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A black and orange exhibit table, with matching information panel at the back. On the table sits two silver pistons with black handles and a purple base between them.
Pascal's See Saw

Pressure applied over an area generates a force that can do work. Changing the area or the pressure increases or decreases the force.

8+ Exhibits Exhibit
A small boy and girl playing with a drum and mixing bowl.
Senses

Join BJ and Dion from Science Time, as they talk all about 'Senses'.

3-6 Experiments and activitiesVideos
Flowing Fibre Optics

Normally fibre optics are hidden underground, but this experiment uses water to see the light

8+ Experiments and activities
A pretend stone wall in the background with a scale and wheel sitting on a brown table in the forground surround by a clear perspex box.
Archimedes Challenge

When an item is placed into water, the volume of water it shifts or displaces can be used to calculate the item's density (and value).

12+ Exhibits Exhibit
A photo of an eagle's head and beak.
Are you eagle-eyed?

See if you, your family or friends have the eyesight of an eagle!

8+ Experiments and activities