Scienceworks is bringing huge vitality to the summer season college holidays with a packed program of hands-on exhibitions, reside science reveals and Planetarium adventures. From constructing cubbies in Tinkertown to launching rockets and travelling by way of the planets, that is one vacation vacation spot that blends enjoyable with studying in the very best method.
Here’s what households can sit up for this summer season at Scienceworks.


SCIENCEWORKS SUMMER SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM
1. Build, Create and Problem-Solve at Tinkertown
Open day by day | 10am – 4.30pm
Tickets: Adult $25 | Senior $22 | Child $10 | Concession $10 | Member $8
Tinkertown is a dream house for curious children who like to construct, invent and experiment. This immersive exhibition invitations youngsters to discover the engineering design course of by way of play.
Kids can:
- Build cubby homes and imaginative buildings
- Tackle hands-on design challenges
- Send secret messages
- Invent playful and barely wacky contraptions
It’s a beautiful mixture of creativity, teamwork and problem-solving, and it fits a variety of ages. Expect children to depart buzzing with concepts and vitality.


2. Ready to Launch Show: Rockets in Action
Opens Saturday 20 December | Amphitheatre
Tickets: Adult $15 | Senior $12 | Child Free | Concession Free | Member Free
This free reside present is all the time a crowd favorite. Watch actual rockets blast into the sky and study the science behind how they launch into house.
The presenters break down the forces concerned in rocket flight in a method that’s simple for teenagers to grasp and genuinely thrilling to look at. It’s loud, fast-paced and fully unforgettable.


3. What’s within the Sky Tonight: Journey Through the Planets
Planetarium Show
Tickets: Adult $25 | Senior $22 | Child $10 | Concession $10 | Member $8
This particular presenter-led Planetarium present takes households on a guided journey by way of our Solar System. The expertise begins proper right here on Earth, trying up on the Melbourne evening sky, earlier than travelling previous the interior rocky planets and heading out in the direction of the huge gasoline giants.
It’s a perfect introduction to astronomy for school-aged children and a gorgeous, immersive expertise for adults too.


4. The Glow Show: Light, Colour and Lightning
Daily at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm | Lightning Theatre
Tickets: Adult $25 | Senior $22 | Child $10 | Concession $10 | Member $8
This visually beautiful 30-minute reside science present explores all the pieces that glows. Kids will uncover:
- The science of fluorescence
- How animals seem brilliant at evening
- How completely different supplies create colored mild
The finale is a standout second, with an enormous Tesla coil lighting up the theatre utilizing greater than two million volts of electrical energy. It’s dramatic, instructional and fully mesmerising.


5. Tycho Goes to Mars: A Family Favourite Returns
20 December – 27 January
Weekdays 11.30am | Weekends 11am | Planetarium
Tickets: Adult $25 | Senior $22 | Child $10 | Concession $10 | Member $8
Tycho, the cheeky canine children know and love, is heading to Mars. This charming Planetarium present follows his journey as he explores the pink planet and learns about its main options, together with Olympus Mons and the huge Valles Marineris canyons.
It’s designed particularly for youthful audiences and is an ideal first Planetarium expertise.


6. FlushBack
FlushBack, Scienceworks’ new, award-winning AR journey, brings to life the awe-inspiring heritage-listed Spotswood Pumping Station.Â
Understand the significance of sewerage methods and the way they match into the water cycle – and have enjoyable doing it! Â


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Check out the Scienceworks’ must-do everlasting exhibitions together with Ground Up and Beyond Perception
Eat and drink at Grazeland subsequent door
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