Colour

A man painting colour patterns on a flat surface.

Do you see what I see?

Have you thought about?

  • What is colour?
  • How do our eyes see colour?
  • Is the colour you see the same as other people see? 
  • Are there more colours than humans can see?
  • What is colour?
  • How do our eyes see colour?
  • Is the colour you see the same as other people see? 
  • Are there more colours than humans can see?

WHEN AND WHERE

8+

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Discover what influenses our perception of colour, the visible and invisible spectrum, how certain types of optical illusions work.

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Wednesday 19 June, 2019

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Science Time: Sun and Moon (ticket required)

3-6
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Blue Door Room: Gallery 5

Sun and Moon explores how the Earth orbits around the sun, and the moon orbits around the Earth, which create natural phenomena like day and night and moon phases. The children will also get a chance to launch a rocket or two!

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Two men leaning away from one another each have a wooden pole and pulleys and rope attached to each. A woman is standing at the centre of picture in between them also holding onto one of the ropes.

Move It! - The Engineering Show

All Ages
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Japan Theatre: Main Foyer

Levers, pulleys and wheels. Find out how you can —  Move It!

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The BOC Liquid Nitrogen Show

All Ages
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Japan Theatre: Main Foyer

A fun and explosive show based upon the science of the amazing substance known as Liquid Nitrogen, one of the coldest substances known.

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Thursday 20 June, 2019

two children looking at a globe

Science Time: Sun and Moon (ticket required)

3-6
Time:
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Location:

Blue Door Room: Gallery 5

Sun and Moon explores how the Earth orbits around the sun, and the moon orbits around the Earth, which create natural phenomena like day and night and moon phases. The children will also get a chance to launch a rocket or two!

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A man and a woman both dressed in roadie gear and each holding a rolled up extension lead, and the man an additional microphone.

Instrumental as Anything

All Ages
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Japan Theatre: Main Foyer

Join the Questacon Roadie for a musical experience like never before.  Rock on science!

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Perception Deception

All Ages
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Japan Theatre: Main Foyer

Find out how we perceive the world around us. Is your brain playing tricks on you?

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Friday 21 June, 2019

The BOC Liquid Nitrogen Show

All Ages
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Location:

Japan Theatre: Main Foyer

A fun and explosive show based upon the science of the amazing substance known as Liquid Nitrogen, one of the coldest substances known.

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What the Tech? - The Born or Built Show

What the Tech? - Born or Built Show

10+
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Japan Theatre: Main Foyer

From wheels to wifi we have embraced technology, how far could technology go?

How far should technology go? What do you think?

Recommended for ages 8 and up

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