reptiles and Frogs video
Reptiles and Frogs transcript Word 241 kB | Reptiles and Frogs transcript PDF 148 kB

What are reptiles?
How many different species of reptiles do you know?
What is a baby frog called?

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Reptiles and Frogs parent activity sheet PDF 10 MB
Reptiles and Frogs parent activity sheet Word 38 kB

Download colouring in sheet!
Reptiles and Frogs colouring in sheet PDF 134 kB
Reptiles and Frogs colouring in sheet Word 592 kB

Buildings and Engineering

Buildings Video

Download transcript of Buildings and Engineering video
Buildings and Engineering transcript Word 245 kB | Buildings and Engineering transcript PDF 142 kB

Science Time's Buildings and Engineering

What materials are used to construct a house, a building or a bridge?
What tools or machines are used to construct a house, building or bridge?
What shapes can you see in your house (i.e. square windows, rectangle doors etc)?

Download activity sheet!
Buildings and Engineering parent activity sheet PDF 1.4 MB
Buildings and Engineering parent activity sheet Word 42 kB

Download colouring in sheet!
Buildings and Engineering colouring in sheet PDF 696 kB
Buildings and Engineering colouring in sheet Word 631 kB

Space and Rockets

Space and Rockets video

Download transcript of Space and Rockets video
Space and Rockets transcript Word 241 kB | Space and Rockets transcript PDF 109 kB

What do you see when you look up into the sky?
Everything in the sky is in 'space'.
How do people get into space?
What do people do in space?

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Space and Rockets parent activity sheet PDF 1.2 MB
Space and Rockets parent activity sheet Word 43 kB

Download colouring in sheet!
Space and Rockets colouring in sheet PDF 744 kB
Space and Rockets colouring in sheet Word 849 kB

Spring and Flowers

Spring and Flowers video

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Spring and Flowers transcript Word 204 kB | Spring and Flowers transcript PDF 98 kB

What are flowers?
Why do plants have flowers?
How many sorts of flowers do you know?

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Spring and Flowers parent activity sheet PDF 2.8 MB
Spring and Flowers parent activity sheet Word 49 kB

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Spring and Flowers colouring in sheet PDF 164 kB
Spring and Flowers colouring in sheet Word 603 kB

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs video

Download transcript of Dinosaurs video
Dinosaurs transcript Word 214 kB | Dinosaurs transcript PDF 109 kB

How many dinosaurs can you name?
Do you know any Australian dinosaurs?
Are there any dinosaurs alive any more?

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Dinosaurs parent activity sheet PDF 2.1 MB
Dinosaurs parent activity sheet Word 53 kB

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Dinosaurs colouring in sheet PDF 120 kB
Dinosaurs colouring in sheet Word 544 kB

Colour and Light

Colour and Light video

Download transcript of Colour and Light video
Colour and Light transcript Word 210 kB | Colour and Light transcript PDF 107 kB

2 Science Time presenters holding up coloured paper and water to children

What is your favourite colour?
What happens if you mix two colours together?

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Colour and Light parent activity sheet PDF 12.7 MB
Colour and Light parent activity sheet Word 43 kB

Download colouring in sheet!
Colour and Light colouring in sheet PDF 101 kB
Colour and Light colouring in sheet Word 560 kB

Under the Sea

Under the Sea video

Download transcript of Under the Sea video
Under the Sea transcript Word 235 kB | Under the Sea transcript PDF 226 kB

A person in ocean diving gear next to a shark underwater

What animals live in the ocean?
Have you ever been to the beach and gone swimming in the ocean?

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Under the Sea parent activity sheet PDF 12.1 MB
Under the Sea parent activity sheet Word 42 kB

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Under the Sea colouring in sheet PDF 111 kB
Under the Sea colouring in sheet Word 574 kB

Sun and Moon

Sun and Moon video

Download transcript of Sun and Moon video
Sun and Moon transcript Word 208 kB | Sun and Moon transcript PDF 214 kB

Man and woman holding model globe of world and the sun

What shape is the Moon?
Why does the Moon look different shapes at different times?
What is the Moon?

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Sun and Moon parent activity sheet PDF 2 MB
Sun and Moon parent activity sheet Word 41 kB

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Sun and Moon colouring in sheet PDF 214 kB
Sun and Moon colouring in sheet Word 727 kB

Big and Little

Big and Little video

Download transcript of Big and Little video
Big and Little transcript Word 203 kB | Big and Little transcript PDF 95 kB

What is the biggest thing you can think of?
What is the smallest thing you can think of?

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Big and Little parent activity sheet PDF 984 kB
Big and Little parent activity sheet Word 40 kB

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Big and Little colouring in sheet PDF 158 kB
Big and Little colouring in sheet Word 605 kB

Insects and Spiders

Insects and Spiders video

Download transcript of Insects and Spiders video
Insects and Spiders transcript Word 207 kB | Insects and Spiders transcript PDF 103 kB

How many types of insects do you know?
How many legs do spiders have?
How many eyes do insects have?

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Insects and Spiders parent activity sheet PDF 21 MB
Insects and Spiders parent activity sheet Word 43 kB

Download colouring in sheet!
Insects and Spiders colouring in sheet PDF 271 kB
Insects and Spiders colouring in sheet Word 740 kB

Volcanoes

Volcanoes video

Download transcript of Volcanoes video
Volcanoes transcript Word 203 kB | Volcanoes transcript PDF 98 kB

What is a volcano?
Where can we find volcanoes?
What is lava?

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Volcanoes parent activity sheet PDF 28 MB
Volcanoes parent activity sheet Word 40 kB

Download colouring in sheet!
Volcanoes colouring in sheet PDF 567 kB
Volcanoes colouring in sheet Word 424 kB

Autumn

Video

Download transcript of Autumn video
Autumn transcript Word 212 kB | Autumn transcript PDF 106 kB

Why do leaves fall off trees in autumn?
What colours do leaves go in autumn?
Do all trees lose their leaves in autumn?

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Autumn parent activity sheet PDF 8.8 MB
Autumn parent activity sheet Word 47 kB

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Autumn colouring in sheet PDF 697 kB
Autumn colouring in sheet Word 426 kB

Chickens and Eggs

Video

Download transcript of Chickens and Eggs video
Chickens and Eggs transcript Word 228 kB | Chickens and Eggs transcript PDF 184 kB

Which animals lay eggs? Which animal lays the eggs we buy from the shop to eat? What is the difference between eggs from the shop

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Chickens and Eggs parent activity sheet PDF 6 MB
Chickens and Eggs parent activity sheet Word 39 kB

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Chickens and Eggs colouring in sheet PDF 921 kB
Chickens and Eggs colouring in sheet Word 432 kB

Flight

Video

Download transcript of Flight video
Flight transcript Word 211 kB | Flight transcript PDF 106 kB

How many things do you know of that fly? What animals can you think of that fly?

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Flight parent activity sheet PDF 643 kB
Flight parent activity sheet Word 40 kB

Download colouring in sheet!
Flight colouring in sheet PDF 896 kB
Flight colouring in sheet Word 761 kB

Senses

Video

Download transcript of Senses video
Flight transcript Word 206 kB | Flight transcript PDF 98 kB

How do we find out about the world? What do you see with? What do you hear with? What do you smell with? What do you taste with? What do you feel things with?

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Flight parent activity sheet PDF 11 MB
Senses parent activity sheet Word 45 kB

Download colouring in sheet!
Senses colouring in sheet PDF 585 kB
Senses colouring in sheet Word 571 kB

Download cut out sheet!
Senses cut out sheet PDF 633 kB
Senses cut out sheet Word 788 kB