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Toys: Science at Play

Toys

Toys:Science at Play came to Questacon from Scienceworks You are now leaving the Questacon website in Melbourne. Toys was at Questacon until January 2006.

Exhibit themes

The exhibition is divided into a number of areas including:

  • Imaginative – toys which take us to another world with the help of our imagination
  • Mysterious – toys that use unseen forces such as magnetism and gravity
  • Creative – toys that require performing whether it be karaoke, puppets or home made instruments
  • Timeless – toys that have been used by many generations and are still appealing.

Education Kit

This education kit was written by Scienceworks and is for Years 2 - 8 school groups visiting the exhibition. It explores concepts of energy and energy transformations, forces and motion, simple machines, materials and their uses. The material includes background notes for teachers, pre- and post-visit activities for students, images and resources for further study.

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Toys Activity Kit pages 1-15   437 kB
Toys Activity Kit pages 16-30   384 kB
Toys Activity Kit pages 31-61   633 kB

To read these documents you will need Adobe's free Acrobat Reader You are now leaving the Questacon website.


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