Last Updated: 19 October 2009

New Pelican point resources

The long-promised Pelican Point Teacher Resources have been added to the site as pdf documents. Both can be accessed from the Free Industry Tour page.

Flight show grounded

The previously advertised 'Fantastic Flight' show and workshop has been taken off line indefinitely for upgrade and repairs.

Figures so far

As of the end of the July holidays, mobile science education has seen 18,000 students and teachers as part of our regular bookings, and over 4,000 more as part of public events.

The first of a suite of biology programs launched.

The first biology/human anatomy program has been launched with great success - 'Inside Your Body'.

This program, which provides an overview of different body systems and how they work together, is only the first of a group of shows due to be launched through 2010. These 45 minute shows (combine two for your 90 minute session) will each focus on a different system of the body, providing more detail than the simple overview of the 'Inside Your Body' program.

If you have any requests for particular programs, now's the time to let me know here.

New Maths program

Our new puzzle-based mathematics program is here - 'Amazing Maths'. Test your students' ingenuity, team work and problem solving skills as we pit peer vs peer in a mental battle to the death.

Okay, maybe not to the death, but the students really get into it. Finally, a maths lesson that's noisy for the right reasons. Check it out here and here.

New Human Body program

Check out our Program page here to see our newest show, 'Inside Your Body'. We take a tour of some of the different systems in the human body - skeletal system, circulatory system, respiratory system, digestive system (in more detail) and the nervous system, including different sense.

This whirlwind tour of the body provides an overview of the human biology, using models, demonstrations and actions - a great way to start a unit of work, or to round it off.

New Electricity and Magnetism program

The 'Electrickery' 90 minute show was launched in the school holidays (check out our Program page here for details). Electrocute your students - seriously! While you're at it, we can explore some of the very strange behaviour of magnets and the new (and totally fascinating) ferrofluid - a nano-tech based liquid that responds to magnetic fields.

Your students will explore the connection between magnetism and electricity, learn why there is no such thing as 'static electricity' explore the strange behaviours of objects in an electric field.

New Product: full set of math puzzles

The full set of puzzles used in the Amazing Maths program is now available for sale to schools. Book the program for your school and, if you like what you see, buy a set to use throughout the year. The set comes with all of the materials, storage boxes and solutions, as well as a booklet of suggestions for how to use the puzzles in a classroom setting throughout the year.

Lee Harrison is happy to visit your school staff meeting to familiarise the staff with the kit and its uses - call 8395 9586 or email to set up your obligation-free first look.

New Product: full set of laminated 'Planet Cards'

Many teachers have expressed an interest in the 'Planet Cards' used in the Young Astronomers program. Well, now they've been revamped, updated and expanded to include the dwarf planets and are now available to buy. Each laminated card is accurately scaled (approx: 1:620,000,000!) and labelled.

You can buy a single set, which includes the eight planets, the five dwarf planets and Earth's moon, or a class set of 10 packs. Each order will also receive 2 information cards, one listing the planets and their moons, and one giving a summary of the reasons why Pluto is no longer considered a planet and what 'teachable moments' can come from this.

New Product: 'Science Toys' book

This ring bound book contains instructions and photocopiable black-line masters for 11 science toys that your students can make in class. Each toy could form the basis of a practical investigation or use them all at once as part of a school science day.

Category 1-4 and AISSA disadvantaged schools

20% off the total cost of any booking