We have Questacon exhibitions in various places around Australia. Dates here are tentative - check with the venue to confirm. Want to learn more? Most of our exhibitions have their own web site featuring photos, exhibit descriptions, curriculum links, and more. Explore!
Interested in hiring one or having something built for your science centre, museum, regional gallery or community festival? We'd be happy to help you find something that suits. Exhibition Hire and Fabrication...
Due to the nature of life on the road, dates and locations are subject to change.
Our Water
Water. Our most precious resource. If you were in control of Australia’s water, how would you use it? Learn about all things water in this hands-on exhibition that delves into the different ways of using and preserving this precious resource.
Next:
Oil and Gas Discovery Centre, BruneiWhen:
16 October 2012 -16 May 2013
Measure Island
Take an adventure into Measure Island to discover how you measure up. Use measurements to read your friends' minds, find out why it's important to be quoit accurate and do some speed-sorting as you learn about the myriad of measurements we use everyday.
Location 1
Museum of Tropical QLD,Townsville, QLD
When:
21 July 2012 -21 July 2013
Location 2:
National Wool MuseumGeelong, VIC
When:
28 October 2013 -29 January 2014
Location 3:
Waneroo Library and CulturalCentre, Waneroo WA
When:
3 November 20123 March 2013
Perception Deception
The only way our brains can cope with the immense volume of sensory signals we receive every second, is by editing, prioritising and sometimes even adding information. This is how we create our perception of the things and people around us.
Our reality is really only our perception - and no two of us perceive things exactly the same way.
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VietnamWhen:
7-28 April 2013Fascinating Science
Be amused, entertained and engaged while exploring logic, balance, fluids, illusions and mathematical puzzles in Fascinating Science. Build pens for pigs, play music on milk bottles, solve puzzles... it all shows that learning about buoyancy, maths and the centre of mass can be great fun.
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-Earth Quest
Outer Space to Inner Earth
Take an incredible voyage from the outer limits of the Milky Way galaxy to the very centre of the planet Earth. En route, explore astronomy, geology, geography, environmental science and biology with the engaging interactive exhibits. Why do we have seasons? How did mountains form? How have animals adapted to life in different climates? What’s at the centre of the Earth?
Next
Museum of Transport and TechnologyAuckland NZ
When:
7 December 20124 June 2013
Imagination Factory
Invent and Play
Taking technology back to basics. One cog isn’t very exciting, but what happens when you have several cogs of different sizes, some levers, wheels, building blocks and a chicken?! Can a simple lever make our lives easier?
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VietnamWhen:
7-28 April 2013Science on the Move
Enjoy, discover and explore principles of light, music and sound, human biology and health, force and motion, ecology and the environment, electricity and magnetism, human population and genetics. Science on the Move’s intriguing exhibit investigations will engage your mind and body. Turn yourself into a battery, crank up a tornado in a bottle, escape from handcuffs, predict the outcome of chaos, build a food chain, measure your fitness and much, much more.
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-Mathamazing
Mathamazing encourages visitors to playfully explore maths concepts through logic puzzles and mathematical models. Each Mathamazing experience will inspire mathematical curiosity and confidence, whilst also building understanding of mathematical concepts.
