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A red and blue exhibit table with a yellow, white and purple information panel on top, sits in front of two green and blue walls. On the table sits a blue, black and clear perspex cylinder shpaed aquarium.
Magnetic Aquarium

Magnetic fields can be seen when magnetic metals align against a magnet's poles.

6+ Exhibits Exhibit
A traveller in the wilderness puts clothes into the Scrubba wash bag
Scrubba Wash Bag

When Ash Newland began preparing to hike Mount Kilimanjaro, he didn’t expect the journey would lead him to a whole new career.

All ages Articles
A quarter inflated green balloon floating in a tub of water.
Balloon Compass

Going on a bushwalk in your backyard and don’t want to get lost? Be sure to pack a balloon, a magnet and a bucket of water.

5+ Experiments and activitiesVideos
Soil Erosion Bottle

Don’t get washed away by this gritty activity!

7+ Experiments and activities
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Scented Balloons

Young children are still learning how to use their senses. With this activity they can explore their sense of smell and use their memory to relate that smell to a visual image.

2-5 Experiments and activities